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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
7
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from various papers features exaggerated revenge plots, domestic peeks, and social jests. Bits include a scornful suitor vowing to reveal photos, dinnerism and diet jokes, engaged couples, and quips on realism and notoriety from editors and stage folk.
A humorous and dated streetcar anecdote features a gentleman opposed to tobacco and酒 drinking who questions a lady about her child. The exchange reveals the child, aged two months, does not smoke or frequent clubs, ending with a quip about court damages and marriage. The tale comes from Fliegende Blätter.
A collage of humorous lines from multiple papers features Confused Emotions on college manners and a farmer named Corntos vel debating praise for Vay who led a class but trailed in a foot race. Separate gags include Miss Prattles and Mr Rattles quipping about helping others, senatorial courtesy, and a dust joke from The Beloved.
A fragmentary column blends a football moment between a New England university and the Carlisle Indians with a San Francisco amour d esprit. It then shifts to a Sunset Magazine vignette about a gallant rescue and a college language quip, ending with a German shorthand joke about script length.
A brief line from The Outing Magazine notes a cordial handshake and a playful remark about a “good tackle” uttered by an Indian observer, reflecting lighthearted sports social commentary tied to a church scene.
A college girl toys with romance and geometry to prove equal love. She and her suitor liken their feelings to radii and an unknown X, showing if both equal the same thing, their love matches in ratio. The playful calculation ends with a playful punchline.
A homeopathic note praises yellow tinted glasses to reduce light and chemical rays for ultra sensitive eyes, claiming superior comfort without vision loss. A curious anecdote counters a claim that blind men never smoke, recounting a sighted blind man who has smoked since boyhood and enjoys pipes and cigars.
Prairie Farmer notes portable colony hen houses offer practical, economical shelter for breeders and growing stock. The 5x6½ foot design on runners enables easy movement, separation of broods, and improved ventilation for profitable operations on Michigan farms.
The article argues farmers with fowls should use bone mills to grind bones. Ground bones supply lime phosphorus and nitrogen, improving fowl production and reducing waste. It notes bones have significant value even after being eaten by birds and suggests widespread adoption in poultry stables.
The piece argues pure breds outperform mongrels in cost and profit. It claims breeding costs are lower per unit and laying strains yield higher profits despite higher upfront price. It urges farmers to select birds with clear profit potential and avoid nonproductive stock this winter.
An essay urges homeowners to paint wood surfaces as a form of insurance against depreciation. It argues paint adds value and reduces future losses, compares paint to fire insurance, and advises painting in spring or fall with quality ready mixed paints from reputable manufacturers. A skilled painter yields better results than a novice.
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana is a 26 foot shrub or small tree with yellow autumn flowers. Bark is brown and scales, wood light brown with red tinge. Flowers have four petals and four stamens, fruit is a woody capsule with a single seed. Found from Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas. lore links it to hidden springs and treasure. bark and leaves yield soothing medicinal extract.
Farmers can produce large ice stores by freezing clean water in tubs or pails during severe cold. Stir water to remove air, freeze, then remove blocks after briefly boiling the tub. Store ice in a barn bin with ventilation and hay, supporting eight to ten tons.
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