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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1905
Page
6
A scanned page of humorous and satirical briefs cites Pierpont Morgan and Rothschild, jokes about baseball uniforms and prohibition, notes on Rockefeller, Jupiter’s moon, Zeigler expedition, Whittier, disappearances, and various editorials. It surveys current events with wry commentary, venture into theater, and end with social remarks on honesty and labor.
A poetic fragment from Hugh J. Moghos in Suneet Magazine portrays the speaker recalling marching sounds and battle drums. The piece laments crowded cities and the call to courage amid war’s drumbeat as shadows fall and banners rise.
Mayme Winslow accompanies her father on a tour of inspection at the Soldiers' Home and meets Lieut Loranger, a young officer on furlough. Their evolving acquaintance grows through gardens, dinners, and a planned drive, as Mayme learns of his service in Cuba and the Philippines and both exchange letters and plans to renew contact.
A reply reveals a confession as an imposter admits the cruel ruse used to expose a mistaken identity. The overheard plan involved gifting books to shame the other party and force a confession, but the situation shifts toward reconciliation and renewed acquaintance.
A New York Press summary notes John C. Calhouns grandsons care for Mammy Jane, a slave allied with their family. The piece recounts Mammy Janes duties at Charleston gates, keeping visitors waiting, and her refined southern courtesy, illustrating lingering slavery-era ties in the north.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt recounts two Irish youths walking a suburban rail line who barely escape a passing train. One laughs afterward, claiming it’s the first time he did not miss a train, while his companion replies with jest in regional dialect.
Lawrence high sheriff Horatio G Herrick, longtime Lawrence schools supporter and former school committee chairman, visited Saunders School after President Garfield's death. He told pupils what a statesman is and recalled making speeches, quipping that he is not a statesman despite giving speeches. A girl replied that a statesman has good speech, citing the Boston Herald.
A family camping south of town feeds a boy named Georgie who is tasked with peeling potatoes. After half an hour he asks for more, revealing he wasted the first batch by trimming off dirt and washing hands. His mother, surprised, learns the discarded potatoes were too small to eat.
Fragmentary OCR like verse fragment mentions Protestants Catholics orthodox and a bath theme. Ambiguous source with unclear author and date.
The article chronicles Richard Sutherland Dale, a midshipman and son of Commodore Richard Dale of Philadelphia, who served with Paul Jones and was wounded defending the U S Frigate President against the Endymion. It details his lineage, naval service, and grave in St. George's Bermuda, and notes effforts to bring his remains to America.
A Cleveland Leader fragment presents a comic exchange on linseed and flaxseed with a dismissive remark about church umbrellas and marriage proposals. The quirky dialogue contrasts seed terms with domestic misdirection.
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