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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
3
Fire Chief Robert Mesner of Canton declares cigarette smokers are too ladylike for fire fighting and lack nerve. He cites a harvest festival remark about Jonah and recalls Allan A. Ryan on flying, while others quip about christening and punishment in a string of anecdotes from the era.
A fragmented New York item notes a record flight by Mr Klubton staying up two hours and twenty minutes without a passenger. Mrs Klubton teases about past long vigils with a sick friend while a hired girl question reveals they have an inadequately paid helper.
A string of quips and snippets from 19th century periodicals including Mrs. Robinson’s cowa mot ive, Ada and Eve, and jokes about painters climate and war. The excerpts show social humor, celebrity observations, and playful banter reflected in Boston Transcript Argonaut Smart Set and Cleveland Leader.
A Cleveland Leader item jokes that a girl of 20 is much older than a boy of the same age, noting the family Bible might show she was born in 188. The remark plays on calendar math and the idea of aging differently by gender.
A quirky narrative shows Mrs. Snail rushing to town in November amid a tense exchange with Bug-Hey, declaring no time to lose as Christmas shopping begins late and urgency rises.
Visitor and zoo attendant debate the wild horse of Patagonia at the county fair. The attendee asks how to feed the creature while the attendant suggests wild oats as the answer.
Farmers in dry lands contend a hard crust forms beneath mulch during drought, hindering root growth. Deep plowing 10 to 12 inches and appropriate soil management lessen crusting and boost moisture access, with regional support from Northwest farmers.
Manure may fail first year but show gains next. depends on material condition and decomposition. Stable manures costlier for orchards but can rejuvenate old trees on exhausted soil with careful application and timing.
Dr Smead, New York state veterinarian, warns against feeding cows to prolong milking before calving. He cautions that overfeeding can cause injury and emphasizes not starving a cow into dryness when rational feeding yields milk.
Since 1905 the department of agriculture has tested dry farming methods at Cheyenne Wyoming where yearly rainfall is under 14 inches. Continuous cropping yielded poor results, while alternate-year cropping with summer tillage stored moisture and produced strong yields such as 61 bushels of potatoes per acre and 2,440 pounds of wheat per acre on a 1907-1908 rotation.
In a severe North Dakota drought, flax on old land wilts badly. The author urges farmers to save all seed from drought resistant plants for future sowing, as even normally hardy flax may fail under extreme conditions. Saving seed is vital for future years to ensure remaining stocks and best quality seed.
Farmers are advised to feed new corn fodder as soon as it is usable. In the green state it provides more feed value than after it ripens, making early harvest preferable for livestock nourishment.
Farm notes warn of weevils in grain and stress soil conservation as key. Harrow meadows early, guard crops with birds, and dry sweet potatoes before frost. Dry crops, harvest onions properly, store feed, and cover tools with protective coatings. Plan for winter feed, chaff, and careful storage to prevent spoilage and losses.
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