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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1903
Page
6
A relaxed column of satirical snippets referencing royal scandals in Delhi and Westminster, Rockefeller health, Astor circles, football skits, Alfred Austin plays, Kipling, and global politics. It blends humor with current figures like Cantro, Smoot, Speck von Sternberg, and the Sultan of Jolo, noting social quirks and curiosities across nations.
A vintage piece discusses European royalty struggling to wed suitable brides amid intermarriage, religion limits, and politics. It notes a limited pool of eligible princesses, mentions Xenia of Montenegro and Marie Henriette of Austria, and blends wedding whimsy with cautions about faith and succession.
A famed Lisbon physician shot and dissected a cured patient who sought proof of watercress treatment for tuberculosis. The doctor, claiming scientific motive, killed the man and is jailed awaiting trial amid national shock in Portugal.
New Zealand now has four Maori MPs including Hone Heke a figure tied to 19th century resistance to British colonization. The piece contrasts present educated Maori lawmakers with earlier MPs who were unconventional, citing a past member carrying a shark in his pocket and needing interpreters for speeches.
In Beloit Kansas officials chase evasions with “places” for illegal drink. An Irish patron asks for ghee, is told no, then offered malt, and finally a joke reply about juniperade. The exchange ends with Pat declaring the sip as "Jinbejuzes" amid the light Midlands banter.
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