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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1903
Page
6
A miscellany of witty notes and social glimpses from Silver Messenger. It mentions Venezuela kineto scope privileges, a stage star’s marriage pause, a quiz of rulers and queens, beekeepers forming a California combine, and humorous quips about journalism, baldness, and public life. The item blends jokes, satire, and brief world items with named figures and places.
Prayers were offered in a New York church for the speedy recovery or happy death of Cornelius Vanderbilt, reflecting parishioners' hope to cover all outcomes with a single plea. The episode shows the church's dramatic reaction to the fortunes of a famed tycoon.
Dialogue shows Mrs Torking's new cook praising the place yet disliking the people, planning to prompt a move to attract another renter. Jokes about marriage and finances follow, with light exchanges on proposals and love.
A reader challenges a London critic about reviewing a poetry volume. The critic replies with dry humor that the poet needs a chiropodist, not critique, noting the verse reveals foot faults and a misfit in his line of business.
A beef trust promoter cautions students that too much meat is dangerous for four men while a consumer retorts you cannot always trust student opinion as they also declare it is sometimes dangerous for a man to have too much money.
A professor asks for a plain explanation of the question and the student admits difficulty. The professor then suggests describing the student’s ignorance in any words. The dialogue playful touches on knowledge and misunderstanding in a logic setting.
A small exchange notes Bingo as a truthful man, with disagreement over Santa Claus. Knott asserts he tells his children there isn t any Santa Claus. The dialogue frames a local moral stance on honesty and belief.
A man with mental stabismus declares the banana peel is falsely called treacherous and says it is among the most innocent things on earth. He notes even a very clumsy pedestrian may slip on it without effort.
Miss Cayenne replies that the man is not illiterate but that his vocabulary is too large for his spelling and pronunciation skills. She notes he has acquired more words than time to learn to spell or pronounce them properly.
A fragment notes a plan to double Wen by Waiting She Pather's salary on the first of the year, with a mixed sentiment of approval and anticipation about marriage affordability.
A brief exchange features an ascetic bachelor asked when he likes children most. He replies with a measured, witty distinction, saying he favors them when they are too old to recite a nursery rhyme and too young to know a curfew shant.
A brief exchange frames a professional bowler who prefers alley life over the boulevard. Broadbeat questions if he is a thug, while Caddy notes his alleycraft. The quirky dialogue highlights streetwise reputation and athletic skill.
A terse exchange between a mistress and a nurse girl centers on perceived affection for the children. The nurse remarks she does not seem as affectionate as she might be, while the mistress responds with a cautious remark about wellbeing.
A playful exchange between a young physician and an old doctor about hospital meals. The young doctor jokes that bad cooks supply half the patients while the good cooks supply the other half. The banter reflects humorous wartime or small-town medical life dialogue.
A quip where a professor says Napoleon kept a copy of Homer in his pocket and a student questions its value. The professor dismisses the smart remark.
A wary friend asks how much beer one can hold and Saymold Storey confesses he has never had a chance to test his limits. The exchange reveals a moment of hesitation and cautious humor as the shared drink becomes a small, awkward test of resolve.
A humorous sketch notes a poor man arrested for bigamy after attempting to serve two masters. Henpeck remarks on the misadventure and Mia questions the situation.
Poem fragment voices a debate about poets and matrimony with the parson urging not to discourage marriage while noting poets are born. The dialogue implies social critique and playful humor about artistic vocation and domestic life.
Citizens recall bagpipes heard on street corners that uplifted mood and prompted feelings of combat readiness. The exchange notes belief in music as a battlefield motivator and reflects casual street conversation about martial cadence and courage.
A Town and Country remark reflects gratitude toward Mr. Champleis for sending bio photographs while noting prior tension. The exchange hints at possible motive or benefit from the gift, suggesting mixed feelings about ongoing relations.
Special correspondence details the German Orient Society's decade long excavation at Abusir revealing King Newoserre and his sealed tombs. The find includes a vivid painting preserved under desert darkness and the high priest Jenem Jachwet's coffins revealed after the chamber was opened.
Archaeologists Borchardt Voelz and Decker uncover in the Temple of the Dead forecourt a lion sculpture and reliefs of ancient Egyptians, including a king with lion’s tail and Anubis, as they describe a timeless epic praising Marathon and a 2400 year old papyrus poem.
Excavation uncovers a high priest in a long brown shroud with a gypsum mask and a wooden vest, a favored queen Sat-Nefer in a bare coffin, and a forgotten courtesan with a bronze mirror. The dig traces decline from 2000 BC temple votaries to 1200 BC dynastic ruins and many simple graves.
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