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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1903
Page
2
A digest of assorted oddities and brief notes from world affairs, science, and society. The items range from naval talks, Russian and Chinese politics, and royal visits to humorous asides about a Philadelphia hay wagon crash and a Toledo antitoxic injection.
A travel narrative describes a summer trip from Jerusalem through Hebron to Beit Netif and the Valley of Elah. The author visits the Beit Netif sheik, observes threshing scenes, and reflects on biblical sites near Shochoh and Gath, imagining David and Goliath’s historic battles amid arid hills and ancient oaks.
Boston reader Fred Willet recounts meeting a long-bearded hermit living near Gilead in a cave called The Hermit's Well. The man, dressed in deer skins, kept to himself and hunted with a bow. He led a secluded life for many years, refusing to come to civilization, sparking much speculation about his identity.
A Springfield Massachusetts inventor offers a portable automobile house in sections that can be erected or disassembled in minutes without a nail. Made of pine with a duck or pressed steel roof, it is waterproof and claimed fireproof. Price under $100, designed for traveling owners to temporarily shelter their car at multiple stops.
A Paris man admitted to hospital at his own request, then proves his strength by crushing a student’s fingers to praise the news. Police report him breaking wood, bending pincers, and bursting a rope tied around a barrel.
The eldest son heir to Archduke Ernest and cousin of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria works as a waiter in a restaurant in Buda. He is identified as Baron Wallburg, a son of the late Archduke Ernest, and a cousin of Francis Joseph. The report notes his forced change of station amid a royal kinship line.
Candy and confectionery totaling $100 million are sold in the American home market annually. New York contributes $20 million, or one fifth, with Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Illinois also supplying large shares. The total value is steadily rising.
A vast railway project linking Guayaquil to Quito over 300 miles suffers rapid tropical growth. Orchids bloom from telegraph posts and forests threaten rails. The line uses an arsenic rich chemical solution sprayed from a tank car to curb jungle encroachment.
During Thursday’s commencement at Columbia University a gold watch fell from the gallery into the lap of Louis Odell, son of the governor and graduate. Odell could not locate the owner and believes it may be unclaimed as a graduation present. he awaits the rightful owner’s claim.
Town officials in Portland Maine marked the nation’s birthday without the traditional morning noon and night bell ringing for the first time since the city’s incorporation. The omission drew commentary on civic duties and public celebration practices.
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