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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1910
Page
2
A collage of snippets includes a misattributed art dealer tale about a fake painting, a note on King Albert of Belgium reforms in the Congo ending forced labor taxes, and short humorous vignettes about manners, divorces, and politics reflecting a late newsy, columnar style.
An in depth note outlines common pump problems in power plants with advice on diagnosing slowdowns, valve wear, packing wear, and check valve issues. It emphasizes checking feed water, proper valve setting, seal wear, and avoiding prolonged operation in poor condition to prevent plant shutdowns.
The article argues farmers should boost corn poultry and pig production as meat prices stay high with no relief in sight. It notes stock raising is weak, with fewer cattle and hogs, and farmers often buy from butchers at high costs. It questions why grain yields aren’t increased to support pork profits.
Dairying in Holland is the principal occupation. Land is valued from 500 to 1000 dollars per owner, yet rents are paid by producing butter and cheese. They compete on the European market with American dairy, aided by efficient cows, good care, cooperation, and butter and cheese quality.
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin No 294 examines windmill irrigation on the Great Plains as a path to drought mitigation. It notes wind power can lift underground water, but stresses high capital costs and selective use for small areas. The report covers water sources, wells, mill choice, towers, pumps, reservoirs, crops, and practices in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and California. Copies are free from the Secretary of Agriculture or delivered from the Government Printing Office for five cents.
Dairy notes emphasize preventing calf scours and loss, with sale data showing pure bred Guernsey averages of 381 dollars on 92 head. Advice covers buttermilk impact, milking comfort, separator care, cream temperature, and feeding costs for corn, bran, and off meal. Practical tips aim at efficient dairy gains and digestive health.
New York celebrates Thomas F Byrnes a famed police detective who rose from patrolman to commissioner. He organized the Mulberry Street detective bureau and used strategic surveillance to trap Colonel Wells the Gould blackmailer in a celebrated case. Byrnes’s calm authority and sharp wit made him a feared foe of criminals.
The Utah experiment station reports fall wheat irrigation did not justify the practice due to marginal yield gains. Two spring irrigations are advised for very dry ground. Night irrigation produced about 8 percent higher total yield than day irrigation on study plots, while Arizona tests found furrow irrigation with wheat outperformed flood irrigation.
A faction denounces large globules of fat in milk while public demand for cream remains strong. The piece notes the breed poet’s claim that cream production is well established in western markets.
A collage of anecdotes and ads features a Cure for eczema with Cuticura Soap and Ointment credited by Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine, and a quotation from David Starr Jordan praising efforts for children. Humorous fragments about Jones and a chef in Pittsburg referencing French cheese close the miscellany.
Remarkable note warns that while wireless telegraphy progresses attention focuses on tuning selectivity and instrument refinement, the antenna development lags. Receiving stations need better antenna wire placement to intercept maximum wave energy. aside from Hiram’s ten shaped crib, few long advances have been widely adopted.
A fragment notes Japanese dialects as popular among the press humorists of the era while mentioning Irish and Gortian jokes as revived and retold in a tone reflecting current humor trends.
Fragmented ad style text warns against catarrh remedies with mercury and touts a mercury free Cure. Mentions Toledo Cheney Co and Panacea style product claims. Includes stray lines about eye remedies and a moral reflection, with scattered names and brands.
Mothers testify Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eases irregular periods backache and related female complaints. Story reports 11 mothers praise relief and urges young girls to seek the tonic for health restoration with free confidential advice from the manufacturer.
A fragmentary note questions missing romance in Venice with its lagoons and canals and mentions an absence of a place to about the chutes, hinting at incomplete or fragmentary travel musings.
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