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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1901
Page
8
The 1901 issue notes bald eagles and wireless telegraphy while pondering which party plan yields prosperity. It also offers health advice on removing corns or bunions with warm water soaking and Chamberlain's Pain Balm, sold by J. P. Spalding.
The piece notes a white man unable to find labor due to being mistaken for a negro. It claims he has faced rebuffs in the North and West and suggests trying the South, arguing residents there better recognize "the marks of negro blood."
Hisgen Bros corner 69th street and Wentworth avenue promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for children with severe colds and croup. Sold by J. P. Spalding, druggist.
The speaker laments heavy British casualties and the swift redeployment of nearly all regular regiments to South Africa, noting a few exceptions. The piece questions whether the army will decisively overwhelm the Boers despite the mounting costs and urgent orders.
Captain Chadwick states Sampson deliberately hid from Behley the Navy Department orders to refrain from risking his ships near fortifications. The aim may have been to ruin Schley by any method, court martial him if he acted, or press for a court inquiry if he did not.
Advertises Chamberlains Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after two thirds used. Claims effectiveness for grippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough and says it prevents colds from turning into pneumonia. Emphasizes pleasant safe to take and reliable.
The results show the professional reformer was merely an amateur politician, sparking debate over credentials and legitimacy. Political observers note the surprising outcome and discuss implications for future reform efforts.
The note discusses Secretary Alger and a preemptive approach, then reports from China that stone palaces destroyed by allies are being replaced with lath and plaster walls similar to the Chicago Exposition. It warns China to avoid fireworks to prevent future destruction.
Commentator notes that imperial Russia would laugh at Britain's suggestion of an offensive and defensive alliance while England is politically crippled and unable to prevent Russian advances toward Constantinople and India, implying a strategic window for Moscow.
Judge Jerome of New York endorsed the reform candidate for district attorney saying the facts stated are not weakened by his retraction under compulsion. He added that while some defend Tammany methods, they are no worse than Platt's.
The question contrasts two harms: the bloody war in Louisiana causing deaths among Black people and the iron works that bar a class from earning wages. It weighs violence against economic oppression, urging examination of which poses greater harm to the community.
A historical notice warns Liverpool quarantine officers to guard against Buboniec Plague as it threatens trade and social order. The piece asserts the plague would worsen the “negro problem” if it gains a foothold in the South, claiming Black and brown populations suffer more than whites.
The account notes Schley could not have won at Santiago without disobeying Sampson’s order of battle, a fact the Navy Department apparently does not find satisfactory.
Republicans contend tariff removal harms small iron men not in the Steel Trust. They warn of new excuses once the Steel Trust forms with about 2 billion dollars capital and includes most small firms as members.
The McKinley memorial is set to cost one and a half million dollars and will stand in Washington. It will be among the many attractions of the Capitol as the American people express pride in Washington and seek to make it the finest city in the world.
Commentary notes that Knott Init's piece The Story of the Captains appears unreliable, with critics inside the circle questioning factual accuracy and details of the accounts presented.
The text argues that the United States cannot build ships competitively because the Steel Trust, aided by tariffs, sells iron and steel to foreign builders at about 40 percent cheaper than to domestic builders, handicapping American shipbuilding.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly banned shirtsleeves in session. Speaker William T. Marshall demanded coats, while insurgent Emory of Venango wore a silk shirtwaist and was rebuked. Members sought cool spots or baseball games amid heat and reform mood.
Editor D. D. Thompson argues for decent burials of pets, noting the shift from treating animals as lesser beings. He cites child well being and respect for life, urging cemeteries to honor pets and birds with proper interment. The piece also notes spelling changes for Wu Ting-fang and land talks for Key West naval expansion.
Antonia Combi reports the discovery of the okapi in Central Africa, a giraffe like, striped, cloven hoofed mammal regarded as a new genus. Observations detail its zebra like stripes, deer like hide, and forest habitat, with a discussion of possible protective purposes and lineage linking to giraffe and helladotherium.
In a Chicago Tribune note the Sunday school superintendent challenges a class to find fault with the sluggard, while the pupils respond that the sluggard is “all right” when urged by motivation. The exchange underscores moral instruction in a communal setting.
A fragmentary ad line refers to Lord Mom Vanity and Lord Rene cently describing a centipede with ourns on every foot. The ad blurs with commercial advertising language and lacks full context or dates.
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