Silver Messenger Notices Oddities From Idaho and Beyond
A fragmented column reviews varied topics from Silver Messenger in Shallis Idaho and Reno Nevada. It mentions census accuracy, city sidewalks, a Missouri poets school, and evolving transit ideas, plus reflections on clothing, beer, and a British statesman’s marital status amid a broad, opinionated snapshot of contemporary curiosities. The piece also notes aviation advances, German aeroplanes, Zeppelins, and scientific observations tied to eruptions and Halley’s Comet, finishing with a remark on northern lights seen from Bermuda.
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South Seas
Bermuda
Halley
Fall Plowing and Leveling for Efficient Irrigation
A 19th century farming guide by John A. McPherson advises shallow fall or spring plowing five to seven inches deep to preserve humus, followed by rapid harrowing. It stresses leveling to create a smooth slope for economical irrigation of alfalfa, clover, or orchard crops, using disk or spike harrows and methods for small or large acreages.
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John A. M'Pherson
Irrigating Beans Guide for Early 20th Century Farms
The article describes planting beans with a drill at about half a bushel per acre, rows 20 inches apart, soil depth two to three inches. A two-horse corn drill suits planting, followed by final disking and harrowing. Once sprouts reach half an inch, weed twice the same day, then let beans grow until seed beans drop, then irrigate and repeat weeding.
To Insure Healthy Pigs
The man who takes proper care of his brood sows before farrowing has the largest measure of success. If sows are kept in small dry lots the ground becomes filthy and inoculated with disease germs, but in a pen the ground should be disinfected frequently. Keep the troughs clean.
Pest Spraying Requires Careful Study and Timing
Spraying is sometimes necessary to aid nature in keeping down insect life that preys on plants and fruits, but it requires close study and discrimination to know when and for what purpose it should be used. Learn the habits of each pest family.
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Bor
Army
Nior
Vladimir
Welcom
Alfalfa’s Ancient Roots and Modern Westward Rise
The article traces alfalfa from ancient times, noting its name meaning the best fodder and its spread from Persia and Greece to Rome, Spain, and the Americas. It highlights its long cultivation in California, rising market price, and status as a durable investment. It cites Brigham Young urging deep plowing and planting alfalfa as guidance for settlers in the West.
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Nebuchadnezear
Xerxes
Greece
United States
Utah
Brigham Young
West
Bumper Crops of Potatoes From Old Ground
Agricultural advice on growing potatoes without exhausting soil. Recommends deep furrows, slow irrigation, timing for early and late plantings, maintaining soil moisture at roots while tubers stay dry, and gradual scale up from a quarter acre to larger plots.
Live Stock Notes on Fences Hogs Mules and Sheep
Bad fences breed bready hogs. Kind treatment puts fat on stock. Don’t allow sows to mix with cattle horses or colts. The mule costs less feed and work more on average. Feed cost drives rations. Alfalfa helps prevent hog cholera. Breaking colts in spring requires care. Sheep once prized. now less so but valued for soil fertility. Hog workers short, prices high. Growth with condition yields profit. A sheep flock aids soil and weed control. Dipping troughs and proper tanks needed. Mules profitable due to fewer blemishes and disease.
Farmers Use Tar to Protect Ground Corn From Birds
Farmers advise coal tar treatment for corn to deter crows and blackbirds. Dissolve a teaspoonful in warm water to wet the corn, then drain and mix with land plaster. Do not apply to dry corn.
Taft's Young Golfer Charlie Becomes Noted Pupil
President Taft personally teaches his youngest son Charlie golf guiding the boy on greens at Hot Springs Augusta and Washington. Charlie, nicknamed Cheerful Charlie, prefers nine holes to full courses while his elder brother Robert and sister Helen show varied interests. The lessons began during Taft’s presidency rise and continue at summer homes and nearby clubs as Charlie balances golf with riding and schooling in Watertown and Yale preparations.
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Charlie
Roosevelt
White House
Robert Taft
Taft
Murray Hay
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Helen Taft
Chariie
Ruth
Travis
Tafts
Hot Springs
Augusta
Georgia
Washington
Beverly
Mass
Charlie Taft
Charly Taft
Quentin Roosevelt
Charles Phelps Tull
Watertown
Conn
Hubert
Yale
Social life in Russia and the Angliskie club legacy
The oldest club in St Petersburg, the Angliskie or English Club, founded in 1759, now has no foreign members though its founders included Francis Gardner. The piece details a culture of mushroom clubs, aristocratic and diplomatic influence, gambling dens, strict police oversight, and the mix of militaria and high society shaping Petersburg’s social scene.
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St Petersburg
Francis Gardner
Old
Muscovy Company
Queen Elizabeth of England
Ivan the Terrible
St. Petersburg
Universal Clubland
Boeuf Stroganoff
Count Stroganoff
Nessel Rode
Alexander
Russia
Napoleon I
Vienna
Pashkin
Hyron
Hisvarck
Prince Gortschakof
Council of Empire
Grand Dukes
Bolatova Morakala
Angliskte Klub
England
Cardé
Yacht Club
St. Peters
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