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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1911
Page
7
A local ironworker and his wife welcomed a baby boy. A friend joked the name would be Mat, but the father quipped its Mattress. In another tale a city girl questions a farmer about milking, ending with a playful inquiry on how to turn off a cow after milking.
Tickets on sale in Salt Lake City February 4 for an Elks trip to Los Angeles returning March 7 via Salt Lake Route. For details contact A. W. Raybould Secretary Elks Club Salt Lake City. Also a collage of jokes and brief notices from Harper's and various papers featuring humorous vignettes about family, travel, and social scenes.
An old testimonial touts Doan’s Kidney Pills for swelling and back pain after kidney trouble. The ad notes a price of 50 cents a box and lists Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y as the maker. The second item shares a humorous anecdote about Sir John Fisher at the British admiralty and a bootless boatswain's quip.
Mrs Mary A Bentley of Montreal describes a long battle with stubborn eczema on her hands. After eight years of failed treatments she used Cuticura Ointment and Soap, with bandaging, reporting complete clearing and improved sleep. She encourages publishing her letter for verification and shares her physician and hospital details.
Women may contact Mrs Pinkham of Lyon Massachusetts for confidential guidance on illness. Letters are read only by women and answered with consent of writers. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co offers a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
Prof Thomas Shaw, head of Minnesota's animal husbandry department, spoke in Central Oregon on dry farming. He warned irrigation will reach at most 2 percent of arid land, urging moisture conservation, crop rotation, and heavy reliance on alfalfa for forage. He highlighted winter and durum wheats, spring crops, and the role of beach lands, corn and potatoes in a three-class crop system.
The 1910 drought marks the driest period in thirty years, prompting a Dry Farming Congress review. Utah statistics show irrigation-free farming can succeed with careful timing and grain planting, as moderate to ample rainfall allows cautious yields, while dry years require conservative seeding.
Practical tips for hens, horses, and cows, noting winter feeding boosts and the link between clean, comfortable quarters and profits. Warns against hog cholera misdiagnosis, stresses mulch timing, and urges keeping cream smooth and mildly acidic for quality dairy.
A fragmented dialogue reveals a bet over a football result with claims of kisses and a draft offer. The overheard lines touch on professions, education, and a warning about repeated game wagering.
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