Idaho State News Roundup From Weiser And Twin Falls
Idaho state news with reports from Weiser on the Idaho Bankers association gathering, Twin Falls arrests for post office robbery, and local court actions. Also notes missing man near Welser, a fatal machinery accident in Pocatello, child labor enforcement efforts, tax revision drafting, land lottery winner, and the opening of Hotel Washington in Weiser plus various local incidents and schedules.
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Méetthix
William Briggs
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
David Hanigan
Boise
United States Geological Survey
G. G. Baldwin
Hawley
Clarence .W._Scheck
Pittsburg
Jereme
North Side
Fiotel Washington
Welser
Idaho
Frank Halause
Nampa
Steel City
Proper method of pruning large branches in trees
The guide explains parallel cuts to remove large limbs from the main stem, citing quicker healing and less harm than perpendicular cuts. It warns against leaving stumps and shows outcomes from bad pruning, advising two-cut technique to prevent splitting and bark peeling when final removal is needed.
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Thor Tc
Proper Grading of Apples and Food Value of Fruit
An 1900s Farm and Fireside note describes a trough grading device with two holes to separate apples by size. It warns of operator fatigue and suggests hand assistance to remove apples. It also lists nutrition facts, praising baked apples and dried fruits as healthful, concentrated vegetable foods and noting value of bananas apples figs grapes berries and oranges as economical nourishment.
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Ray Malcolm
Plum Trees Best For Poultry Yards Insects and Fertility
The plum tree is the fruit best suited for the poultry yard. Plum trees in the yard bear crops and help destroy insects near the ground. Fertility around the roots provides abundant food for all the trees damaged. Prune 8 plum trees for the yard to three or four feet for the first limb.
Handling apples with care when picking and packing
The article warns bruised apples invite rot and mold as fungal spores enter through damaged skin. It advises avoiding drops into containers and pouring carefully so fruit rests near the bottom, preserving intact skins to prevent spoilage.
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Hague
Briges
How to Kill the Peach Borer With Simple Tools
An 19th or early 20th century rural guide advises using a sharpened flat file bent into a crescent shape with a handle to scrape tree bodies. After frosts, inspectors should scrape two inches above ground, then use a small diamond hoe to sweep bark and expose larvae, repeating three times and finishing by returning soil around the base.
Protecting orchard fruit and dwarf trees in winter care
The text advises protecting fruit and preventing rot by covering with straw or hay, burning orchard trash, and burying raspberries for winter in northern areas. It urges removing and destroying rotten apples, pruning unsightly limbs, and painting trunks white to clear dirt. It mentions dwarfing trees and experimental root grafting for prairie regions.
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Ares
Standardbrook
Go home and turn off the gas sermon shock
A woman scribbles a note during a church service and slips it to her husband who passes it to the minister. The note commands go home and turn off the gas, provoking a stunned, angry reaction from the minister as he reads it.
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Sermion
Disfigured Baby Recovers with Cuticura Remedies
A Nebraska mother describes her 8 month old Gilbert suffering severe eczema sores on his face and ears. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, four weeks of treatment restored clear skin and hair, prompting praise for the remedies and an offer for free samples from Cuticura in Boston.
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Io Pilt
Chicago
H. Albreght
West Point
Neb
Cuticura
Boston
Baltimore Waiter Takes Up French for Paris Job
A Baltimore waiter tells a patron he is studying French for a hoped Paris hotel job. He insists the hotel wants servers who cannot understand Baltimore French, aiming for a straight approach to language.
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Lippincott’s
Just Like Bennett
An editor reflects on Arnold Bennett as a rival of Wells or Conrad and recalls a club critic comparing a young writer to Bennett. The exchange mixes flattery and self deprecation as the novelist blushes at the remark.
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Bennett
The
Awful Moment Satire Fragments and Medical Ironies
A jumble of satirical lines and brittle dialogue unfolds with Mrs Housewife mocking cooking woes and a friend noting a husband’s French outburst. A scientist’s brisk exchange about a lion and a label parodies stark medical warnings amid references to cold lungs and Hamling Wizard Oil.
Spelling Reform and Civic Changes Mentioned in Rhetoric
The piece muses on racial terms and national labels before noting future shifts in language and city status. It cites Manchu and Chinaman usage, contemplates naming vessels after surpassing dreadnoughts, and mentions Araba in Tripoli and Italy. It ends with a hopeful jab about Pittsburgh gaining legal entitlement and broader progress.
Sainted Leg Little Girl and Veterans Dialogue
A home journal item quotes a joke exchange where a young girl asks about her father’s missing leg and a veteran’s child responds with a quip about it being in Heaven. The piece also notes Pericles with stylized hair and a remark about being called low-brown.
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