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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
3
A long column outlines dairy and poultry practices including Babcock test training, Michigan state branding and registry for creamery products, turnip feeding after milking, stable cleanliness, air quality, and disease control. It stresses reader diligence, current literature, and market-informed poultry feeding and housing efficiency.
A fragmented note discusses risks in amateur poultry trading, warning that buying from unknown sellers can introduce contagious diseases like rotio and other illnesses. It cautions that importing birds remains necessary but urges buyers to rely on professional breeders to reduce disease risk and ensure proper quarantine and vaccination when possible.
The article extols carrots as a superior horse feed and digestive regulator. It notes carrots suit work horses, brood mares, and calves, outyield others, easy to grow, with two pounds seed per acre and half an acre feeding several horses. Mastodon variety recommended for Minnesota.
England records show total sheep on the island climbing to 1,620,927 with Wales and Scotland contributing to a 1895–1899 rise. Ewes increase from 9,668,000 in 1895 to 10,461,000 in 1899, a five year gain of about 800,000, boosting the annual lamb crop accordingly.
The Champaign county fair poultry show runs May 28 to May 31 with judging by W. Russell. The association has doubled its premiums and offers premium lists by addressing RD Burnham in Champaign.
A patent by Carl Zickier of Brinn Austria describes wireless telegraphy using ultraviolet ray transmission from arc lamps to send signals to a receiving station with weak electric waves and audible output. Critics note the system’s speed remains limited to 8 to 12 words a minute.
The Yate of Anies Anefort will be made this summer to confirm fate of Andree by following a clue. A buoy marked Andree's Polar Execution was found on Prince Charles Foreland last September, empty, suggesting it broke from the pole and may reveal more about the mysterious polar tragedy Sir Martin Conway calls.
Maxime G. Lambert of Canada showcases a combined ax and augur tool designed for lumbermen campers carpenters and wharf builders. The ax head houses a rigidly adjustable bit and the handle end features a rotatable mail hand grasp like a brace. The device aims to streamline work by using the heavy ax head as a brace for easier operation. A second note observes curious hovering winged flies dancing in groups for hours in sheltered spots, seemingly enjoying the motion.
At the Geological Society of America meeting Prof C Russell highlighted new finds in southern Michigan showing swamps and lakes yielding marl rich in carbonate ideal for Portland cement. Though partly shell, it is mainly chemical precipitate formed now, with an inexhaustible supply. Large cement works have been built and more planned, suggesting Michigan could lead in this industry.
A newly patented soldering iron never grows cold during use. It is self heated by a gasoline burner with a reservoir under the handle. Vaporizing fluid is fed in tiny amounts through a needle valve controlled by a tool in the handle. William Herbert of Canada is the patentee.
Curiously, the text discusses micro organisms in preserved meats and fish. Dr A Petterson of Upsala, Sweden, shows salt levels around 15 percent foster microbial growth, implying flavors and odors in salt conserves derive from these organisms.
The discovery that nettle fiber yields the finest tissues from any vegetable source spurs Germany to introduce nettle cultivation in Kamerun Africa. If successful, the enterprise will scale up with weaving industries.
Plans call for a bridge over the ship canal similar to Rouen’s, with the city power house supplying the current. Cuban Industrial Relief commission vegetables arrive with high favor, potatoes praised as superior to Bermudas. London water consumption last November averaged 3.46 gallons per person daily. A French naturalist warns a birdless world would fail in nine years. Bugs and slugs would devastate crops. Prof Eliiu Thomson pending a patent for a sun furnace claimed to boost ore smelting and glassmaking, now granted novelty. Potential interest to miners and large smelters.
A North Omaha Sunday school superintendent ends a lesson with a question about a summer picnic. A junior boy asks to clarify, sparking a simple schoolyard moment. In Cleveland, a lobbyist is outmaneuvered by a hopeful suitor who predicts reform in the West legislature. An Easter hat joke highlights the Audubon Society’s pickiness.
A joke note claims Stimson avoids his wife's purse by spending money before returning home. Cleveland Pisin Dealer and New York Press chatter touch Crosby separation and a baby-name dispute linked to a bridal trip on a sleeping car.
The Chicago Times Herald quotes a humor note about Mabel preferring a professional man and finding her match in Prof Thhi rleton who travels with an educated goat and trained monkey on stage. The piece also references remarks by Rev. Mr. Goodman and a playful line about going on the downward path with a faux dialect aside.
The Chicago Record notes a witty exchange as a footpad and king clash in courtly banter. References to Sir Bernard Bullion and Jack Pite Jackson weave through a scene about wealth, marriage, and a new department store venture, highlighting urban gossip and sensational quirks.
In the Kansas City Independent a note states Miss Muchenxh has rented a flat. Downes, one of the rejected, comments he heard she named him. The source, The Voice of Kary Upson, echoes gossip about a changeless figure.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark quotes critics on Swipsey, describing his relentless push and a wife’s claim that he pushed a baby cart into a gutter and typed the baby out, illustrating the harshness of street scuffles and public scorn.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quips about a prince’s behavior, noting it is inconsiderate and prompting mock questions about how others should imitate him at a forthcoming event. The playful exchange uses mock accents and humorous critiques of royal conduct.
A humorous Indianapolis Journal snippet features a joke about a so called rainy day club. A woman says the doctor advised dropping out to cure rheumatic pain and the club members reply they merely dress in suits and romp to the rail for amusement.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item records a brief exchange about a dispute with Bixby over a long distance phone call. The quotes show one party claiming he struck but missed and acknowledging the time and mode of the confrontation. The fragment hints at a humorous or coded account rather than a full report.
A mosaic of quips and misheard phrases from newspapers. conversations hint at art and tobacco smells around a man at work, plus jokes about a landlord being a chess player and a quarter million settlement for an eldest daughter. fragmentary notes resemble a humor column mix.
An onlooker questions the flaring crinson page of a newspaper, while the Cheerful Idiot of the New York Commercial Advertiser explains it as the red badge of yellow. The fragment comments on a curious feature of color in print.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Senator Sorghum replies he will vote according to conscience, stating it is always wrong to waste good money. The exchange frames a public debate on fiscal responsibility and ethical budgeting.
A line from a Puck fragment notes a reaction to a request for a gift and remarks that diamonds had risen in price. The quote implies a barter or hesitation about payment and timing. Names, dates, or places are not provided.
A fragmented, humorous dialogue page features bitty exchanges among Sandy, Pete, Sandy Piuwe, Uncle Obeez, Mrs. Grill, Mr. Grill, Ostend, Dorothy and her father. Exchanges touch on patience with a crying baby, perpetual motion, a reef of jokes about wealth and snubs, and a misplaced jingle about a ten dollar debt. The tone is playful, with garbled spellings and quirky asides.
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