Sturgeon News and Westward Politics From Challis
Local item reports a 13 foot 6 inch sturgeon weighing 990 pounds caught near Snake River and shown at a Challis butcher shop, with plans to send a larger one to President Cleveland. It notes veterans opposing Soldiers Home governance, Illinois lawmakers on marriage citizenship, praise for Blanche Lamont, eminent domain talk, and a Chicago Times boycott by Challis readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Roberson
Snake River
Frank Aice
Ben
Cleveland
Buzzard Bay
Mt. Home Bulletin
Salmon River
Ingersoll on Subscriptions and Social Share
Robert G. Ingersoll urges subscriptions to a silver fund, using a ship metaphor to argue for fair distribution. He contends against taking from the rich but notes a banquet should serve all, with a chair and plate for every guest, criticizing unequal seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Ingersoll
When a printer seeks a wordplay laden proverb
A humorous list uses puns to illustrate how a printer avoids various trades for single terms. Each item pairs a common object with a misleading or double meaning, creating a playful world of misdirection and linguistic wit.
Silver Hammer and silver politics in early 20th century satire
A polemical critique of the Silver Messenger and its editor Ben Rich, praising silver as first in importance while blasting party politics and figures like Sherman and Cleveland. It mocks pro silver fervor, imagines a Rothschild letter urging alliance with England, and denounces political manipulation by bankers and elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro
Ben Rich
Ben
St. Anthony
Fremont County
John Sherman
Ohio
Depew
Crooked Nose Shylock
Eckels
Cleveland
Rich
Rothschilds
Grover
United States
England
France
Russia
Germany
Japan
New York Herald
Sun and Tribune
Chicago Tribune and Herald-Times
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bank of England
Associated Press
America
Boston
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Monroe
Gresham
Carlisle
West
Banow Boruscutins
Challis
Bloomer Dress Described As Baggy Trousers Fashion Item
A woman explains the bloomer dress as baggy trousers with knee fullness and loose fabric at the pockets and match area. The decollate cut at the south end and ankle ties prevent draft while mice are kept out. The right front is indicated by neck band buttons.
Garden seed giveaway from D. M. Ferry & Co seeds
A fine lot of fresh garden seeds from the noted Detroit firm D. M. Ferry & Co. will be given to Messenger patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
D. M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Michigan
Old Folks Reply Loudly in Salmon Road Debate
The Republic at Salmon defends its stance against perceived childishness in a dispute over the Yellow Jacket road. Aimed at Brother Cowen, the piece rebukes sharp criticism while praising progress and condemning narrow thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republic
Salmon
Brother Cowen
Yellow Jacket
Coin's Financial School Sparks Goldbug Alarm
The book Coin's Financial School unsettles goldbugs who fear suppression efforts will fail, pushing the work into the spotlight and provoking lingering worry among its followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldbugs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Challig
Idaho
Custer County
Pieror
Baiter
Ilinois
McCarthy
General Assembly
State of Illinois
Illinois
Blanche Lamont
Mr. Home Bulletin
Chicago Times
Silver Fund
Main Street
Restaura
Tes
Jennell
Ghaleis
Eversiisy
Hiratlaas
Postot Ouiliding
Third Street
S+LODGING DEPARTMENT
Eleas
Sebrs, A. Butters, Prop
John P. Spalding
Cignys
Joni
Challis, Idxkho
Markee
R. N. Hell
Soos
R. N. Hull
MERC
R.N. Hull
Beardsley
E.R. Ktr
A.C. Bumar
Spalding
Wah
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