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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1903
Page
2
A fashion note describes a satin and red straw spring hat trimmed with ripe strawberries, plus a pale olive green burlap pillow edged with rafia braids. It covers practical home remedies using sulphur mustard onions for illness and a look at champagne colored gowns, black styles, and kimono inspired innovations.
The article describes fabric details for kimono cloth and an evening coat with white broadcloth and chiffon trim. It covers debutante frocks in light fabrics, interlining methods, and color pairings. It also explains a Collared Head meat paste recipe and a routine to prevent stiff joints involving oil massages, hot water soaks, and glycerin rose lotion.
A Brooklyn Eagle report by Edwin J. Webster describes the Hole in the Wall in northern Wyoming near the Montana line as a granite fortress home to about fifty to sixty desperadoes including the famed Laughing Sam Carey and the Taylor brothers. It recounts historic raids, tribal use by Sioux after the Custer massacre, and the 1892 cattlemen raid. The text notes the place’s impregnable defile and the danger of forced entry, with promises of further pursues and potential bloodshed.
The Challis Idaho column lampoons politics and society with a string of witty clippings. It jokes about finance and inflation census jokes, fashion, golf, and literature while noting global events and humorous observations. The piece reads as a lighthearted editorial roundup with named figures and places sprinkled throughout.
Questioning whether Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, aged 92, should imitate Admiral Dewey by pursuing the highest happiness in life despite limited remaining years, exploring the balance between ambition and contentment in old age.
A new smokeless fire uses paraffin soaked absorbent in a metal tray fed by a simple domestic stove setup. The paraffin is treated to remove explosive properties, allowing direct pouring onto the flame without ignition of the container and producing no odor. The absorbent is prepared by a secret process.
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