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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
6
A collage of satirical notes and farcical items from Challis Idaho lists quips about Naptha launches, Jeffries, trusts, and political figures. It mocks fashion, finance, and world events with lighthearted jests on celebrities, industry gaffes, and odd mortality tales, ending with a Vienna divorce curiosity.
A fragmented verse passage from a poem or bardic line describes the flower of independence. The stanzas hint at a guardian or nation’s essence, with petals unfolding as a symbol of native growth and identity. The text appears archaic and partially corrupted in OCR form.
Williamson watches a girl who sent a photo and found herself torn between rich marriage and love, confessing poverty and longing as a house party ends. She plans to marry wealth. he offers support but respects her decision. The couple contemplates parting at the station as the train pulls away.
A dramatic scene in a train station unfolds as a young woman rejects a rich suitor and confesses she only wants a future with a poorer partner. Williamson’s moneyed world and Ming Livingston clash while whispers spread about Billy’s influence and a possible romantic marriage in a tense social setting.
Two Paris hospital cases reveal music’s effect on healing. In one, a nearly fatal wound stopped healing yet improved after violin vibrations. in the other, a stubbornly suppurating wound healed when music was played near the injury. Only certain music aided these wounds.
Two American girls stare at an English man named Mr Jones in a drawing room. The mother apologizes but the children declare him the ugliest person they have seen. Mr Jones calmly laughs and accepts the remark as he admits his own ugliness.
Admiral Jouett, a veteran naval officer, recounts his first assignment aboard the Independence. He sought conversation with the executive officer, who responded with four stern commands, then declared silence as his first navy discipline. This anecdote highlights rigid training and respect for the flag in his youth.
An editorial from the Baltimore News argues for using wills to complicate heirs' finances and clear old scores. The piece muses on paradoxes of property and leverage in inheritance law.
The Ohio Experiment Station warns that chinch tax threatens corn and cane crops as daily letters show. Fungus spread is limited and may sidestep by immediate crop review and tar trenches, kerosene emulsion spraying, and frequent cultivation to trap bugs before overwintering.
The text argues for ready access to scales and dairy records in the milking area. It urges wall mounting of scales and milk sheets with nearby pencils, and quick access to spoons and bottles for composite samples. Proper facilities seen as essential for timely, consistent milk testing and ongoing adoption.
The German Emperor promotes potato alcohol to boost rural production and reduce reliance on coal and gasoline. He plans to power harbor boats at Bremerhaven and similar use by an international steam line, with Krupp to apply it to gun-shifting motors. Army and navy motors are to adopt the fuel where possible. A Farmers' Review reader asks about shade trees for pasture and notes an orchard boosts farm sales and rain loss harms crops.
This government report outlines the Red Caps as an old Hamburg variety, similar in size to the Minorca. It discusses their breeding challenges, comb shape requirements for market appeal, and notes their hardiness, early maturity, good flesh, and egg quality. It provides color, plumage, weight standards and eye, wattle, and earlobe coloration details.
A reader asks how to build an attractive poultry house in town to house at least twenty breeds with distinct, separate runs. The goal is education pleasure and some profit, not a large stock. Questions cover roof style common or single slant and overall appearance. Any practical design ideas are requested.
The Orpingtons mature quickly and surpass Barret Rocks and Buff Cochin for flesh quality with fine tender grain. Adults weigh seven to nine pounds hens and eight to twelve pounds cocks. They begin laying at five months and continue through winter. white skin and plump breasts add to appearance for cooking. Percy W. Hutton Linn County Iowa.
At R. L. Station on May 18, 1899 twenty Leghorn eggs were exposed to brimstone fumes for one hour then packed in flowers of sulfur. May 31, 1900 shells showed discoloration spots and enlarged air cells with mould. Yolks were sometimes stuck, gummy, or checay. many eggs were stale or rotten.
The Farmers' Review discusses best packing methods for carrying eggs to market by wagon. It notes that a regular packing box is ideal for twelve eggs, but for smaller batches a simpler method is needed. Readers offer hints on efficient packing and careful feeding to avoid spoilage during transport.
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