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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1900
Page
2
A historical piece describes a moving sidewalk or platform, twenty feet above ground, circling an elevated rail protected path. It compares the experience to lifts at the Eiffel Tower and notes a Swedish count uses it to practice French conversation, praising its convenience.
The piece recalls Charles Langheimer in 1841 and Dickens American Notes, detailing penitentiary life, a German thief’s repeated imprisonment, and Langheimer's death in an almshouse. It moves to Paris moving sidewalks, American visitors mistaken as Parisiennes, and a Pittsburg observer’s reaction to misfortune. It also notes Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s betrothal and family fortunes.
A satirical portrait of Alexander McTavish McTaviah, the floor walker at Twist & Taffeta, whose autocratic rule over staff and his domestic creed dominate the scene. A July night trek to his colonial mansion reveals the allure and peril of his dictatorial persona.
A quiet Chicago room becomes a comic trap when Alec McTavish hosts a lace buyer and silk man who intrude with guests. A startled alarm triggers a light flood and the visitors flee. McTavish mans the bar while his wife suspects a wild midnight mishap.
Montana reveals a noted painter, Charles M Russell, known as the cowboy artist for his frontier life scenes. The globes coal output for 1898 stood at about 60 million tons, underscoring era industrial pace.
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