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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1899
Page
3
A New York Sun account describes how workers hoist floor boards to upper windows using shoulder leverage and a coordinated chain. A mule variation shows a quicker method where a man uses a fulcrum to lift and slide boards from the ground toward the building, enabling faster transfer to higher stories.
An article describes edible but dangerous plants in India’s Terai region, warning travelers to distinguish between toxic and safe varieties. It notes the need for botanical knowledge to avoid poisoning and mentions caution in handling unfamiliar fruits and leaves.
A Chicago Tides-Herald clipping recalls Nye challenging a guide who claimed a distant peak marked North Carolina. Nye argued the pink tint proved the state’s position, insisting the color pink on the map signified a wrong location while noting seven states are visible from Lookout Mountain.
Captain Deker, a winter swimmer at Asbury, plans to live to 100 by strict hygiene and simple living. A rugged former "Forty-niner" with a long healthy record, he avoids excitement, eats plainly, exercises moderately, and takes a daily cold plunge. He believes improved sanitation and habits can extend lifespans despite age.
The Chicago Chronicle notes Paris hosts 140 daily political papers among 2,587 total, with 97 republican 30 conservative 13 socialist. It laments the high prices and limited news, citing readers relying on the post and telegraph for updates, valuing literary style over exact details in local reporting.
A quirky note describes the tamarau dwarf buffalo of Mindoro’s forests in the Philippine group. It is a stunted form of the old world buffalo now likened to the American bison, found sometimes high in mountains above 6,000 feet. Hunters crawl on hands and knees to track it while local tribes avoid hunting this rare creature.
A Michigan soldier on leave carries two guns tied with twine and a cigar as he and his company approach a siding. A bystander notes the extra load and the man reveals the firearm is a dead brother’s, taken home to his family after Cuba. The exchange shows somber memory amid a rough battlefield farewell.
Report from India describes villagers giving money to priests as the sun god allegedly risks danger during a solar eclipse. Crowds collected offerings, rushing to sacred Ganges rites as totality neared, with cries of Ram and victory. After light returned, many attributed the shortened eclipse to generous donations.
A Puck writer recounts a Ruralville Bazoo editor encounters a Pettyville Plain Dealer editor and a reader who mocks a local religious publication. The dialogue jokes about the editor’s misfortunes, including lost subscribers, a broken press, crooked wood, rheumatism, and a crowded family, while predicting future fame as a diplomat or humorist.
The article describes the French president as largely ornamental under the constitution with a $23,000 annual allowance. The Elysee palace residence, Versailles gardens, and royal trappings are noted. The Protocol body, led by Ward McAllister, dictates when he wears attire, honors, theater attendance, guest lists, and even dining menus and kissing etiquette.
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