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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1901
Page
6
A writer from the Quarterly Review attacks cremation ethics, praising earth burial as natural and harmless. He argues vaults and coffins are obsolete, citing London burial grounds as evidence that graves renew the atmosphere and pose no health risk.
Sir Seymour Haden reports experiments over a year on animal burials showing four feet depth requires four years for complete dissolution, while shallower depths disappear within a year. The Prinsian government funded study findings from Vosges battlefields reveal eight hundred bodies buried shallowly had vanished, bones remaining. but corpses in Mackintosh coffins persisted. Anthrax Bacilli viability discussed with burial depths affecting reproduction. The piece argues cromatic exhumation hinders murder detection.
The New York Evening Post argues great expositions of the nineteenth century have ended. It traces origins to 1798 and 1859, notes Crystal Palace 1861 as a turning point, then questions future progress, costs, and exhibitor returns amid rising rivalry and changes in display novelty.
Describes tunneling work for an underground rapid transit road with spectators and photographers. Photos chronicle each excavation, progress shots, and prework building views, aiming to form a comprehensive pictorial record for city archives and contractor accountability.
A U S Fish Commission bulletin notes the tenacious life of lobsters and cod with examples from fall 1889 when about twenty lobsters were left in a basin at a fish station, illustrating endurance.
Article warns against air tight bed covers and unhealthy sleeping conditions. It cautions that washable bed coverings are essential and stresses airing beds, spreading bedclothes on chairs, and letting drafts sweep through rooms for health. Pillows should be kneaded and left near the open window to refresh them.
A writer recalls a trip through Missouri via St Louis and the Tron Mountain Route. He lauds fertile lands and ore mines, notes abundant orchards and wine from Missouri grapes, and remarks on prosperity and refined civilization. He reflects on farms and the idea Missouri could sustain itself if isolated.
A travelogue style piece recounts a southern U S rail journey from Chicago to San Antonio and Laredo. It notes San Antonio as a wealthy, artsy hub with a fort, the Alamo, adobe houses, and Mexican influence. It describes Texas climate, cattle, Jack rabbits, and later Arkansas farming, with fascination for Laredo as gateway to Mexico and the confluence of two rail networks.
On a stormy voyage, Francesca grapples with past marriage and a forbidden bond with her lover. They discuss fate and desire as waves pound the ship, ending with a dangerous, intimate affirmation and whispered “Quien sabe” amid the tempest.
Reported findings detail a novel wireless telegraph system used to aid the icebreaking steamer Brmalk and the Ermak during last winter near Hobland in the gulf of Pin land. A 167 foot mast carried a wire between islands thirty three miles apart, enabling 440 official messages and a dramatic rescue of twenty fishermen amid frequent snowstorms.
In early 1901 the Prince and Princess of Wales will find Belfast transformed over the last fifteen years. Population and city limits have expanded, and prosperity is evident. A key event will be the laying of the foundation stone of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The Rev Dr Meyer of London, touring the United States, predicts a passion for Bible knowledge here that he would like to see in England. He notes that Americans show a keen zeal for biblical study, especially as he plans further meetings in the Southern states.
A fragmentary verse recounts the antwrop addressing a motherly marth and praising spring’s boon. Snow and chill winds recede as winter ends, while grain is harvested and summer nears its end. The speaker vows to depart as seasons cycle through renewal and fading light.
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