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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1911
Page
6
A ragbag of items notes aviation debates on reckless flying, defense, and licensed aviators. remarks on Vienna birth rates, Moscow and Russia naval plans, and a piano of misc. notices. Mentions New York musical comedy, New Jersey umbrella etiquette, and a Davy officer pistol for hunting. Also cites Wallesley College marriages, San Francisco jurors, and chauffeur conduct in auto hires.
The piece notes the long effort by a Philadelphia woman over eleven years to learn from the New York Herald Paris edition how to convert temperatures between Centigrade and Fahrenheit. No success has yet followed.
Maine long a key eastern ice source sees weather challenges reduce supply. An artificial ice facility has operated at the Maine Insane Hospital in Augusta and plans to establish a large new manufacturing plant in Lewiston to boost production.
A Missouri man dies after a long marriage described as 69 years in harmony with his wife, with remark that such virtue would seem superhuman to many. The note follows a report about Brazilian sailors mutinying, forty-five of whom died since surrender, and twenty mix who died from sunstroke while on government work.
The Dry Farming Institute backs sorghum as the most profitable forage under average western Nebraska conditions, noting its drought tolerance, potential yields, and adaptability. It advises sowing in June, harvesting after frost, and handling practices to maximize forage. alfalfa shines only in irrigated valleys.
The article notes the potato vine is hardy and tall with Indians reportedly using the leaves as tobacco. It states no potatoes form at the roots, suggesting cultivation was limited to the foliage rather than edible roots. The piece discusses botany and cultivation absence.
Many horses grow into beings of limited usefulness because of harsh handling in colthood. Colts kept with other livestock in crowded barnyards face constant rough treatment from older animals, stunting their development and future prospects.
The article notes moisture increases after deep tiling, showing cultivated soil holds more moisture than sod. It argues newcomers misjudge dryness, cites field tests from Montana substations, and urges thorough deep plowing and surface mulching before planting trees or gardens for better results.
The Farm Stock and Home outlines four key actions for dry farming: deep soil preparation with a deep or subsoil plow, a firm seed bed with subsurface packing, maintaining a dust mulch to hold reservoir water, and securing ample rainfall. It warns that soils vary and local adaptation is essential, adding that success requires water or failure.
The note advises farmers to inspect stock daily and avoid constipated hogs. It recommends starting with a single brood sow for new hog experience, notes sheep feed differences, and stresses ventilation and exercise in cold weather. Draft horses should be strong, large, and well-shaped for heavy work and occasional pleasure.
The Shire horse remains essentially the English farmer s own with America and Canada buying more than ever. English Shires have improved in type and quality, with strong feet and bone. Farmers prize brood mares and careful stallion selection, while shows advertise livestock to landlords and buyers. Wealthier owners settle locally, aiding tenants who profit from patronage and cheap Shire service in England.
An article by WM. J. KELLY argues skilled shoeing requires anatomy knowledge and diagnostic ability. It notes past blacksmithing was primitive, stresses anatomy, gait defects, and proper shoeing. The piece also comments on neighbor tool borrowing and labor exchange, urging the golden rule in exchanges.
A fragment discusses reducing evils arising from defects by addressing them effectively to lessen harm or eliminate it entirely in horse handling and welfare.
New Mint Region reports peppermint growers from New York and Michigan facing competition from Louisiana reclaimed lands. A distillation plant is under operation. A party of expert agriculturists found the crop viable in limited quantities for profit. Peppermint oil imports totaled 1 288 pounds worth 6416 dollars and exports reached 161 811 pounds valued at 288 318 dollars.
Instructions describe an arched roof barn built on a wood frame with no bracing required if set on a concrete wall. Use eight one inch by three ply pieces about eight feet long, cut to a 20 foot diameter circle, placed two feet apart. Outlining nails, lumber sizes, and bolting under the ridge to share load across rafters.
Ex sheriff B W D Barnes of Warren County Tennessee reports throat trouble and treatment by three doctors, declaring health gone and calling Peruna a cure after four bottles. Gustav Himmetreich of Hochheim Texas recounts eight months of asthma attacks worsened by cold, then uses six Peruna bottles plus two Lac-up la and two Manalia to regain work ability and endorses the remedy.
Miss Ethel Boynton, cashier of the National Bank of Bayside LL, remains the only woman in the state in such a role. She says trust comes from kindness, and a kind heart prevents betrayal of trust reposed in a banker by the public.
A remark about Mark Twain suggests he produced much work and readers question why. The reply attributes his prolific output to smoking 20 cigarettes a day, implying a quirky cause for creative output. The exchange mirrors a light, humorous newspaper tone.
A controversy in England pits Rochester King's School and Canterbury King's School as potential oldest. Both trace origins to the early seventh century around 604 under Bishop Justus and Augustine respectively. Saint Peter's York dates to the tenth century, highlighting regional claims.
A minister's son learns courage from a mother’s lesson about prayer. The boy proposes a sharper test by imagining twelve ministers in a room with only one not praying before sleep, claiming that would require greater courage than eleven bedded boys silently praying.
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