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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1903
Page
3
An old Baston Journal narrator recounts fleeing Paris after a pistol duel with a savage beast and mortally wounding Pulaski who hunted him. He escapes to Havre, ships to America, and recalls the betrayal, oath, and the fatal moment when Pulaski died in the street.
Prof. Oman notes in a preface that Lever’s rollicking Irish figures in Charles O Malley largely sprang from the Peninsular days of the old Highty eighth Foot. Characters like Maurice Quill and Dr O Reilly echo Grattan's reminiscences and Dan Carsons the servant.
A nostalgic poem by Frederick Mitchell Munro in Town and Country contrasts adult longing with childhood wonder. The speaker wishes to return to youth to relive fairyland adventures with giants ogres and mermaids, aided by a boy who shows the way as years fade to youth again.
A collage of literary reflections from The Century on Bible study and learning, mingled with light quotes and playful tongue twisters. Mentions of moral training, clay steps in Cincinnati, and cross-cultural greetings pepper the piece with anecdotal curiosities and cultural tidbits.
A shepherd boy answers a king’s three questions with clever challenges. He first asks to stop all rivers to count ocean drops, then asks for a large sheet of white paper to count stars. The tale sets up a clever moral about wisdom beyond literal counting.
A girl selling chicken pies builds a thriving business as orders pile up and customers refuse to go without her pies. An 18 year old in St. Louis earns over 250 dollars last summer by weed contracts, employing others and planning a further step up. Odd wordplay and rhymes follow with mock questions about names and phrases.
A simple three by three card arrangement leads to a four per row setup. Also instructions for oversized soap bubbles using brown laundry soap glycerin gum arabic and dyes with hot water to prevent premature bursting. Safer color options include strawberry juice for pink bubbles and orange juice for yellow. A multi bubble pipe suitable for kindergarten use is mentioned.
A guide to growing cube shaped salt and alum crystals by evaporating water with a string and cord setup. It explains using alum for prettier crystals and cautions damp weather may hinder success. It also describes boiling alum solution to dye grass tips and hydrangea flowers, then cooling to form durable decorations, with wire baskets as additional ornaments.
A playful verse asks who is first mentioned among girls in the Bible and when the first game of tennis is played in biblical times. It quips about early church attendance and Joseph serving in Pharaoh's court.
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