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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1912
Page
7
Fragmented text offers a mix of medical recipes promising cures for weak kidneys and bladder pain, plus quirky anecdotes about a nun, a Sam's Representative, and a southern courier. The garbled content hints at health frauds, stray jokes, and moralistic vignettes reflecting early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
A WWI era irrigation study shows a single stool of Turkey Red Winter Wheat near Burns, Wyoming reveals a deep root system with extensive rootlets. Proper summer fallowing and crop rotation, plus thorough plowing and surface mulch, store soil moisture deep for dry seasons and allow wheat to forage deep when rainfall is scarce.
A farmer guidance piece explains harrowing can save wheat by forming an earth mulch that holds moisture and protects roots, but overdoing it may harm the crop. It also recommends subsurface packing and using straw or manure to anchor soil against spring winds, with timings described for frozen ground and early spring.
Fragmentary note urges separating flocks to reduce impure air and dampness. Advises dividing into groups at 26 or 50 feet apart to achieve better gains. targets Amy flock with practical husbandry guidance.
The article extols deep plowing as essential for moisture retention and drought resilience on the high plains. It cites the Kelly system of farming and integrating weeds as protection, notes experimental seed selection by Robert Gaues of Denver, and mentions the Carnegie Desert Laboratory in Tucson as supporting drought resistant wheat research.
Practical livestock guidance covering colt breaking, grazing, water use, and slaughter timing for ewes and hogs. Notes emphasize gentleness, proper conformation, early market for pigs, sheep manure value, straw and fodder options, and careful udder checks. Warns against mongrel dogs and stresses varied lamb feeding and clean water.
The article states that in shoeing the foot should have only as much hoof removed as is necessary to fit the shoe, ensuring proper guting of the shoe. It emphasizes minimal removal to maintain hoof integrity and shoe fit.
A Tacoma reader recalls severe kidney distress with back pain and painful, frequent urination. After consulting doctors and specialists with little relief, the user found prompt help from Doan's Kidney Filla, which regulated secretions and aided healing.
An assortment of ad snippets and magazine quips, including a Doan's Kidney Pills price line from Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, 50 cents, plus verses and jokes. The fragmentary text references products like Castoria and Hamlin's Wizard Oil and includes humorous dialogue about mules and funerals amid generic notes on aging and colds.
A Mill Hall Pa mother describes eight weeks of head to foot eczema on her baby cured four weeks after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She praises the quick relief and hair regrowth after treatment, noting the physician’s initial chronic diagnosis and offering free samples from Cuticura Dept. 29 K Boston.
A fragment quotes a humorous exchange about fishermen and their tales. It notes that fishermen rarely admit to losses or “satches.” The text contrasts a proverb about discounting a woman's argument with a remark on fishing narratives.
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