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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1900
Page
2
A Paris discovery of a counterfeit Brazilian bank note manufactory led to six forger arrests, including Hoyrace Urbain Masaari. Other items note a Cincinnati faith healer defrauding a rheumatism patient, a French law granting replies to offend-ers, and Cleveland marriage and divorce statistics for the passing court year.
A performing elephant at the Crystal Palace killed a keeper after recognizing a former tormentor. The owner had earlier fired the first keeper for brutality. After a London gunmaker executed the elephant, an inquest found the death of the second keeper caused by the animal’s panicked response. European sympathy for Boers grows, with widespread subscriptions and Haus Sammlungen across Holland Belgium and Germany.
Report describes thousands crowded on a narrow beach at Cape Nome facing typhoid fever and smallpox amid a chaotic rush for provisions and mining gear. Residents appeal for medical officers and government transport to evacuate exhausted funds and stranded workers.
The winter and spring run of Lowell cotton mills has slowed as China disruptions close a key market. Southern mills feel the blow as they rely on Chinese orders, while Pacific coast freight layoffs reflect shrinking shipments. Midwest gem and sulfur notes stray into unrelated topics. a Paris gold medal honors Walter Baker & Co. for cocoa and chocolate.
The 1895 founding by a New York lawyer created a miniature republic for wayward children at Fresville New York. It grew into a self governed community with voting rights laws and a tariff system. The project focused on independence thrift and self reliance with work paid in republic currency and a strong police and prison system for rule enforcement. The president is a bright eighteen year old, and founder George remains as a general overseer.
A historic sketch describes the Tuileries Palace ruined by fire and war with only the north and south wings remaining linked to the Louvre. It recalls Catherine de Medici’s beginnings, royal occupation, the royal family’s halt after attempting escape, and the famed Pavilion de Flore now hosting the colonial ministry. The article notes the vast gardens laid out over 260 years ago and their enduring appeal to children and observers of Paris life.
Professor Lodge notes electric waves cause mercury and oil to unite, suggesting a method to convert Scotch mist into rain by electric rays. He believes the effect on London fog is uncertain, but notes potential for metallurgical use and weather modification.
A speaker imagines a weather predicting reformer altering time and holidays to spread joy, while a Washington Star fragment recalls Chickamauga battlefield scenes. The piece notes soldiers gambling openly in Chattanooga lines and a lieutenant’s windfall funding a liquor supply, raising fears of gambling habits returning to civilian life.
A discussion on warfare highlights the soldier’s demoralizing life and the temptations of drinking gambling and loose conduct in military camps. The writer argues war’s glamour clouds moral responsibility and that military life often erodes the old restraints of home society.
The Medical Temperance Review warns abstainers and those who observe drinking customs alike that they share responsibility for liquor traffic. It argues for complete personal abstinence, criticizing home alcohol supplies and social prompts that encourage others to drink. A firm stand is urged to begin a new century with clear conscience and respect.
A compact collection of quotations urges temperance and water over alcohol. Notables include Shakespeare Horace Mann Cobden Cuylger Bulwer Theodore Parker Sydney Smith and others stressing self control, social reform, and bodily health through abstinence.
A historical account notes that four hundred years ago Mohammedans were the only abstainers in Europe, and now forty seven major cities report ten to twenty temperance societies. It states female drinking is shrinking, and queen Elizabeth era maids of honor drank heavily at court, highlighting broader social shifts toward temperance.
A lively beer price war has begun in Austin with brewers from St. Louis San Antonio and Houston cutting keg prices from 2 75 to 1 50. Alleged to be an anti trust maneuver to crush rivals, the move draws temperance reflections and calls for restraint.
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