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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1903
Page
2
The Silver Messenger column blends global sarcasm and gossip, lampooning Balkan politics, King Edward, Servia, and social foibles. It notes the Obrenoyitches, Servian royalty, Mrs Fitzsimmons, and a parrot in Harry Lehr’s orbit, weaving light satire with dated attitudes.
The old Rye inn where Washington and Lafayette once stayed is slated for preservation. The near two century old tavern served as a key overnight stop for stages from New York and Boston, marking a historic crossroad six miles from Rye and the rugged Stamford route.
The Sugar Bush Inn in Rye is purchased by John J Parsons, William H Parsons, and J H Whittemore for 15000 to preserve local Revolutionary relics. The two story hand hewn structure may host a sign Haviland's Inn and serve as a historical museum housing Washington Lafayette Adams era artifacts and town records.
A former assistant secretary of the treasury will embark on a wedding tour funded by a friend under an old agreement that the first to marry should travel at the other's expense. The arrangement covers travel as part of the wedding festivities and is presented as a light social perk rather than a formal deal.
In a cloudy afternoon scene Tor and Deasie arrive at Taylor's home. Tom brings leeks and Beasie a maple sugar lump as Mrs. Taylor greets them with affection and a kiss, recalling Uncle Windmill Man and school memories.
A reflective poem by William Wallace Whitelock contemplates golf beyond earthly life. The speaker imagines a future where a golden crown and horn are unnecessary, and a caddy with a lynx eye tends to perfect shots on eighteen holes. He envisions a winged guard guiding him, a golf watchful soul, and a field of flawless strokes where no ball misses.
Paris gossip links Madame Marcelle Tinayre author of La Maison de Peche with a shy retreat after book success. She advised Malle Thouret who once tried to shoot Maree Prevost in a romance plot. Paris laughs at the remembered letters and the public display of private lives.
In a village exchange, Pat the garbage cart owner names a price of one and a half Livin dollars per load for removing ashes from the Winter pile. The speaker estimates five or six loads, while Pat assures he can handle ten loads easily, urging the speaker not to fret.
A brief exchange contrasts Kate and Nell on social status, noting a father’s salary versus a grandfather’s wages. The Up-to-Date Author boasts literary success from humble capital: ink, pens, paper, and stamps, now employing a secretary, two servants, and ten typewriters as he rushes new novels to print.
An impecunious young man confesses love to Miss Mykuns. She retorts that he could express his feelings in figures, prompting a witty exchange that highlights social contrasts and romantic resolve.
A humorous fragment depicts Mrs A asking if wealth means hiring a girl to tend a rubber plant, while Mrs Z expresses a desire to be so rich she could employ someone to handle routine plant tasks each day.
A fragment describes a tense remark about Kentucky and a friend. A drummer replies with the line I should say 80 and reflects that milestones were mistaken for tombstones. The exchange hints at ominous violence or misfortune behind casual talk.
The pugilist warns that the blow to the solar plexus mainly shocks the stomach, triggering a nervous disturbance. He critiques the typical “sure thing” as highly uncertain and unreliable.
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