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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
6
A brisk collage of witty quotes and small items from Patt to Marconi, Kipling, and public figures. Notes on a New Jersey postmistress, a jack rabbit bill, and a San Francisco magazine caption hint at topical humor, social curiosities, and fleeting sensational anecdotes across politics, culture, and daily life.
A village debate in Oregon addressed whether a hypocrite is more despicable than a Har. The outcome favored the Har as more honorable, note citing that a hypocrite is always a liar and more besides.
Fragmentary notes recount a parlor trick about second sight using a paper and chalkboard for audience illusion. Also featured is the secretary bird of Africa and a dog deckhand in Portsmouth aiding ships. A lion attack on Wolhuter ends with a fatal strike and the ranger’s recovery in hospital.
A mule in a Schuylkill county Pennsylvania coal mine pulls loaded ore cars on a 600 foot subterranean circular track. He moves when two cars are hitched, stops with one or three, ignores heat, rests at noon and resumes after the 1 pm whistle, then ends work at 6 pm regardless of location.
Aug 26 1903, in the Transvaal Government game reserve, ranger Mr Wolhuter was riding homeward when a sudden spring from a son or other animal caused his horse to bound violently. The rider was thrown and the attack left him injured while pursuing the mare.
The elderly recall a children’s game named Hucklejee Bread. Players sit on a cushion, clasp their hands, count to three, roll over, and then try to rise without releasing their grip.
A miniature thunder tale explains air pressure and vacuum in a hands on demo. Two goblets mouth to mouth are bound with a rubber ring and pulled apart, showing increased adhesion due to air being expelled and vacuum forming. Substituting a water filled setup confirms the rubber ring mainly seals the joint, not the bond.
A discussion of seven as a recurring number in history and lore. It traces a sequence of seven day feasts seven year cycles and the jubilee year of rest and release. The text links these patterns to later customs where seven shapes in education work and punishment recur.
A description explains how to seal two goblets by placing a rubber ring between them underwater and then cooling the setup. As ice melts the contents contract creating a vacuum, and outside air pressure keeps them joined. Proper preparation is emphasized for success.
The Review of Reviews describes a 95-ton electric locomotive with 2000 horsepower, upgradable to 3000, powered directly by a motor with no intermediate gearing. It uses a third rail six miles west of Schenectady, protected by wood, with overhead power at crossings. Steel frame doubles as magnetic circuit, and tests measure voltage, energy use, and performance.
Historic December fog plunges London into near darkness with makeshift torches in iron brackets lighting select streets. Fire-lit beacons cast a dull red glow on crowds and passing vehicles while riverfront scenes from Tower Bridge to the pool resemble a cavern. Sirens, foghorns, and a muffled city murmur mix with Christmas shoppers carrying improvised lanterns.
A description of the annual waters blessing in Greek Orthodox regions, detailing cold ceremonies in Roumania Russia and Bulgaria. A crowd gathers to the quay, straw carpet laid, water stirred to prevent freezing, heralds and cavalry lead a solemn procession, emblems and banners, ritual chants, distribution of water drops for protection, and long-standing customs around the cross and fortune.
A fragmented lyric piece reflects on life’s decline and endurance. It mentions time, sorrow, hope for tomorrow, friendship, wealth versus fame, and a wish for peace. The tone hints at mortality and the persistence of spirit despite waning strength.
A historical tale recounts Chopin's death scene with Countess Delphine Potocka singing angelic hymns as his sister Louise and close friends stood by. Robbe narrates a twilight farewell where Delphine, in white, sang bel canto hymns to soothe the dying composer as mourners gathered around his bed.
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