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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
2
The piece recaps a string of humorous, scattered items from a 1900s era column. It mentions Lipton’s ships Shamrock III and IV, Chi town coeds silencing a baby, a Missouri goat herd plan, air signals, and a Bavarian cataract surgeon Duke Karl Theodor, all as light anecdotes reflecting the era’s breezy social chatter.
Stribling, near Antonio River, hunts wild gobblers known as the wit of the woods. After watching a gobbler atop a 150 foot cypress, he fires his .44 twice with no effect. He then declares he will bet the farm to move the bird, but the turkey sails away as he calls from the riverbank.
Rear Admiral Robby D. Evans recalls a near fatal moment aboard his ship before Cervera’s fleet destruction. While in his cabin with Commander Kimball, a loud crash wounded him as marines stared in alarm, revealing the peril of combat beyond visible battles.
The narrator recalls an accident at sea when a 400 pound steel hatch batten fell, missing his head but crushing and dislocating his shoulder. Medical men cleaned and bound the injury, while he expresses relief that Kimball survived and reflects on the narrow escape that allowed him to write this book.
United States Consular Agent Harris reports Palestine shows clear signs of revival over the past decade led by German colonists and merchants. He cites a Jerusalem bank with Yafa branch, rising Dead Sea boat activity, and plans for a Bagdad railroad linking Anatolia to Mesopotamian markets, opening new commerce travel and education avenues. The region's exports include wheat, barley, olives, wine, nuts, citrus, dates, and vegetables, with German settlers boosting cultivation and trade.
Harper's Weekly notes how art prices in London now resemble commodities sold by the inch. A Christie's sale shows a T. S. Cooper painting at 48 by 72 inches fetch 910 guineas and a 20 by 44 inch piece from 1877 reach 300 guineas, prompting musings on value per square inch and implications for artists and animal painters.
Ebon Dawson, laid to rest in a Tuscarawas county churchyard, was a notorious criminal who tainted much of his life with murder, robbery, and brutality. Born to no known family, he drifted through mines and towns, joining counterfeit rings and horse thieves, brutalizing victims and animals alike, until his death at the end of a life of crime with no shown remorse.
Dr Ren Cust Ll D publishes a complete list of languages and dialects used across the British empire at century’s end. Asia provides 85 tongues, Africa 58, Oceanic 30. entries include Khowar Kortha Lepeha Alfuor Pokomo Bullom Igbira and local names such as Kri in Hudson Bay and Acawojo in British Guiana.
In Dublin a guest found a pocket book dropped from a chimney onto the fire. It held visiting cards for Capt. Lambert a shilling stamps a £60 receipt dated 1879 a small calendar and a railway tour ticket. The recovered items suggest a crime from twenty three years ago baffling the police.
The German Society for the Study of Electric Railways reports tests reaching 100 to 106 miles per hour. Air resistance equaled a wind velocity of twelve feet per second. Researchers believe 100 mph speeds can be sustained on electric railways.
Over 400 applicants are on file at the Navy Department for the recent chaplain vacancy. Officials find the large pool remarkable while a naval chaplain’s letter to the Secretary claims the navy cannot sustain self respect on the small salary.
Damascus is described as the world's oldest continuous trading hub with caravans, wares from Euphrates and Mediterranean, Damascus damask and blades renowned for craft. The piece recalls its ancient role, biblical connections, and historical figures like Saul and Mohammed, noting its enduring merchant life and beauty.
The editor notes writers’ idiosyncrasies in writing habits from cigars and pipes to desk arrangements and candy. He cites examples like Jones who smokes Turkish cigarettes, Robinson who uses a brier, and others who require order, waxed desks, or bonbons. The piece cites the Philadelphia Record on writers’ habits.
A youthful man in a dress enters an Arch Street trolley car drawing surprised smiles. Two servant girls aboard at Seventeenth Street mock him with suggestive remarks, prompting the man to exit early. The Philadelphia Telegraph notes his evident discomfort and rush to leave.
A new submarine device uses two cameras aligned to a common focal point inside a large steel bulb. A glass fronted chamber contains a strong electric light to illuminate the target. Exposed plates are connected by electric wires running to the surface through rubber tubes.
The British Workman held as peerless in work and skill is challenged by new views. The author recalls a past belief in unrivaled prowess of navvies, mechanics, and agricultural laborers, noting reactions from engineering circles and shifting sentiments.
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