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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1905
Page
2
A survey of curious notes from U.S. life ranges from Prof Loeb on acids to Henry James on American girls. It mentions Com Peary’s ship funding, hog census figures, tax talk on cats in Massachusetts, and jokes about editors, stock market costs, and a Boston health note. Also noted: a convoy of misprints and colorful local quirks across cities.
A reminiscence recalls Colonel Haverly's Fourteenth Street theater where a clog dance team failed to impress during a matinee tryout. Engagements finally occur after a show of "paralyzing" ineptitude. Lawyerly theatrics unfold in a court case with Mr Appleton outwitting a pompous rival. A Washington shoe shop tale shows a mix up of shoes for uneven feet. An art exhibit in Philadelphia draws tall praise but a governor quips about London. Edwardes notes chimney work for a penny as a local boast.
While campaigning in Massachusetts for Bryan in 1896, B C O'Connell stayed in a western city hotel and slept in parlor B. A mouse dropped from his hair onto the floor, nest built in his brown hair, forcing him awake and to seek the office at dawn. A porter and clerk exchange quips about the parlor and a cat accompanying it.
Dr Carleton Simon has explored dreams of people born blind to learn what forms figures, animate or inanimate, may appear in their dreams. He notes normal dreams rely on past experiences and vision, while blind individuals may form creations beyond recollection, suggesting intriguing outcomes. He believes the study is worthwhile.
In Augusta the Maine Supreme Court faced a lengthy rescue and complex real estate case during a session, testing patience as judges weighed intricate filings, claims, and procedural issues amid a public docket.
A short anecdote recalls a young minister filling the pulpit at Wrentham Congregational Church during the absence of Rev. Elisha Fisk known as Priest Fisk. Upon opening the Bible the youth preacher spoke briefly, leaving a memorable impression on listeners.
A spirited discussion centers on a painting with a so called vital defect. One speaker argues the work is a libel on women and a fraud, while another insists the piece shows beauty and questions why a mirror or echo could define female nature.
Philosophers say distress remains comparative even when positive or superlative. Mr George Ed wardon, back in England, responded to a Birmingham manufacturer lamenting hard times. The boss complained skilled workers could be hired to assemble a watch for eighteen shillings.
A minister reads an old church notice asking for prayers for Mr Libbius Porter whose loss is sanctified for his good. Congregants laugh when Mrs Fisk reveals the line was a bookmark from a decade old notice about Porter's third wife’s death, now read aloud again with his new wife present.
In a small Arkansas town a local wag amused himself feathering on ministers. A minister offered to loan the buggy team to take his wife for an airing. The wag quipped about riding behind a jackass and the minister replied he preferred to drive himself, noting the misunderstanding.
In England cremation advances slowly due to a 1894 court ruling limiting cremation absent explicit instructions. The decision held everyone is entitled to Christian burial and cremation is not Christian burial, hindering practice.
The wooden spire of St Peter's Protestant Episcopal church in Tacoma dates about 700 years and is believed to be the oldest belfry in the United States. Built around a surviving tree trunk, the church began with a Douglas fir stem rising near Puget Sound shore and a small sanctuary, amid early hostility from Siwash Indians, now part of Tacoma’s Old Town.
Moses Stannard of Madison Connecticut aged about 85 faced a civil suit in New Haven. A Civil War copperhead, he had raised a Confederate flag on his home in the town’s northern part. His actions led to his arrest and brief imprisonment at Fort Lafayette.
A Sussex magistrate and guardian report that stone pounding and limiting casual labor to two days have cut the number of tramps at Cuckfield workhouse by over half. Guardians note tramps once posted mystic signs along roadsides warning others about which workhouses to avoid.
A professor from the Academy of Sciences reports experiments showing rabbits withstand extreme cold better than most animals. A rabbit left overnight in a tea block was found comfortable, while dogs and other livestock rank behind.
An iron ship weighs 27 percent less than a wooden ship of the same size and will carry 115 tons of cargo for every 100 tons carried by the wooden ship, both loaded to the same draft of water.
Joshua Pleoner, a nine year old boy living near Richards post office in Tennessee, maintains eleven timber rattlesnakes in a den built into his old house chimney. The reptiles, captured in nearby woods, have caused no major injuries this winter though occasional fights occurred when the den grew warm.
British sailors assign quirky names to ships including Majestic Magnificent and Hermes, with many aliases like Prince George P. G. and Royal Oak. The list spans playful monikers such as Itching Dean Bacchante Wallflower and Undaunted alongside more formal titles and varied spellings.
The piece notes many lottery prizes remain unclaimed for years in Credit Fendier and other outlets, including several sums of 4,000 pounds and a Panama lottery prize of 10,000 pounds. Some prizes may revert to the state after a decade, illustrating luck’s irregularity.
A blacksmith of Aswarby near Stenaford, England, discovered a 22 carat gold wedding ring stuck on a harrow tooth while repairing a neighboring farm tool. It is believed the ring was lost on the land and picked up by the harrow during use.
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