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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1903
Page
4
A collage of humorous snippets from Chicago Daily News Punch and other papers, lampooning women, agents, carpenters, and city life. Jokes play on face value, jealousy, mistaken identities, and vanity with pointed edge and comic cadence.
A Chicago Tribune piece notes brides remain beautiful but photographers dislike wedding shoots. They complain the four dollar a dozen wedding commissions fail to satisfy artistic aims and many brides look pale anxious or silly in photos. Photographers recount awkward posing and the era’s camera craze fading among newlyweds.
The United States Navy League seeks to secure a navy commensurate with the country’s needs by drawing public attention to naval standings and shaping opinion to influence congressional naval affairs legislation. Similar leagues exist in France and Germany, where efforts are thorough and influential under leaders like the German emperor, aiming to ensure adequate wartime protection and growth.
The piece notes boxing as a lucrative, short work cycle with Jeffries earning about 33000 dollars and Corbett roughly 11000 after recent bouts. It argues roadhouses vie to host training weeks, profits mostly pure, and champions rely on public attention to remain relevant in the sport.
An ancient Talmudic legend cited by Hiram M Stanley in Outing tells how Adam, driven from paradise, faced a north wind and found refuge by using a thorny coat from a slain wild ass. He wrapped himself, then hung the skin over a bush to shade and rest, inventing tent and shelter.
The Lancet calls coffee a stimulant and largely beneficial as an after dinner drink while cautioning against tea and coffee for weak stomachs. It suggests coffee jelly as a safe substitute. The piece also mentions telepathy, ghosts, and a critical view of Darwin era ideas. Automobiles show margin safety in a Paris Madrid race with parts failures. Births and deaths statistics compare international rates across several countries.
The New York Times reports tissue and crepe paper lamp shades rival silk and satin in color and usefulness. Shades come in dome bell and empire styles on standard frames with wire trimmings wrapped in plain or colored paper. Finishes mimic wrought iron or brass with narrow black or gold outlines. Candle shades use delicate colors and are mounted on dish tops.
The American Queen argues that a wife may deserve a say in the disposition of their shared estate. It notes her substantial role in home life and savings, while acknowledging the legal independence of the husband who need not consult her. The piece explores wider implications of a wife’s moral grounds to influence willmaking.
Washington Star recipe notes cucumber slices peeled thin dipped in egg and breadcrumbs fried in drippings until brown. Serve on toast with brown gravy.
Wanted several industrious people to travel for houses established eleven years with 4 large capital to call pen merchants and agents for a profitable line. Permanent engagement. Weekly cash salary of 18 dollars and travel expenses and hotel bills advanced in cash each week. Experience nonessential. Mention reference and enclose self addressed envelope. The National 3 Dearborn St Chicago.
John Mellen, co owner, declares forfeiture of his Newlight lode mining claim on Custer Mountain Yankow Park Idaho for failure to pay co owner share. Expenditure totals cited include 200 for labor 100 for year ending 1901 and 100 for 1902 plus costs 15, total 115. publication dated August 16th 1908 with ninety day payment window.
The next regular examination for First Second and Third Grade Certificates will be held in Challis on November 19 20 and 21. Questions in School Law and State Constitution will be taken from the new pamphlet Marrua Keenan County Supt.
Medicine ad promises a fast cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Money back if it fails, with W. Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 26 cents.
The following warrants against Custer County will be paid with interest to date if presented within sixty days from date of this notice. Current expense fund. April 1903 issue. Numbers 13 to 20. Interest at .07 percent from registry to ten days after advertisement. Alice Felkner, County Treasurer Challis Idaho October 20, 1903.
An extended overview extolls Custer County Idaho as a land of vast inducements for settlers and capitalists. It traces mining history from placer grounds to quartz belts, lists principal towns and districts, notes acreage and population, and highlights transportation needs and irrigation hopes along Salmon River. It emphasizes mining as a major wealth source paired with expanding agriculture and stock-raising, foreseeing canals and irrigation unlocking arable lands and boosting tax revenues from stock growers.
The climate of Custer county offers light valley snowfall and mild winters while Challis at 5400 feet reports difficult sleigh-rides. The county boasts a strong school fund, well‑paid teachers, and Challis High School. One fourth of the mountains are timbered with spruce, fir, and pine.
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