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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1903
Page
6
An elderly Chicago banker with eighty years of good health shares lessons on longevity. He cites extreme regularity in daily routines and wholesome eating as key factors, noting he has not missed an office day in 45 years before his death by a train crossing in an Eastern town. Collected Paragraphs.
A narrator reflects on waiting, observation, and turning idle moments into productive work. He notes how “dead stock” ideas lie unused in minds or papers and can be revived for personal growth and utility. The piece emphasizes deliberate use of time, clever repurposing of scraps, and learning from others to improve trade and health.
The piece depicts Persians as liars and extortionists, detailing graft in government and business. It describes the widespread mudakhil system, officials taking percentages from taxes to servants, merchants, and even judges. It notes harsh punishments, labor by wool workers, and nomadic buttermakers, ending with a scene of tip culture and a donkey boy’s demand at a Persian estate.
The article surveys solar system stability, noting mutual planetary influences and potential long term configurations. It cautions that rigorous math does not prove eternal stability, suggesting present arrangements may persist for tens of thousands to millions of years, while warning popular claims of total stability lack foundation.
Fragmentary note describes an accuracy review effort with references to lectures, notebooks, and libraries at Pratt and John Crerar Library. It mentions cooperation, information sharing, and requests to reply, with vague dates and requests for archival material.
A prominent Moscow firm N. and P. A. Korzonetzof received a mining permit from the Irkutsk Department to operate asbestos mines near Kutal, an affluent area on the Angara. The permit authorizes work in the nearby asbestos layers.
In the Scientific World, radium near a diamond in darkness causes sparkle while paste diamonds stay unaffected. Langley’s aeroplane test on the Potomac shows $50,000 from Congress, $25,000 from the army board, and additional private funds. Electrochemical nitric acid at Niagara yields one pound per seven horsepower hours from a high tension air chamber.
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