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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
2
A collage of cheeky observations and jabs at wealth, politics, and culture from early 20th century columns. Mentions include Morgan, Krupp, Mark Twain, King Edward, and Bon Castellane. Political and social satire touchstones span Europe and America, with light mockery of vainglory and public figures.
A tale of a sought after marriage between two young elites, Helen and Harry Thornton, whose perfect match unravels as she pursues social prominence and he seeks affection. Eva La Sharpe enters, a beautiful temptress, and Harry elopes with her to southern Europe, leaving behind a broken family and a letter denying forgiveness.
In Leulie’s Monthly a hobo applies for work where men are wanted. He boasts of driving four, though unsure if four nails or four tent stakes. He claims skill with watches and dynamite, but participates in any job out of necessity.
An uptown physician recalls a German journeyman baker who sent his wife to a local hospital after ale fell. Daily reports promised improvement, but one morning the German bluntly said she was dead. The doctor asks what she died of, and the reply alludes to too many improvements. A skeleton measures one inch shorter than a living man.
Naturalist James Speed asserts hogs have distinct, situational speech. He cites a sow’s warning squeal and piglets’ responses, describing a farmyard day of clover, hunger cues, and a mother’s alarm call as examples of animal communication. A closing proverb about a mill and a wife appears.
The hymn Give to the winds thy fears was written after the poet Paul Gerhardt fled Berlin in 1650s trouble and found hope in Saxony. His wife’s sorrow, a night in a village inn, and a promise from scripture inspired the early lines. Published in 1659 and translated by John Wesley, the piece endures in hymnals today.
The article extols Mexico's long time ruler Porfirio Diaz as the backbone of stability and prosperity. It notes his age over 70, questions successors, and recalls his extraordinary career from revolutionary fighter to national leader, including escapes from prison and leadership in wars and revolutions. It emphasizes Diaz’s enduring influence and the need for action by determined followers.
Irreverent legislator recounts Geary the governor of Pennsylvania facing a push to incorporate a fake Geary Shanks Lead Company. The bill is pitched as a paying investment, citing bullets the governor carries and a warning that delay may melt the metal, with a barber-like jab at lobbyists.
Businessmen of Scottdale Pennsylvania form an association to curb fake advertising and pledge spenders to use daily and weekly papers. Meeting chaired by George B. Shupe with HL Poonaugh as secretary. plan to list objectionable schemes and impose fines on violators.
A humorous look at a hairpin's claimed versatility for women, listing numerous tasks it could supposedly accomplish from lock picking to sewing and repairs. The piece contrasts perceived female inventiveness with men, ending noting New York and.
Philadelphia magistrate Cuningham extends clemency in misdemeanors with eccentric remarks. Bill Jones, found on a public highway, claims single status prompting the judge to urge marriage to curb drinking. John Stith, also arrested for intoxication, is told married men should not drink and urged to rethink family responsibilities.
A New York magistrate heard two confidence men who faced a farmer's scam claim they merely bet him they could shuffle a deck and two jacks would come up. The judge jailed O'Brien for four years and Devine for three, then offered another bet that the two jacks would not come out together.
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