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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
2
A collage of satirical notes and curious anecdotes touching on politics, leisure, science, and society. Included are remarks on subsidies, inventions, morality, romance, travel, and international affairs, all reported with wry skepticism and offbeat humor.
The article argues that romance has waned and marriage has become a business contract. It notes a rise in female independence, with women acting as equals, keeping finances, and sharing in men’s pursuits from gambling to travel, sports, and adventuring.
Pastor Thomas Edward Barr of People's Church Milwaukee warns Hindooism as a peril to minds across the nation. He argues its metaphysical view claims the soul is godlike, leading to evasion of earthly duties, denial of evil, and selfishness, contrasting Judaeo Christian teaching that affirms real life in the world and ongoing moral growth through science and truth.
A detailed set of instructions for constructing a square cement livestock watering tank. It covers wall and base thickness, reinforcement with steel rods, framing with a sand mold, pouring technique, inner and outer forms, and finishing steps including inlet and outlet placement, surface coating, and curing details.
The article describes constructing water tanks with a 2 inch diameter outlet pipe set in concrete, greased threads, and drainage into tiles. It compares a sand mold method using a central form, with a red half inch bent reinforcement, plus instructions for mixing concrete and arranging adjacent hog tanks connected by underground pipe to protect livestock.
In a discussion on marital equality the article argues that women are distinct individuals within marriage and should hold their own freedom of thought and personality. It notes education and social progress have shifted women from mere housekeepers to active partners while urging tact in disagreements.
Pot plants require careful watering and protection from drying winds. Exposed pots dry out roots and centers, so use double pots or covers, soak new pots before potting, and repot gradually as plants grow. Thick leaved species withstand harsh conditions better. over-potting delays growth and risks root failure.
In cool well ventilated but not draughty barns, sheep wool grows more rapidly during winter. Proper housing helps increase growth as exposed to cold enhances fleece production.
A muddled, archaic recipe describes mixing fevered batter with yeast and water, shaping in a tin, rising in a screen, then baking at a quick heat for about 15 minutes. It details quantities, stirring steps, and means to finish as a cake or split and filled, with cream or butter optional.
Instructions describe cleaning methods and fabric care including washing and wallpaper patching. It outlines using equal parts of starch and tinting agents, avoiding dye transfer, and preventing yellowing with a oil cloth wipe. It then provides a coconut cream recipe with milk, sugar, and fresh coconut, detailing heating, mixing, cooling, and setting on a plate for serving.
Readable fragments describe mixing a savory luncheon dish using stock salt thyme and parsley. The partial text mentions bread small portions and a stovetop preparation with a felted topping, promising a quick meal. A marginal note claims the stock makes fine soup all for 30 cents.
Instructions detail frying rice in hot oil until golden brown, adding water and onion, seasoning with pepper and spice, baking peppers to brown, pounding and mixing with rice, finishing with butter and serving hot. Includes step by step actions and measurements.
A fragmented recipe instructs combining milk sugar chocolate and butter in a saucepan, then adding marshmallows and vanilla for a smooth mixture. It details beating eggs with sugar, adding anise seed and flour, and baking in a barrow tin until browned, with uncertain end instructions.
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