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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
2
A scattered column parades jokes on fashion fads and politics. It riffs on harem skirts, radio era trends, Darwinian quirks, and social mores, naming cities like New York and Chicago while tossing out quips about professors, alimony, almanac style stats, and stage profanity.
Manley Champlin writes that in arid areas four to eight inches of May to June rain favor larger fields. Early two rowed barleys adapt best, while midsummer drought hurts late varieties. Commercial standards came from eastern Europe via USDA, with two rowed barleys Odessa Kitzing Hanna and Swedish Select noted for good yields.
North Dakota agricultural column explains tree mortality from winter drying. Moist soil delays freezing, mulch protects roots, and prolonged frozen soil plus dry seasons cause root killing. Proper moisture and mulching recommended to reduce winter kill risk.
The article outlines four key steps for dry farming: create a deep water reservoir by deep plowing or subsoil plowing, pack a firm seed bed with a sub-surface packer, maintain a dust mulch to conserve moisture, and secure adequate rainfall. It stresses water dependence, local adaptation, and that success depends on common sense or luck.
Orchard and fruit garden guidance on pruning to balance growth and fruiting wood, manure and fertilizer for 12 to 16 year old trees, disease resistance, and care of grape vines. Includes cautions about nursery wires, woodpecker benefits, and sap sucker species in trees.
The text describes black knot affecting plum and cherry trees. Dwellings on branches become destructive as the growth advances. In some trees growth is slow, in others it rapidly develops and can devastate valuable fruiting trees within a few months. The knot begins to grow when warm weather arrives in late May and June.
Plant cherry trees as early as the ground can be prepared. Start cultivating on planting day and follow with frequent cultivation after each rain while the ground dries, preventing rust. In dry weather cultivate continuously and conserve moisture with an effective dust mulch.
In Doran a stalled stagecoach ride becomes a comic romance as widow Lee and Brownsville widower Jacob Smith, after a failed proposal, face a flooded road and a broken bridge. Trapped together, they spar and tease until fear gives way to laughter and mutual affection. The storm ends and the couple returns home engaged.
A Waterloo era work titled Napoleon in Hell hangs in the Wiertz gallery, showing the great commander with folded arms as shades descend. In the background, crowds of his victims are implied by countenances, totaling three million seventy thousand souls, mostly French.
The witness exuded restraint on the stand as the lawyer pressed for his opinion of the accused. Captain Sampson grimly described him as the wettest man he had ever seen after the boat picked up the individual around nine o clock or thereabouts.
Guy Bates Post recalls an amateur performance in which lighting failed during a storm scene. The leading actor, who trained for the ministry, struggled to lower the lights and finally shouted a joke about a gas man not turning them down. The audience roared at the unintended punchline.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a man known as one of the wettest, with mention of wood sales and a maritime incident. A captain is asked for an opinion on a person found aboard after an alleged overboard moment. The text preserves nautical vernacular and local color.
Lt Conrad Tiesalski reports 76,000 cripples in the German empire from a 60,500,000 population with over 60,000 needing proper treatment. Dr Biesalski notes 16 per cent show bone and joint tuberculosis, about 10,000 such children require medical care and calls for seaside sanatoria.
A humorous exchange mocks a premiere danseure advertised with a dangerous act as five snakes coil around her. One speaker jokes he would dance if a snake were on him, reflecting playful street facet of the Stray Stories collection.
A garbled notice appears to advertise foot care products or medical remedies. The readable fragments mention bunions swelling feet blisters and galows apes. The text also cites names such as Sam Howakin Adarere Liven Olmated La Roy and a number 1.1 in unclear context.
A garbled collection of witty lines and ad copy excerpts references hotel bellboys called but tons and a mix of quotations from Burgess Hobbes and others. The text appears as OCR noise with stray phrases and misread words.
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