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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1900
Page
6
A fragmentary California Curio item narrates odd adventures in a leafy hillside with playful youths and strange images of cats and mnemonics. The piece ends with confusion about getting home as a rainstorm approaches.
The article describes how ancient Egyptian cat mummies were worshipped with elaborate tombs and offerings, including carved wooden and bronze cases with moveable eyes. It also recounts the Paris Exposition Midway’s upside down house with reflections creating a topsy turvy interior and skyward view. Grant’s steadfast leadership during the war is noted, highlighting his private councils and decisive orders.
A report on fox breeding ventures across the Alaskan and Aleutian islands and adjacent Asiatic mainland coast. Prospects shown as profitable only in the long term, with about 35 islands leased or claimed for fox ranches, rental disputes, and high initial costs. Foxes are trapped November through January with females released after capture.
The article argues for semi domestication of fur bearing animals to curb extermination and support luxury garments. It notes Alaska as a prime site for a $100,000 fur venture, with bears and other species under cultivation. It suggests introducing Russian and other valuable martins to Alaska for propagation to boost fur production and government support.
In St Joseph Missouri the first national gypsy convention ends amid influx of wagon trains. A key contest between Indiana's Perando and Kentucky's Gala Marcuse leads to Ferando's election after a day of balloting. Ferando vows to unite the various gypsy trains and fund winter expenses under the charter's obligations.
In Paasic New Jersey Mrs. Howard Dundass died after a house cat bit and scratched her. Three days earlier she tried to catch the cat that chased her chickens. The wounds led to blood poisoning and her death in great agony.
A child named Bessie, about six years old, struggled to dress herself and appealed to her mother for help after her clothes were tangled. The piece notes a saying about hereditary trades in Chinese families.
Maude Adama leads production of L Aigion at Knickerbocker Theatre with high hopes in autumn New York. Charles Frohman pressed for panoramic splendor, Bernhardt influence noted, Paris version differs from American adaptation by Parker. Cast runs forty strong, four hours, acts unfold Napoleon era history. Franks Mayo family tale joins Francois adventure with Mayo offspring entering acting.
AS JANICE MEREDITH. One of the assured successes of the coming theatrical season is the dram-
Mrs. Sarah Cowell Le Moyne launches a Browning matinée season with In a Balcony at Wal court? venue. The readable fragment confirms the event as the first in a row of performances in a Browning series.
A theater season piece notes preparations for an October run of The Greatest Thing In the World with an actress playing the Queen and Otis Skinner cast as Norbert Bronson. The Shenanigan revival is set to move to the Pacific coast, and the show previously earned about $20,000 for the author.
A frugal couple in a two story cottage face debt and danger after a large front window becomes a trap for burglars. A police sting reveals the trap exploited by Slippery Dick, with Marjory and George hoping the window will fund furniture. The break in ends with the burglar captured and the couple learning the sash may be a danger.
A historical critique notes the limited reading habit among Italian women and how culture remains a barrier to emancipation. It cites Maria Gaetana Agnesi as a landmark and argues modern ideas have reduced women’s participation, contrasting Italy with wider Europe. The piece reflects gender roles and the slow pace of reform.
Tokyo correspondent reports Nagasaki Prefecture announces a weekly women’s paper named Fujo Shimbun. It will be run by well known men and women and promote women’s interests while fighting social abuses without quarter.
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