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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
8
A reflective piece argues true knighthood lies in everyday service and selfless work. It contrasts medieval knights with modern caretakers, workers, and public helpers, praising ordinary heroism behind city streets and factories. The prose lambasts hollow honor and extols practical virtue.
Teachers examination scheduled in Challis on November 24 and 25, 1899, with a special examination to follow. Officials urge eligible teachers to prepare and participate.
Uncle Sam backs Alaska free schooling though teachers face grave hardships. Reported incidents include bear intrusions into classrooms and repeated rescues of scholars seized by a native medicine man.
Two industrious men, one striking fortune, the other failing, diverge after mining. Yet both remain honest and frugal as time proves fortune favors neither purely by luck. One becomes a celebrated mine owner, the other remains a humble neighbor.
Miss Permeal French, Idaho superintendent, unveils a state course of study for public schools. She notes the manual compiles proven methods from leading educators and aims for broad adoption across Idaho, reflecting improvements in grammar school instruction and high schools.
The university’s preparatory department guides high schools toward a uniform, continuous education system. A practical manual by Miss French links common schools to the state university, offering concrete teaching methods for reading, spelling, arithmetic, geography, writing, history and more. It emphasizes board directives, practical value, and national educator experience.
The record notes nails costing 1.50 in 1898 and 4.35 in 1899. Wages rose 10 percent. Trust profits surged 180 percent. Consumer costs increased 190 percent.
W J Bryan argues that letting trusts fix prices harms farmers both as sellers and buyers, because control over the price of their product and the price of inputs keens the farmer’s wages. He says the trust holds power to lower wages by price manipulation and to raise costs on purchases, harming farmers on both ends.
Carl Schurz argues that expanding the republic into other peoples and lands betrays democracy. He contrasts imperialism with peaceful expansion, warning democracies cannot rule distant provinces without loss of liberty and integrity.
Report from officials states Vice-President Hobart remains gravely ill with only slight chances of recovery. Medical staff monitor vitals as political aides weigh contingency plans and public statements amid uncertainty.
Uncle Sam reports 75,000 post masters in service with 14,604 appointed in the past year, reflecting personnel expansion across the postal system.
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