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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
6
A miscellaneous collection of humor notes and oddities from a SILVER MESSENGER page. Items range from fashion quips about harem and trouser skirts to lighthearted urban anecdotes. Reports mention radium uses, a vault theft at an orphanage, and a New York office boy’s Wall Street windfall with subsequent loss.
An excerpt notes communal respect for pie as a symbol of American culinary tradition. Bir Hiram Maxim 1 is quoted praising the dish while predicting a future where its value rises in esteem abroad, affording a playful contrast with past familiarity.
A Brooklyn man sues for time in courting a woman but she defends a woman's right to pursue happiness by changing her mind. Courts have upheld this constitutional right, which predates creation, leaving the suitor with no case.
King Chao Fa Maha Ze or Chao Fa Maha Vajiravudh expresses appreciation for the pending American representative to his late father’s cremation. He mentions willingness to send representatives for more oriental cremations, noting potential for awkward naming by the Siamese court and urging care with his given name.
Article recounts how handlers train lions horses dogs geese and other beasts for stage acts. It details methods used by trainers like Mr Bostock Clyde Powers and Dr Martin Potter, notes risks from bites and fights, and recalls notable exhibitions including Captain Bonavita’s thirty lions forming an armchair while a trainer read a newspaper. It cites dramatic training stories and the perilous but routine nature of animal training.
In arid farming, conserving soil moisture through continuous cultivation and summer fallow avoidance is vital. Porter's piece argues keeping livestock supports farm expenses, with corn as primary feed and soil shade, plus methodical seed, cultivation, and timely planting to maximize yields and cash from by products.
The plan advises two movable nest box sets not attached to the building. While one set is in use the other is cleaned and painted with insecticide if needed and exposed to sun wind and rain. When changing nests the house is brought out and treated the same way.
White specks in butter arise from particles of casein in over-soured cream or dried cream in gravity-raised cream exposed to air currents. They are rarely troublesome, mainly in winter.
Japan shows interest in Formosa agriculture and the need to farm mainly by dry farming methods. The dry farming congress has been asked to send literature and a report to Japan for government consideration.
The Dakota Farmer urges careful field management in dry seasons. Plow early or pack to solidify ground, drill seeds, and use press drills. Drag grain and corn, with extended surface cultivation to retain moisture and reduce pests. Potatoes may lack size but gain quality. rust on potatoes expected to be minimal.
Advice urges careful soil work this spring, whether wet or dry, to conserve moisture. Harrow, roll loose soil, and re-harrow after plowing or disking. In gardens, rake between rows after showers and weekly, near town and hills, to prepare beds and protect crops. Extra tillage pays if rain is scarce.
Agricultural tips cover alfalfa sowing at an acre, Kentucky blue grass lawns, hay cutting timing, crop rotations with clover wheat corn flax, celery from hotbeds, northern grown alfalfa seed, fall seed mix of Essex rape, early garden sowing of beans lettuce peas radishes spinach, rhubarb protection with a barrel and manure, lawn rolling to firm roots, green manuring for fertility, head lettuce soil needs, humus and stable manure, nitrogen from legume bacteria, rake beds for moisture, level beds for efficiency.
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