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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
3
In a bustling Yarnaby circus, a boy Silas and girl Sally watch lions in a cage as Silas tries to hypnotize the king of beasts with a steady gaze. The crowd fills the tent while the lioness and lion yawn and endure the long stand as the spectacle opens in grand fashion.
Instructions for building an eight by thirty foot cold frame in a field center with 1x2 framing and gables six feet high. Details include ridge pole, rafters, stakes, and planting 4 inch spacing, plus methods for watering, soil, and a cheesecloth cover. Also describes a simpler south-side version against a fence and prepare plants for field setting with gradual hardening.
A woman with two rubber plants in a city apartment credits their vigor to occasional cod liver oil doses. She finds a large spoonful periodically more effective than common fertilizers and cheaper.
A veteran orchard guide lists keys to success including soil, drainage, and air flow, noting porous clay loam or sandy soil, elevated sites, and careful drainage. He disputes deep tile use on heavy clay, stresses cultivation and spraying as needed, and advises marketing strategy and pest protection to guard against mice rabbits and pilferers.
Prof J B Reynolds of Ontario notes that level or nearly level lands require minimal fall for drains. Water piles at the upper end reducing depth, so larger tiles may be needed to avoid loss of capacity. Best practice is to maximize fall, ensure uniform grade, and lay tiles with a smooth bed, with deeper ditching toward the outlet to compensate small ground-surface fall.
Charles Young sod mulcher states his experience with bearing orchards in Algoma. He concludes that an orchard seeded down to clover will yield more and better fruit with less work than cultivation. He notes no surface cultivation is needed to conserve moisture due to abundant supply.
A humorous note explains that the best dairymen keep cows in the barn during winter because outdoor runs lead to discontent on cold stormy days. The remark highlights dairy practices and farmer wit.
A fragment from a Chicago Record-Herald column blends dog limericks and social satire. It contrasts snarling and friendly dogs as metaphors for human behavior while a tale of streetcar courtesy and a quip on fashion add to the urban vignette. The piece weaves verse, dialogue, and a judge’s quip on fashion’s bondage.
A garbled mix of annual joke snippets shows a beggar named Bungiz asking for money or food, and a Fat Alderman mocking the beggar for idleness. Other lines joke about plainclothes policemen and wives refusing plain slothes, attributed to humor columns.
A Baltimore American quip notes the shift from courtship to marriage, remarking that before marriage one pays money in court, and after, one pays all money in court. The exchange highlights evolving social expectations and financial aspects of partnership.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a husband under a delusion. A woman retorts that if he thinks the husband is laboring, it is the speaker under the delusion, signaling a sharp domestic exchange.
A Life magazine quote contrasts views on a young girl's Bridget habit with a sharp line about her winning record. The exchange highlights social judgments about leisure and skill in youth culture.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a man who schemes by day to gain by night and steals what he can while muttering of earthly thefts. It mentions a child at Biren and a longed for moon, with hints of inherited greed and loss.
A collage of quotations on libel legalities, consumer prices, and public reaction. References to a Chicago Tribune piece on libel and to humorous exchanges about rising round steak costs and wine disinterest. Includes remarks attributed to a housewife and market seller and notes from Life His View and Cleveland Leader segments.
A clipped dialogue from period papers features witty exchanges about money, social circles, and class. The couple spar over finances and status while a manager comments on a supposed slum play. Noted lines from the Cleveland Leader and Baltimore American illustrate brisk urban banter.
A brief Cleveland Leader quotation shows a character admitting to taking a cigarette gradually after promising to quit. The exchange highlights a slow relapse and the social tension around giving up smoking.
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