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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1904
Page
2
A jumble of clipped humor and stray notices from an old roundup lists remarks on hats and buttons, scientific claims, travel, finance, and literature. It mentions Kipling, Whitman, Browning, Shaw, King Edward, and Eli Whitney in a scattered city of pop culture puns and social quips.
The article discusses a French naval officer M. Benard proposing crossing the Arctic by using ice drift, inspired by Nansen. It cites currents from Siberia to Greenland, notes past failures like Andree and Peary, and compares to the Gauss and Peary expeditions. It outlines a dual-ship risk plan and a long drift lasting three to five years.
An eyewitness recalls Dr Gott now bishop of Truro riding the underground at Lenton. A fellow passenger, a zealous religious man, asks where he is bound. Gott replies Victoria. The enthusiast insists he is going to heaven, to which Gott affirms his own destination is Victoria, not heaven.
The originator of genuine eau de cologne died at eighty and passed the secret to his nephew. Since 1709 only ten people have held the recipe, kept in a triple-locked box. The laboratory is protected by double-locked doors. Oils and essences are combined in barrels with alcohol and after two weeks the mixture is complete.
A foreign writer argues that four great Tartars thrones Moscow Constantinople Delhi and Pekin shape global influence while Japan resisted Rus sian and German expansion. He notes heraldry symbols such as the two headed eagle and griffin origins and hints at cultural clashes across Asia and Europe with a sly urging to study history.
The excerpt outlines a traditional Spanish courtship where a young woman is accompanied by her mother or maid and a suitor known as her "vork." Courtship rarely ends in marriage, and the girl remains loyal and obedient to her gallant during this period.
Delhi ivory workers face high wages and skilled slip risks as carved pieces fetch large sums, with the trade centered in families. The cost of U.S. territorial acquisitions totals 140,750,000 alongside an additional 4,000,000 for Hawaii annexation, distributed across Louisiana Florida Texas California New Mexico Arizona Alaska the Philippines Panama Canal and Panama Canal Trip.
Vreeland, president of the New York Street Railway, rides incognito as a passenger and slips through with a free fare while Raver, a conductor, catches him during a collection tour. The encounter suggests the president may face inquiry from the office tomorrow.
Italian inventor Lillo Negroni unveils a center seated, single wheel vehicle with an inner movable frame carrying the motor and driver. The device uses a friction and chain transmission, with steering dependent on body balance, and brakes achieved by interlocking inner and outer frames. Not yet perfected, it promises practicality in bad weather and rough roads, with easier handling on large curves.
A chaotic but lively scene unfolds at University Hall as a public music event gathers many attendees. Spectators, including families, watch the performance near the flagpole while a dog and unfamiliar phrases mingle with the crowd. The piece hints at memories and emotional responses to music as the night progresses.
Fragmentary text notes earliest machine tool ideas and a lathe described as modern for its era. It references lathes linked to Asiatic sources, a miner’s trap tale, and a scattered account of burglars, a wine decanter, and a singer’s verse, with vague mentions of St Petersburg and century endings. The garbled narrative mixes craft, crime, and music without clear cohesion.
In France and Switzerland the latest vogue is to dine in the dark. Dinner begins as usual but the Hecht Beex out and all is left in darkness. The next course arrives suddenly illuminated by blazing light carried by shadowy figures. Each guest receives lighted fish and a delicately shaded glow on the plate while the room remains otherwise dark.
Monks at the Hospital of St Joan de Dieu in Ghent decorate walls with landscapes created entirely from postage stamps from many nations. The colorful scenes include palaces, forests, streams, and animals, with hundreds of stamps reportedly used to craft the intricate depictions.
A fragmentary travel note describes a finlish kennel and a weather superstition tied to seabird behavior. It mentions that inland birds signal unfavorable elements while a seaworthy dolphin sighting indicates nearing storm danger, with scattered remarks on the sea and weather wisdom.
George M. Stauithter of Rhanwell N My plans a marble monument over the grave of Sir Grodwell a noted thoroughbred famed as one of America’s finest bulls. He led in races at Omaha and claimed the 1898 top prize. Slaughter bought him for 5000 dollars and later refused seven thousand dollars.
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