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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1901
Page
5
In a terse notice the land office lists Neal J. Sharp W A Hodgman and associates Ravenel Macbeth Henry F Powell voderie G Finnell Ec Chamberlain as parties or and related entities in a formal filing.
A home tips column details orange omelet preparation with segmented fruit, sugar addition, and serving warm. It also offers guidance on peeling oranges, discarding seeds, and preserving portions for delicate desserts or invalid trays. Additional notes warn against cold boiled potatoes and describe brushes for removing crumbs, glass candlesticks, and a date cake with whipped cream filling.
The article describes new spring skirts with sheathlike backs and fuller feet, noting careful undergarment choices. It outlines overskirt structures, silk petticoats with raffled hems, and flounces, warns against overexaggerated styles, and suggests ready made options in peau de soie satin brocade and taffeta, offering economy tips for cautious shoppers.
A chaotic quote from the Ciseinngti Ezquirer claims red light or blinds in a Bayport room cause insanity and weaken intellect. It suggests thick black blinds as best and green as next, arguing darker shades promote rest and health.
N A Joly once tied to Berlitz teaching in Chicago learns a cousin left him a large estate after remorseful deathbed wishes. The heir, a spinster aunt’s fortune, had been left to a property owner by the aunt, but the cousin’s will transfers the wealth to Joly. He plans to return to France to claim the inheritance.
A Cambridge report says Professors Pickering and Wendell of Harvard Observatory have found that the planet Eros was photographed as early as 180. Analysis of photographs shows the planet likely 20 miles in diameter and between Mars and Jupiter in a group, sometimes closer to Earth than Mars. Observations will continue at Harvard until March first, then shift to South America where visibility may extend a month longer.
Belleville area tale shows Cement Slowski funded by township for years to avoid starvation. He attacked landlady Ellen Marshall after rent demand. Court hearing with Justice La Fancherie. bail set at $500 after cash payout from a pocketful of twenty dollar pieces.
Miss Cora Arnold 27, of 1415 Welton Denver, engaged to Albico Chavala 21, a Pueblo Indian from Santa Clara agency New Mexico. Plan to marry in Denver after meeting during his city visit to perform with his band. He visited Charles Christy, a former government scout, at his home before preparing a home for their future wife.
About 400 See and Fox Indians on a reservation in Oklahoma performed the white otter skin dance a ritual held once every ten years. Participants gaze on a skin placed high, spend hours circling it, and a medicine man releases the skin when prayers tire them. The ceremony spans a week with complex beliefs about visions, afterlife, and omens. Two white women who married into tribes joined, and a dog feast of 142 dogs followed the dance.
A hurried young man bursts into a merchant's office seeking immediate employment. The merchant tests his resolve, questions his urgency, and the youth insists he can start right away. Within half an hour the boy begins work, securing a job he wanted.
The article describes cockfighting in Spain, noting breeding for peak fighting power, caged roosters with numbers, specialized feeding then confinement. It explains the Circo Gallistico as a church-like building with amphitheater seating, scales to weigh birds before fights, spur modifications, and heavy betting surrounding events.
An enterprising Philadelphia restaurant owner posted a large blackboard offering "You can't beat our 15-cent dinners." A quick-witted passerby erased the letter B from heat to read "he at," drawing laughs and crowd attention as patrons outside and inside discovered the gag.
A hospital for consumptives in central New York rents a roof garden for patients. The ground-to-ceiling windows allow men to walk onto the roof from their sitting rooms, providing outdoor time and fresh air as part of their treatment.
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