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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
5
Howell Bros. operate the cheapest and shortest route to Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley Basin Seafoam and Shee Mountain. They carry U S mail passengers and express on the Challis to Spalding route via Azt and Challis.
Saffron, derived from crocus flowers, remains expensive at 56 ahi lings per pound and a harvest requires about 70,000 flowers for one pound. Its medical use has largely faded, though it persists in cakes and curtains for color. Adulteration thrives as cheap substitutes and dyed portions imitate genuine saffron.
In a Washington Post report C O Kerns of Texas explains jackrabbits in Texas differ from Canadian imported hares. He notes Texas jackrabbits are faster than their Canadian cousins, with large ears and brown coats. Greyhounds can catch them. ordinary dogs cannot. Jackrabbits are mainly landscape ornaments. occasional hungry camps eat them, but they are not a staple for Texas families.
A sporting authority notes that horse trainers bear immense anxiety and sleepless nights. While jockeys gain fame after a win, trainers shoulder the constant risk of accident and failure, enduring months of tension awaiting the big race. The article highlights the trainer's relentless vigilance and relief at delivering a fit horse for the event.
Rail construction continues with modest yearly progress as 400 miles are under way on 20 lines, expected to finish mainly by March. For 1897 the total reaches 1,864 miles with California leading at 210 miles, followed by Louisiana Michigan Georgia Pennsylvania Wisconsin Alabama Missouri and others. several states report zero track laid.
Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai cautions Americans seeking railroad jobs in China. Only two railways operate totaling 233 miles, employing mostly Chinese workers with a handful of foreigners in senior roles. Telegrapher salaries reach 40 dollars monthly. engineers 20 to 60. train hands and trackmen 6 to 10.
A survey of curious claims and notes on science and medicine. Elephants prefer gin to champagne, caterpillars’ monthly intake, nutrition claims for Butter and Becom, court findings on furnace smoke prevention, fatigue and blood toxicity, and a study of Asclepian poison used in infanticide cases. Ground oyster shells aid rickets treatment. Royal Academy honors Virchow with Helmholtz medal. medal weight 620 grammes marks Helmholtz’s seventieth birthday.
A detailed feature on violet scented fashions and beauty products across a woman’s wardrobe from perfumes to sachets, plus a prose essay on happiness urging duty and virtue as higher aims. Includes recipes for Rice Cake and Custard as period culinary notes.
A Washington letter to the Chicago Inter Ocean notes that the current administration is the first since Bozeman to have no children in the president's family. It contrasts past presidents Lincoln Garfield Arthur Cleveland Harrison and McKinley, describing Christmas scenes with children and grandchildren and praising the current first family for their affection toward children.
The German emperor and king of Prussia faces a vast range of duties including the final decision on Berlin electrified tramways. He must choose between overhead wires and underground conductors as the Berlin Tramway Company completes preparations. plans sit awaiting his signature since October.
The Milwaukee Reutinel notes Kiendiker figure and a portrait of two Frenchmen with a large diamond. Swiftwater Bill, famed for bedrock riches, returns with anecdotes about his love life, a vaudeville dancer sister, and a bizarre Dawson egg scheme paying a dollar per egg to buy every egg in town, then eating near the dancer to provoke her.
The Times-Democrat notes a refined prejudice against curly haired jurors in criminal trials. A veteran lawyer recalls mentors warning that curly hair signals stubborn, contrary behavior, leading to bias in deliberations and a tendency to oppose acquittals across the board.
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