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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1901
Page
2
The Challis paper surveys odd relics and policy notes from abroad, including an old woman’s Paris death with hidden gold, a Chinese ark depiction linked to Noah, rail workers slain after fatigue, California Yosemite plans for lighting, and a Sweden Norway union provision to require equal monarchic residence time, sparking political debate.
Four widows of revolutionary soldiers remain on the pension list in Potla. With life expectancy rising, government estimates pensions for the Revolutionary War era may continue to 2018. Applications total 44,000 with about 4,600 already granted. Not only Revolutionary War widows show longevity. In the first year, 20 widows of the War of 1812 and 225 widows of the Mexican War were added to the list.
A discussion critiques church finances and growth, noting spending of 2,200,000 dollars in Greater New York for current Protestant church expenses while membership rose only 127 percent. The piece blames worldly temptations and calls out guilt beyond church members, comparing modern behavior to biblical figures.
The article notes Danish butter commands the highest prices globally and is sold in luxury shops worldwide, with epics for its quality and resilience to climate. It also describes rapid progress on a new subway under the Thames linking Poplar and Greenwich, modeled on the Blackwell tunnel to aid riverbank communications.
A poem by Josephine Puett Spoonts appears in the New Orleans Times-Democrat reflecting on war, memory, and a hero’s return from battle. The piece blends Civil War era imagery with personal longing and spring imagery as the speaker misses a loved one who did not return.
The article outlines West Point’s faculty mix of permanent professors and temporary officer instructors, noting small cadet sections and daily mathematics recitations. It discusses merit and demerit systems, strict discipline, unwritten codes, and calls for returning discipline to officers, warning about class spirit and future duties beyond the academy.
The piece analyzes Civil War disbursements by the United States totaling over 10 billion dollars and estimates future debts plus pensions. It compares these with Napoleonic wars, Russo Turkish battles, and other European conflicts, totaling global war expenditures around 49 trillion in the century. Strong entities include United States, Napoleon, Mulhall, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, India, Egypt, and Africa. The analysis notes that U.S. war costs exceed ten European wars combined.
A first person Civil War reminiscence details a brutal charge, the narrator selecting a sergeant as his target and firing a fatal shot. After the volley, he surveys the grim scene, claiming the kill yet feeling hollow and haunted by the victim’s agonised face, pondering humanity’s role in war.
A discussion from Wicks Magazine on smothering tree roots with soil, noting cases where deep fill killed trees and contrasting where roots remained vigorous. It covers boxing roots, air access, and the need for public forest preservation with state ownership, plus advice on hog cholera prevention at fairs and general horticultural notes on pests and storage.
Breeders complain of disease risk from show travel and urge changes at the state farm. The piece notes some breeders stay home with their animals to avoid bringing illnesses back, arguing against repeated annual trouble and stressing the need for policy improvements.
National Museums of Rome acquire ancient bronze statues unearthed in a field near Cagli. The pieces, dating to the fifth century BCE, include Mars and a balancing gymnast, valued highly by collectors but sold to Rome for a nominal 3600 dollars.
A French device attaches to a piano to automatically release sheets of music. The pianist merely presses a rubber kneep with the foot near a pedal, triggering the clasp to release a page. It aims to reduce the need for helpers to turn leaves during piano performance.
A device attaches to any music stand by a simple mechanism using compressed air to switch between sheets. It links clasps to a knob and is usable by violinists and piano players alike. Setup takes only seconds.
Michael Bitzer of New Berlin, aged 84, recalls presiding over William McKinley’s 1865 first political speech from a dry goods box in New Berlin. McKinley, then 22, faced an open air crowd in the town center, later becoming U.S. president. Bitzer proudly notes McKinley called him the man who first introduced him into politics.
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