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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1900
Page
6
A collection of aphorisms and social observations from SILVER MESSENGER notes, touching on tenacity versus contrariness, women, finance, diplomacy, and moral guidance. It contrasts prudent silence with charity, critiques political figures, and offers reflections on love, courage, and resilience through compact, quotable statements.
The piece reviews Emma Calve’s Ophelia and Carmen highlighting her dramatic range and vocal craft. It notes her mastery in the mad scene, her Marguerite and Sappho roles, and discusses plans to avoid Carmen while pursuing new challenges. The article recalls Grau and Mori’s influence and recounts Calve’s evolving stage persona and global prestige.
A Chicago News fragment praises a singer in the second act of Carmen for her tonal shifts as she pleads with Don Jose. It hints at a Gypsy camp escape, notes the Engadine and the fame of St Moritz, and lauds the lake after frost with rapid ice tobogganing as unmatched worldwide.
An article notes increasing adoption of winter holidays in Switzerland. It highlights high altitude regions offering pleasant weather in December February and lists tobogganing skating hockey on ice and sleighing as ample leisure options for visitors.
In Tartary onions, leeks and garlic are regarded as perfumes. A Tartar lady makes herself agreeable by rubbing a piece of freshly cut onion on her hands and over her course tenance.
Hops are stored cold in multiple facilities using several systems. Notable methods include the Linde Pontifex and De la Vergne cold storage solutions.
A fond mother hosted a charming children’s flower ball for her daughter. In a decorated room with evergreen garlands, boys wore green satin leaves while girls became fairies in tulle gowns. Costumes included violets, buttercups, pansies, and whimsical insect and Cupid outfits.
An exhibit from the Kwakultl tribe, the hamatsa, is sought for display in New York and possibly the Paris Exposition. The figure linked to North American cannibal rituals is described as a central dancer in the wolf ceremony, alleged to bite, incite ecstasy, and historically devour slaves.
A Maryland society at their meeting room presents folklore on methods of witchcraft and conjuring. It includes directions for fatal hunting, cursing, and bargaining with the devil, offering grim tales of using silver bullets and special rites to affect power, marriage, and death through occult practices.
An article notes the greatest facial angle for refined individuals, with averages around 80 degrees and higher values in ancient statues. It cites Camper’s term for facial angle and links profile study to intelligence. It gives Anglo-Saxon averages: men five feet six inches, 140 pounds, peak weight at 45. women five feet two inches, 117 pounds, peak weight at fifty.
An English observer portrays the empress dowager as remarkable beyond European assumptions. She is an ardent painter with admirable Chinese artworks, fond of wrestling, well read, fond of European music, and skilled at the piano. Her life has been attempted repeatedly yet she is said to be fearless.
In a terse exchange a woman notes a man’s apparent control while he acknowledges a possessive claim. The dialogue centers on trust and ownership, hinting at a tense emotional dynamic between two unnamed speakers. The snippet conveys personal power and loyalty within a curious domestic exchange.
A bridge contractor in Tampa hired a diner to locate a thana underwater in thirty feet of water. The diver became frightened when the signal cord forked and the helmet valve clogged. The contractor, acting on impulse, swung a hatchet at the helmet, splinters cutting the diver’s face but freeing the air tube and likely saving his life.
The Pennsylvania Episcopal bishop and former Wyoming bishop praised saloon keepers in mining towns for aiding worship services and providing space for religious use. He condemned shunning liquor sellers as immoral, noting some are worthy of respect though liquor traffic harms society.
A luncheon feature surrounds guests solving a conundrum handed around the table. Each guest, using a small book and pencil, records answers under their name. The guest with the most correct solutions wins a small prize.
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