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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1905
Page
6
A kaleidoscopic roundup notes hazing and gun comments, fashion quips, arbitration talk, oysters, and social satire. It mentions Spain Japan arbitration trends, diamond trade, and a German actor’s Wilde play brouhaha. Items cover crime jokes, pigeons, Brazil warships, and a New York maid chase, with Canfield paying a fine and a chicken animal debate in Idaho.
In memory of patriot Zadock Howe a monumental grave marker in Foxboro Massachusetts recalls a Revolutionary War figure said to have served in Washingtons bodyguard. The ancient urn-topped stone, cast by Howe in 1816 and repaired by his son in 1841, was restored again in 1878 by the town centennial committee.
A compilation of curious mishaps and deaths. Jeremiah Harrigan of Hockseaain Delaware narrowly escaped execution by hanging but died weeks later from a frozen foot. William P. Steele of Princeton Maryland was crushed by a tombstone while preparing a grave monument for his wife. A Seville plea urged city action for an animal cruelty society. An adopted son and Hullright’s involvement appeared in a brief note. After years in Utah, Patrick Sullivan, an old prospector, died of heart failure near Park City upon discovering a rich mine.
A puzzle asks how to divide a figure into four equal parts. Each segment should depict specific pairs: part one a black doll and table, part two a white doll and table, part three a white horse and ball, and part four a black horse and ball.
An East London Ireland woman, who spends money quickly, devised a method of using pawnbrokers. She receives her husband’s money and pledges half a sovereign to obtain a ticket of id. on it, then redeems it midweek. This costs id. per week plus small fees. The pawnbroker accepts the practice as routine.
A farmer near Seaton Croft Macduff Scotland unearthed a remarkable potato grown through white coral. The tuber appeared embedded on a coral branch with several arms passing through the potato in different directions.
An old Irish peasant woman faced legal protection from alleged witchcraft practices after she made a straw image of a thief, staged a wake over it, and vowed to bury the image with invocations. Neighbors urged police to halt the witchcraft experiment due to growing unease.
A calf belonging to Frank Stevens strayed last fall and was not found. Gunners sighted the calf with deer at Great Island in Portland harbor and the creature has since been seen alongside several deer, behaving like part of the herd.
Dr Carl Stumpf of Berlin and colleagues conclude Von Ostens horse Hans Wasa answers rely on the animal observing the questioner. The horse only taps a correct number when the questioner knows the answer and faces the animal. Stumpf supports Von Osten’s good faith amid the study.
A bizarre series of accidents surrounds the death of a young man in South Tipperary. One man drowned after leaving the wake. Another was hurt when his horse bolted on the way back from the funeral. At interment a hearse driver fell from the bus and injured himself. A mourner’s funeral car then broke down forcing a switch to another vehicle.
A Beverly housewife found a tote in a bird crop and asks the market price, noting she sold the bird for 8 cents a pound. The letter is signed John Snyder of Loulayutly, Kentucky.
Report notes weeds previously unknown to botanists were found growing from soil brought up from 326 feet depth in the Helgian coal mine. The discovery suggests unusual seed dispersal or soil conditions beneath the surface. Local experts say further study is needed to identify species and potential impacts on mining operations.
An assortment of nostalgic snippets describes a child named Littly Man and a father searching behind doors for him. It also recounts games where players pull a spoon, perform mirror drawing tricks, and other playful stunts from a family gathering.
A pastime described where players cut paper into slips labeled with hours or half hours. One slip bears a cross marking the wolf. The wolf stands center while the others form a ring and call a time. The chosen sheep must run around the ring three times before the wolf tags them. If caught, they become the wolf, repeating until all have served as wolf.
An old instruction piece explains using iron filings and a bar magnet to reveal magnetic lines. Sprinkle filings on cardboard over a magnet to show curves radiating from the magnet’s ends, illustrating magnetic force for practical and educational amusement.
A magic routine uses ten or twelve pennies set on a table. One coin is marked by several observers, then dropped into a hat with the others. The hat is shuffled and the magician senses the warmed coin by touch, revealing the marked piece without signaling the secret to the audience.
A playful riddle hides ten fish and insect names within verses about ships, ports, and a voyage to Cape Cod. The dialogue sections reveal a gold eagle found in a pocket, sparking a lighthearted exchange between Kate and Sir. The piece combines wordplay with a small narrative moment.
Describes a magician’s routine using a blown egg and a card with wax, misdirecting the audience to reveal an empty left hand while transferring the card and egg between hands. The trick ends with the egg remaining in the right hand and the audience not seeing the swap, suggesting an alternate prop such as a small bouquet replaces the card.
An analysis traces the word jack through history showing its use to label a boy or servant in French Jacques meaning youth in menial work. It surveys variants like country Jack Jacktar and jackknife as labels for tools and trades revealing evolving meanings.
The article describes elephants used to move logs from forests along the Menam river to Rahang, rafted to Bangkok during the April rainy season. It notes barefaced, naked labor by elephants and men, with river logging seen as a “lumber driving” method using animal power rather than machinery.
A passerby observed behavior where a sparrow raided a robin nest to feed young robins while the parent birds were away. The robins defended the nest, scaring the intruder, and similar reports included a wren feeding robin fledglings and a male bluebird feeding young in a nearby nest.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Japan’s kindness as a national trait. It claims Japanese children are not allowed to eat cakes or cookies shaped like animals to avoid perceiving living beings as lacking feeling. The piece links such restrictions to broader cultural gentleness.
Instructions describe making a small toy rack from wood and a cigar box. It covers cutting two pieces, grooving, sanding, driving nails, and assembling. Also includes a window garden idea with peanut sprouts and a cone centerpiece.
A playful event typeset shows contestants placing peanuts on one room side at intervals of three. Each participant uses a toothpick to roll the peanut across the room toward a target. The first to land their peanut across wins. Subsequent rounds lead to the final contest determining the overall victor.
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