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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1902
Page
5
A brief notice identifies Neal J. Sharp and A. Hodgman in relation to the LAND OFFICE as receivers or related officials. The fragmentary text indicates a government land management context without further detail or dates.
In northern Arizona during a decade’s worst spring fires a government rider named Charlie Lewis braves gale winds and blazing cedar and pine to rescue Williams and his daughter Mabel from the advancing flames. He reaches the cabin, evacuates them, and fights through the smoke on a perilous ride to safety with the girl wrapped in a blanket. Williams dies in the flames, his horse perishing beside him, while Mabel suffers no harm beyond smoke. Lewis is praised for endurance and receives a lighthearted remark about paying for the horse and saddle as he recovers.
A Baltimore financier recalls the most disappointed man seen at a Maryland execution. A telegram to the condemned man offered a glimmer of reprieve, but the message urged him to trust in the Lord and he died. The piece ends noting that nearly 1,000 vessels are lost annually.
Miss Emma Levi, a Cleveland area teacher, has developed a spongeless slate for classroom use. She explains her design eliminates sponge and water cleaning issues, improves sanitation, and helps with writing practice under poor lighting conditions. The device pairs a smooth glazed surface with a compatible pencil, enabling easy erasing and promoting freer arm movement for young students.
A London paper cites the deaths of Alexander Caesar Bonaparte and Hannibal as emblematic of greatness ending in intoxication execution exile or self poison. The piece contrasts famed conquerors with their violent ends then recounts a Seth Low anecdote about rigid college rules and a Western seminary dormitory prank that ends with a rope released. An aside notes the Aztec language lacking certain sounds in early Mexico.
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