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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1901
Page
4
Gen. Miles issues a general order stressing patriotism discipline physical development self-reliance and professional knowledge for soldiers. Extracts emphasize devotion to country exemplary conduct respect for authority and fitness as essential, with sport and route-step drills recommended to enhance endurance.
Russell Sage led a summer outing for about 1,000 poor children in Poughkeepsie with the Poughkeepsie & Bester railroad. Free rides, lunch, and entertainment occupied 4,000 children and 200 to 300 relatives while Sage attended in New York business. The event was organized by Superintendent Madison.
Prof. R. L. Garner, who studies monkey language, writes of obtaining phonographic conversations from monkeys and attempts to translate. He mentions initial trials with a cage device and another set of monkeys to capture talk. Rumors of a pygmy race near Cape Lopez supplying new information circulate without verification.
Harvey J. Scott a Rice county Minnesota farmer aged 82 dies and leaves a will ordering his cash of 25000 and bonds worth 10000 burned. Alexander McLean as administrator reports the unusual testament aimed to cheat his three heirs. Relatives protest the burning and a court fight is expected.
Capid, a Hamilton Ohio newspaper man, and Miss Jessie Padgham, an opera singer, were remarried in Kansas City Missouri at Frank Cooper’s residence. They had eloped and wed ten years earlier in Pomona California when she was sixteen. Padgham’s father gave her away at the ceremony.
Population of Belgium reaches 6,744,532 with 3,362,496 males. Language split shows 2,455,384 Flemish only, 2,485,072 French only, and 700,997 bilingual. Separate note mentions state regulation of medicine prices in Prugsis.
Mrs. Samuel Bennett of Tinton Falls New Jersey received an antique rose wood bedstead from New York guests. It would not fit through doors or windows, so carpenters cut a hole in the wall to bring it in. After learning the bed would not fit upright, they raised part of the ceiling by about eight inches and set the bedstead in place.
The census bureau's Alaska agricultural statistics show total farm wealth on June 1, 1900 at 15 686 dollars with 2 196 in livestock 600 in implements and machinery and 12 800 in buildings and improvements. Buildings stand on nine of twelve farms. Opening farms cost up to 120 dollars per acre for cultivation. The twelve farms cover 159 acres with vegetables as the main product. Five farms are small market gardens under three acres. Domestic animals and poultry total 2 196 dollars. Potatoes and turnips are key vegetable incomes. Grass for hay and ensilage also important. Poultry farming yielded the best income on capital invested in 1899.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item notes the claim that a Hon’s roar travels farther than any other living creature. It also mentions a woman who reports finding a mouse in her bureau, a detail tagged as part of the same note.
The Denver Republican argues the St Louis fair cannot realize its exciting possibilities until it is equipped with a board of Indianapolis managers.
Henrietta lawyer H W Munday recounts a grave-digger tale claiming Kleetele Bitters cured malaria and malarial fever, though warnings arise about exaggerated benefits. The advertisement asserts the tonic expels disease germs, purifies blood, boosts digestion, and restores liver and kidney function at Spalding's drug store.
The ad promotes a simple, practical and durable typewriter available for 35 dollars. It emphasizes value and reliability for everyday use.
John Mullen of Custer Idaho declares forfeiture of several mining claims in Yankee Fork Mining District Custer County Idaho for failure of co owners to contribute required annual labor. The notices cite Vishnu, Monteauma, Vishue Extension, Eureka lodes with specified years and expenditures to hold claims per Revised Statutes. First publication July 16 1901 with ninety day window to respond.
A catalog fragment describes the Chicago typewriter winning a Paris Exposition gold medal. It promotes interchangeable steel typewheel, DeStandard keyboard with 32 keys and 90 characters, visible writing, 47745 styles, an erasing plate for high speed, and suitability for manifold and mimeograph work. Presented by BE L King Pacific Coast General Agent at 425 California St San Francisco California. 6m
Blackfoot Hous t and Challis Stage Line operated by C V Hansen Prop. Daily four horse Concord coaches carry mail passengers and express Leaves Challis for Houston and Blackfoot every morning at 6 except Sundays. Direct route to Houston Challis Bayhorse Clayton Custer Bonanza Stanley Basin Sheep Mountain and Yellow Jacket. Express and freight to care B H & Co via Blackfoot Idaho ships promptly. Inquire J P Spatpine Agt Challis Idaho.
Notice states taxes for the year 1001 will become delinquent on the first Monday of January next. A ten percent penalty will be added if not paid prior, along with costs provided by law.
Fourth District Court of Idaho in Custer county reports an attachment against Williams Howell in the action of John C. Fox plaintiff versus Williams Howell defendant. Clerk GED. B. KY A notes the attachment tied to the defendant property. First publication September 24 1904.
The Commoner has increased its circulation to 100000 copies within six months of its first issue, a record unlikely to be matched in American periodical history. The growth shows room for a national paper focused on political, economic, and social issues. Regular subscription is $1.00 per year.
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