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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
3
Farmers are urged to plan ahead for a better crop rotation next season. The article warns that dirty backyards breed disease and suggests trying head lettuce for novices. It notes mulching potatoes, using a steel toothed rake for weeding, and enriching soil with cut corn stalks. It discusses turning early potato patches into turnips or corn and using trellis methods for tomatoes. Muskmelons are adaptable if grown on good soil with proper care.
Miller Purvis explains planting late cabbage by sowing four to five seeds per spot and letting only the strongest seedling remain. He roots for sowing late in June, using potatoes as a first crop between cabbage rows, and notes digging potatoes improves soil for cabbage growth.
W. H. Bond in Missouri Valley Farmer describes a wooden potato coverer and ridger six feet long six inches high and two inches thick. It specifies iron plates on the bottom of the runners and a light cover for protection.
A description outlines a coverer setup using two horses and two men. One man drives, the other holds the rear end by a handle. Front crosspiece is three feet, rear crosspiece one foot. The arrangement covers a large pulch in a day.
Advice for would be farmers on selecting a farm. Warns against land poverty and distant markets. Emphasizes ensuring a strong market, shared support at home, and financial planning to cover mortgage and debt with sufficient earnings.
The American Phytopathological Society warns of two dangerous euro peat plant diseases potato wart and blister rust of the white plow. It calls for national regulation in the United States and Canada and urges legislation to stop further spread from Europe and Asia.
Experiments at university farms show humus making crops such as timothy clover bine grass and alfalfa improve moisture retention and weed suppression. Plowed grass incorporated into crops yields better moisture conditions than land grown with grain, according to the tests.
A Farm World article outlines building refrigerators from concrete, using dressed plank forms and a three inch thick wall. The design includes an ice box on the floor, a tight door, a wood partition, an oval air passage, and a drain, promising easier cleaning, odor resistance, lower cost, and mobility with casters and safe-rollers for practical farm use.
The article discusses the evolution of mourning etiquette in Europe, noting gradual shifts from deep black dress to colors during a transition period. It lists fabrics such as crape, silk grenadine, bombazine, and net as suitable for mourning, emphasizes tasteful, unornate designs, and stresses elegant millinery and dressmaking.
The author argues it is safer to cut green grass and feed horses once daily rather than letting them roam eight parties in summer. Green grass aids digestion, but the risk to a horse outweighs the benefits of pasture. Pasture should be shared by mares and foals. work teams are prone to injury, so this practice is seen as safer.
A fragment describes building a cistern at least 18 feet deep with a crosswise WW set and jug shape. It advises cementing on brick, drying, coating with boiled oil and yellow ocher mix, adding Japan dryer, then filling to about half, resting days, pumping out to remove loaty pain, claiming oil paint hardens cement to glass-like hardness.
A brief agricultural note advises cutting alfalfa when about one third in bloom for optimal silage. Delaying harvest leads to woody stems, yellow leaves, and potential injury to a second crop. Careful cutting preserves hay value and helps control brush.
A description notes a smart frock suitable to be made in cashmere silk and wool crepe or any fine wool. The corset bodice and side of the skirt are cut in one piece to below the hips, outlining a fashionable one-piece design.
The front is a yearnel to the foot, the lower side and back of the skirt are plaited. Braiding forms the trim on the skirt and front of the bodice, with a simple border on the shoulder strap edge. The underslip uses inlocence fabric. Materials listed: 66 yards of 46 inch wide and 2 yards of 1h inch wide for underslip.
A fragmentary description notes a plain sailor hat enhanced by a rose motif and folded silk accents. Mentions Persian silk and a crafted effect suggesting value and artistry, with emphasis on richness and technique.
Useful for the traveler a new form of the well known pin case for traveling is shown with acceptable prizes for European travelers. The case resembles a wallet with a Map side. Cardboard cover padded with cotton batting cretons brocade ribbons or embroidered linen. Inside a single leaf adjusts to the case thickness like a book page. White elderdawn or fanned sides cover both sides. Pins in various sizes and colors adorn both sides forming borders stars and groups. Cases come in convenient sizes including a five inch tour version.
The article explains that sewing silk blouse seams is hard for home makers because heat can mark silk. It recommends passing each seam over a warmed iron edge, using both hands to pull and guide the seam, and avoiding contact with the silk except at the seam to prevent staining the fabric.
A fragment discusses veils as scarce, fragile items and the futility of cheap ones. It cites a tip from Woman's Life: buy fine net by the yard to obtain four veils for the price, offering better quality and longevity than cheaper alternatives.
Miss Ingle, a stenographer for Midland Coal & Min Co, learns of an offer to buy Willard Ferris's land in Gladeville Mo for farming. She secretly warns Ferris not to accept, feeling a higher duty. Ferris sells the land for thirty thousand dollars, with half going to Miss Ingle as a pledge. She helps Ferris plan a home, and he proposes partnership to start a life with her.
The Clerk in Boston Transcript notes a curious habit among writers who bite during writing. It cites Queen of novelists and authors like Jack London, Richard Harding Davis, Upton Sinclair, Edith Wharton, and David Gray biting different substances while composing. The piece ponders why biting seems tied to creative stimulation and thought.
Fragmentary verses and lines attributed to Byron express themes of parting pain and unfulfilled love. The text mixes faded phrases about a kiss, memory, and longing with a closing remark on blame and mistaken beliefs.
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