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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1899
Page
3
Carries mail and passengers twice weekly Saturdays and Tuesdays between Challis and Salmon with connections at Salmon to Bedrock Gibbonsville and other Lemhi and Custer county towns. W Raddicker, Proprietor. Saumon Idaho.
Co. C. and C. Stage Line advertises the cheapest shortest route to Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley Basin Seafoam and Sheep Mountain. It carries U S mail passengers and express with P Spalding agent Challis.
A bold editor and publisher traveled from a train to a surgeon’s office with a large neck tumor. He insisted on an immediate operation to avoid delaying press day, enduring no anesthesia and paying nothing, then recovered quickly and sent a grateful note praising the doctor.
A Philadelphia Times column quotes a bright woman on men displaying love letters to peers and even to women. She recounts men of various ages who read or share intimate notes, including letters between fiancés and others, exposing a troubling breach of confidence and curiosity.
The rolling pavilions built by Coup toured the South with a museum aquarium freak show and vaudeville auditorium. Financed by business capital, they flourished briefly then failed, selling at seven thousand dollars to a theater manager who dismantled and sold them piecemeal. Fragments roam obscure towns as bygone relics of a grand amusement idea.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune advises rubbing fine china to remove tracery, drying properly, and storing desserts and teaware with paper between pieces to prevent glaze scratches. It also describes Steamed Clams Served in Shell with buttered liquor, served hot on a coup dish for guests. An Indianapolis Journal quips on proper grammar in politics.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt notes monogrammed gloves as the latest fashion. It describes plain kid gloves with minimal back stitching, dyed in the best colors, and stamped with a monogram on the back. The piece suggests embroidering a quarter sized mark to match walking dress and predicts growing popularity.
A heritage bake recipe instructs soaking stale bread in sour milk overnight. In the morning mix to one quart with egg yolks two cures of salt one teaspoon baking powder two tablespoons sugar, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and bake.
A fragment from a home economics column outlines methods for preparing fruit and desserts. It discusses peeling oranges and seeds removal, heating omelets, avoiding cold boiled potatoes, and using brushes for cleaning tables. It mentions glass candlesticks, ornate bakeware, and a date cake with layered cream and almond stuffing.
The article reviews new spring skirt fashions featuring sheathlike hips, narrow upper bodies, and flared hems with an overskirt and petticoat. It notes careful undergarment choices, conservative trial of trends, and suggests ready made skirts in silk, satin, brocade, and taffeta, with trims limited to jet adornments. It warns exaggerated styles may not endure and advises patience for economical shoppers.
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