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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1906
Page
2
A salmagundi of curiosities and quips from the era, noting remarks on public figures, science, and fashion. References range from Princess Ena and Alfonso to Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Calve. The column mocks trends, politics, and social indulgences with a brisk, tongue-in-cheek tone.
An OCR fragment presents archaic English lines about love and mockery, with internal rhymes and broken phrasing. It appears as a literary snippet translated from Spanish, lacking clear context or complete sentences. The readable portion hints at themes of love and loss, but no coherent narrative emerges.
In Huntingdon Mrs. J Arthur Smythe hosts a social night where palm reader Raymonds daughter reads palms. Richard Sherry, a recluse and former suitor of Florence Raymond, discovers the enigma behind his life and confesses a destined union with Florence as he learns of her return and Mrs Smythe’s plans.
On a memorable evening Mrs Smythe and her guests enjoyed a refined social gathering. The hostess’s remarks reflected pride in the successful event and the evening drew much local chatter.
Charles H. Hudson a keen Cambridge lawyer and Shakespeare student faced Judge J add in a Cambridge police court case. He sharply criticized rulings, prompting the judge to warn of contempt. Hudson offered $5 that papers could not be prepared correctly in three weeks.
A New York Press note tells of a mourner in crepe walking down Fifth Avenue on a warm spring afternoon. She lifts her black skirt at a muddy crossing exposing grass-green stockings. A friend admonishes her for the color, but the woman insists the springlike outfit suits the day as crossings reveal the look.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the loss of another elm in Independence Square to age and rot. One of roughly 100 trees planted by George Morgan in 1785, it stood about three feet in diameter and sixty to seventy feet tall, leaving a long decline of the square’s elms.
The California naturalist Luther Burbank has halted work after being overwhelmed by visitors. Relatives and friends issued a circular asking the public to stop visiting. Over the year 1957 more than 6,000 people toured the Santa Rosa grounds, depriving him of rest. A warning sign at each gate states trespassers will be prosecuted.
Ex Governor George N Dale of Island Pond Vermont had an old account with a Frenchman named Felix who owed him legal fees. They joked about paying with potatoes as Dale rode near Felix's home and the farmer claimed the potatoes did not grow as big as expected.
The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, closely tied to French history, is praised for its architecture, interior double aisles, and historic ceremonies from Napoleon’s coronation to royal marriages. The article notes its diabolical gargoyles, famed stained glass, and the crown of thorns relic, alongside vivid depictions of the cityscape and artistic renderings by Meryon and Pennell.
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