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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1901
Page
7
An Ap Atchison man woke with a severe head ache after a night incident. He reached for a hand mirror but grabbed a hair brush. Mistaking the bristle for a mirror, he muttered a remark about needing a shave.
An observation notes that living in affluence is simple when one has sufficient money to acquire comforts and conveniences. The point emphasizes income as a key enabler of lifestyle choices and access.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway issues new rules restricting intoxicant and tobacco use by employees. Habitual intoxication or frequenting of places selling alcohol can lead to dismissal. Tobacco use is banned while on duty at stations or aboard passenger trains.
A St. Louis Republic account recounts Jobanle Rollins living as a boy named Johnnie for seven years along the Devil's River and across the Rio Grande, presenting as a boy while running goats and earning vast trust. The tale traces his rise to wealth and the reveal of his true sex.
In a Del Rio hotel a rich stranger arrives with a sick man and a woman who reveals herself as Johnnie Rollins once engaged to the dying man. Rollins, a goat king in Mexico, declares her aim to become rich and return north to shame her former fiancé. She plans to keep goats and continue her life in travel rather than settle.
The state department writes plain treaties while foreign copies often arrive ornate. Swedish and Chinese documents show elaborate bindings while the Burlingame treaty rests in a lacquered box with gold embellishments. China provides ornate scrolls and gold-ink writing, contrasting with American plainness.
The Buffalo Pan-American Exposition grounds surge with wiring progress and many incandescent lamps. Exterior lighting will use over 800000 lamps on posts and towers as the spectacle unfolds, casting a grand glow from the moment illumination begins. Richard Whiting warns against chasing new alms while urging the century to return to proven tasks.
H Johnston reports that Congo forests harbor an undescribed horse or zebra species and that gorilla and chimpanzee inhabit the area between Ituri and Aruwimi. He and two companions spent three weeks ascending Mount Ruwenzori above 14,800 feet, encountering a sheer rock wall, with snow at 13,000 feet and permanent snow at 18,500. Botanical and zoological collections suggest several new species.
Man and attorney from Brooklyn endorse Peruna as a cure for catarrh and winter illnesses. The advertisement claims Peruna is a universal remedy, affordable and superior to specialist treatments, inviting readers to write for free medical advice from Dr. Hartman.
An elderly Jew in Taganrog appeared dead after illness but woke during washing for burial, alarmed by his half nude state and lit candies. He accused mourners of burying drunken men and afterward dressed, quivering with fright. The Cuba wood choppers dispute and Peabody housing aid are also noted in brief items.
A devotional meditation depicts the Master comforted by a woman's insight and love. Her heart teaches sacrifice and longing for sympathy. Jesus is praised as Friend of man who seeks love and friendship, knocking at the door of the heart for grateful servants.
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