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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
2
The 1906 review states nearly 7,000 miners were killed or injured in U.S. coal mines, with deaths rising due to weak regulations and unsafe use of explosives. It compares U.S. fatalities to Europe where laws prohibit excess explosives and regulate usage. It notes needed adoption of European testing and safety standards.
Rest the eyes and body to combat disease and strain amid light, posture, and movement pitfalls. Editorial notes advise diet, glasses, and proper lighting while rail travel and river journeys spark reflections on American life and library growth across states.
The article outlines a planned 1908 1909 Arctic expedition from New York aboard the Roosevelt to Greenland and Kennedy Robeson Channels. It details routes from Cape Sheridan to the pole with 200 dogs 25 sledges and 25 men plus Eskimo assistants. It notes the sun will circle the horizon for six months and the polar star will appear overhead.
Senator P J Dolliver argues moral progress in the United States stems from applied religion. He recalls the past moral failings in government, notes the abolition of saloons, and predicts a future where law, literature, cities, labor, and wealth are guided by Christian gospel values. He envisions a world becoming a house of prayer with all men as brothers.
Dialogue shows Miss Stubbles delaying commitment after a death leaves Henry penniless and homeless. The scene features Genevieve, Henry, Tom, and fear of loneliness, amid a mix of comic snippets and brief jokes from various sources woven into a single column. The passage blends dramatic exchange with sketches and captions from the era.
Dialogue excerpts reveal wordplay on money, meals, and babies from Chicago Journal and New York Weekly. A man quips about 15 cent meals and a referee exchanges jests about baby names to highlight social humor of the era.
A brief, stark excerpt shows an emaciated beggar pleading for a quarter to stave off death, while a stranger retorts that the man has already struck the wrong person, hinting at a confrontation with an undertaker involved.
In a Bos Culture correspondent note, a simple device is described to hold hive entrance blocks. A No 9 stone-length spring bent at 90 degrees is driven into the hive front about 2.5 inches from the side. The spring, with a staple, supports an entrance block 1x11 inches between the spring and hive front. The setup keeps blocks in place and the springs remain perpendicular.
Guidance on feeding confined hens with green foods. Advocate sowing rape seed in or near poultry yards for rapid growth and leafy forage. Lettuce is also recommended for fleshing out the hens diet, noting their preference for succulent leaves and the high value of such greens.
Poultry notes emphasize clean roosts, Buckwheat as a general feed, and constant access to lime or gravel for layers. Feed wisely to ensure egg production, avoid sudden diet changes to prevent disease, monitor incubators, and use charcoal or burned corn as a conditioner. Scaly leg outbreak prevention includes kerosene dipping to kill burrowing insects.
Salt in small amounts benefits poultry when mixed in feed but large quantities are dangerous. A half to a dram can be fatal for a chicken, causing loss of appetite, extreme thirst, mouth and throat inflammation, diarrhea, and after death intestines resemble arsenic poisoning.
The piece compares the hen to the cow, saying neither animal gains beyond its natural capacity without proper care and feeding. It argues that hens, like cows, will only perform to their inherent potential when given sufficient food and attention.
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