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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1904
Page
6
A chopped miscellany from the Silver Messenger in Challis Idaho pokes fun at war reports and public curiosities. It mocks czar talk, Russian skirmishes, a London rat show, and a host of quirky notes about celebrities, readers, and oddities across the United States and Europe.
The article surveys Port Royal and Annapolis Royal, detailing repeated sieges and the decay of Fort Anne, the burial mystery of early French dead, and Mme La Tour's famed resistance. It traces the La Tour vs D'Aulnay feud, Mme La Tour’s perilous relay to France and back, and the eventual fates of key figures amid Lovers' Lane and Lequille relics.
A young Russian girl known as the sleep dancer, Madeleine G., is described as performing pantomime while hypnotized, acting out music in a Parisian magnetopath scene. The enigmatic talent has drawn attention from writers, artists, and students seeking to understand this unusual method of expression.
Ernestine recalls Jack kneeling to propose while Adna teases. Papa leaves a card of collar buttons on the table. He praises girls entering literature and urges them to write domestic stories about home to gain experience.
A sobbing ward recounts telling Jack she told him to visit her papa after he proposed. The two note that he now goes nightly to see papa, while friends react to the awkward aftermath of the marriage proposal.
A Washington Telegraph note describes Mrs Bliggins using social schooling to deter matches. She keeps her daughter from courting by teaching discussion of Browning, playing the violin, and engaging in refined conversation to dissuade young men.
A dialogue notes the sedan cannot be driven this morning. The chauffeur explains the left tire is worn and the right fore wheel has a spavin, hindering departure for the master.
A brief dialogue about whether the whole can be less than its parts. One speaker jokes that the hole in a porous plaster illustrates the exception to the saying the whole is greater than its parts. The exchange turns on a pun and philosophical quip.
A local option town discussion features a visitor asking if prohibition prevents issues. A native replies that it stops a person from getting the best of whisky but cannot stop whisky from getting the best of him.
A philosopher notes that people often do not get exactly what they want. A cynic retorts that many towns would choose cash over libraries, highlighting a preference for money over public projects.
A quoted statement projects a sweeping new organization led by a woman aimed at international scope. She says the group she will organize will be the largest of its kind. The proposed name mentioned is The Daughters of the South American Revolutions.
A canal boatman quips that teaching a mule manners is unfair given its age and learned habits. The remark, cited as from Our Dumb Animals, frames a humorous contrast between animal training and human linguistic politeness.
A classroom exchange has a student named Tommy defining create as making out of nothing. He gives a humorous example about his sister creating pompadour every morning, prompting the teacher’s prompt for a clearer understanding.
A quoted man, formerly taken in by an oily swindler, muses on harsh paths and crooked deals. He asserts that the transgressor’s road is hard while contrasting a smoother mien. The remarks reflect cautionary wisdom about deceit and consequence.
A spinster and a lawyer share a playful exchange about fees with the spinster declaring she has nothing but her heart to give. The lawyer responds by directing her to his clerk who handles fees, revealing a humorous twist in a lighthearted note.
A doctor tells a puzzled patient that the stomach trouble may be appendicitis or stomach ache and jokes that the remedy is to cut him open to settle the issue. The dialogue conveys a humorous exchange about a medical diagnosis and the blunt solution.
The dialogue features Cabbage and Egg debating feelings and a plan to visit the theatre tonight. The exchange builds toward their decision to go on stage, framed for readers as a playful lead-in to a forthcoming performance.
A sheriff remarks that a day is no longer twenty four hours but from sunrise to sunset. A long‑ago sentenced man quips that if the penitentiary could adopt that measure it would shorten his term.
The exchange features a quoter of proverbs and a student of human nature debating the sayings. The quip suggests borrowing leads to sorrow, while the lender faces its own kind of woe.
A traveler asks to see a young Japanese prince and learns he travels incognito. The dialogue jokes about geography and places the prince near Manchuria, lampooning uncertain location knowledge. The scene hinges on mistaken geography and playful curiosity.
A dialogue contrasts lobbyist money with a push for an ordinance permitting unlimited automobile speed. One official suspects the effort serves the undertakers’ trust rather than any automotive research lab.
A boarder asks if a dish is a chicken, doubting it is canary. The landlady confirms, and the boarder counts diners, calculating the slice size he may receive in a humorous exchange from a domestic scene.
A compact epigram about money and power contrasts rich men's claim that money talks with a retort that it does not. It argues wealth could be used to compel testimony and embarrass influential individuals who possess it.
A fragmented transcript shows playful debate on leap year proposals and who should propose. One speaker mocks women who wait for leap year while another notes men propose in other years, revealing dated views in a Boston setting.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger notes stamps in a commerce scene with a postmaster or clerk counting ten two cent stamps and referring to trading stamps found broadly. The dialogue shows demand for other stamps and echoes a bustling market for philatelic items.
A satirical quip about a young clergyman surprised by sermon criticism. The deacon counsels him to buy sermons rather than publish original writings, revealing a wry view of preachers and practice.
Dialogue reveals Mrs Haskeep objecting to Delia entertaining a police officer in the kitchen while Miss Edith frequents the parlor. The speaker doubts Mr O Fl ynn would enjoy her company, noting she is unfamiliar to him.
A brief hometown dialogue depicts Pearl questioning Edith about a submitted poem titled Our Pla. Edith explains she used red, white and blue to honor patriotism as the editor considers the piece.
A witty exchange unfolds as she dismisses his offer of thoughts with a sharp retort while he admits his thoughts linger on her, revealing a playful, romantic tension between two unnamed interlocutors.
In a fragmentary exchange a man identifies himself as important Glen and asks an officer named Shay for directions to his home. The officer questions the name of the man’s cook as they discuss locating his residence.
A brief fragment questions the saying seeing is believing and notes that truth is not always what is claimed. It toys with self reference and asserts difficulty in relying on sight alone to verify reality.
A heated talk reveals accusations that a silk merchant has repeatedly failed to pay a debt after a wager. The unnamed speaker claims the individual never settled the five bets placed last year, while the other party questions the accuser’s knowledge of the debtor’s reliability.
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