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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1910
Page
2
A jumble of editorial notes and social quips on cost of living, fashion and gadgets. Observations on electricity and wireless instruments, price trends, and humorous asides about trains, bakeries, and aviation. Mentions New Jersey hunting licenses, Roosevelt dining, and weather lore with a local flavor.
An elderly Greenport resident John Rivers falls for a Rio Vista Banana Company scheme after a $10 monthly investment, losing $270 as the fraud unfolds. The piece traces evolving swindle tactics from green goods to corporations, half-interest and employment schemes, and highlights law enforcement limits and the need for stronger statutes.
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