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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
2
A collection of curious clippings from early 1900s humor and politics notes Carnegie libraries will purchase a new book for all, while Andrew Carnegie denies being a phil anthropist. Other items mock contemporary figures, events, and social trends with satirical jabs and rapid-fire quips about politics, literature, and society.
Laura Kirkton abandons high society to seek real courage and honest love. A coastal rescue tale follows Captain Wil as he battles fierce seas to save rival crewmen, and Winnifred learns true heroism from the man she saves and grows to admire.
A 93 year old New York woman, Mrs Sophronia Phelps of Kueiville Orleans County, hosts an old fashioned birthday party. A carved chair and a cane from Col Miles of Ruckville, both heirlooms, draw interest. She recounts the first apple tree planted in western New York by Mrs Dunham who grew the seed after leaving New York City and traveling via Albany and the Mohawk. The seedling became the flat apple tree that led to the region’s famed orchards.
Congressman Cummings and a companion vacationed at a premier Southern winter resort. They received a warm welcome and enjoyed their visit but found the bill steep. At checkout a salesgirl offered a keepsake to remember the trip, which elicited a witty retort about wanting to forget the costly stay.
A Pittsburg Dispatch note discusses a Chinese letter belt worn as a personal adornment two years ago by Mrs. Seton Thompson and later revived as a belt of silver characters. The tale includes a chat with a Chinese man who explains the belt carries two wishes, one for fifty sons and one wishing enemies die by torture. It also describes a venerable wine brew known as the loving cap claret, its secrecy among vintners, the ritual around the big loving cup, and opinions of critics who favor the old blend of brandy.
Philadelphia world leapt as William Hermann Lane killed his employer Mrs. Ella A. Furbush and two daughters Madeline and Eloise on April 1, then waited, confessed, and was sentenced to death within 72 hours. The spree ended when officers halted him at Camden depot with the murder weapon, jewelry, and loot. Eloise identified him at Hahnemann Hospital, sealing the case.
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