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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1911
Page
6
A jumble of short items from Omalllis Idaho and New York mocks trends and manners. References include air travel, trolley cars, census notes, and new gadgets. Witty observations touch on women’s humor, fashion, aviation, and social customs.
Fragmented text notes two men planning a world trip via attic routes amid unclear permissions and a vagrant. It mentions seismic upheavals off Salvador causing island sinking and loss of life, urging caution about earthquake zones. Also cites a Indiana schoolgirl inheriting 20 million dollars and a Colorado bill on doctors removing appendices only when necessary.
In a tale of political farce the North and South Carolina governors quarrel as Griswald Ardmore and Jerry Dangerfield misdirect a mock government. Appleweight is captured and jailed, while Osbone’s governor learns etiquette. The escapade ends with Jerry confessing she acted as acting governor and arresting Appleweight as a joke.
In a border caper a North Carolina governor Dangerfield and South Carolina governor Osborne face a roiling crisis. Barbara Osborne and Ardmore reveal mischief and misdirection as Griswold and Appleweight cases entwine. They parry, arrest, and finally agree to surrender Appleweight to federal revenue officers to avert cross state prosecution.
A note from the St. Louis Times remarks that several preachers would adjust their sermons on nest life if they knew more about the subject. The comment hints at broader interest in practical homiletics and daily conduct.
A Denver Field and Farm excerpt warns that dry farming failures come from poor soil preparation. It urges deep summer or fall plowing, thorough harrowing, and windbreak furrows to trap snow, with rollers and disking to reduce evaporation. Proper seed-bed care is essential for moisture retention.
The article touts flax as a viable dry farm investment noting its wild, perennial nature, drought tolerance, and potential to replace wheat. It suggests improving rotting processes to separate fiber for linen, compares flax to alfalfa, and cites easy planting and strong seed demand for linseed meal, arguing it could boost industry.
The article stresses choosing only the best and strongest ewes for breeding to ensure a uniform, profitable flock. Weak lambs should be culled early to avoid future trouble and poorer results.
Instructions emphasize breeding sound mares to sound horses, careful handling, and paying attention to feeding. Grow the colt from birth, longe the colt in the stable, and provide oats and bran as staple feed. Extend feeding guidance to hogs and cattle using fern.
During incubation eggs should be tested on the seventh and fourteenth days. First test measures about a quarter inch from the middle of the large end. On the tenth day a half inch, on the fifteenth day five eighths inch, on the nineteenth day three quarters inch.
Two general mulch types exist: foreign material such as straw leaves and sand, and soil mulches formed by tillage. Dust mulches loosened dry soil slow water loss and preserve air, while foreign mulches require dry conditions to be effective. wet mulch loses value.
The article urges keeping surface soil loose to prevent moisture loss. After rains, harrow promptly to avoid baking and dust. Regular shallow cultivation every one to three weeks helps conserve moisture for corn and subsequent crops, aiding plant and soil moisture levels and nutrient availability.
Farrowing sows should be provided with fresh dry clean distress bedding. The University of Wisconsin experiment station recommends fine cut straw or shredded corn fodder. Barley straw or wood shavings should be avoided.
Practical advice on cattle hogs horses sheep and pigs focusing on barn warmth insulated windows and shutters. Emphasizes sunlit stalls proper ventilation avoiding sour troughs and balanced rations with alfalfa hay corn beet pulp and alfalfa meal. Warns of sore teats on ewes with lambs and corrects care with salted butter. stresses exercise for work-horses and careful slop in cold weather.
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