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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1910
Page
2
A mosaic of satirical notes on weather, economics, and society. Muted jokes about a Boston poets club, Halley’s comet, and naval bits mingle with concerns over rubber, gum, and apple cures. A quirky snapshot of early 20th century concerns and curiosities.
A critic argues bullfighting is a relic of barbarism seen by American visitors. He recalls a 1906 Mexico City event with seven bulls and seventeen horses killed before twenty thousand spectators and likens bullfights to ancient Rome gladiators. He calls for reform as Mexico modernizes its republic.
A distinguished visitor notes Chicago’s shift from frame houses to strictly modern stucco exteriors. Suburbs show plastering with cement mortar, colored in light tints, creating a durable, pleasing finish. The change promises a uniform, more attractive cityscape as wooden structures disappear.
Elmer Schimpfey notes Webster's view that comets bring winters, cites Flagstaff Arizona astronomer reporting unusually early Martian snowfall on November 12 and 16, speculates whether Halley’s approach could affect Earth's winter, and questions effects of cometary matter and unknown forces.
The piece argues that college football is excessively brutal and harmful. It notes recent fatalities and questions why sanctioned competition should be allowed. The writer contends that athletic vigor should not come at the cost of students’ safety and intellect.
A visitor notes Mexico’s strong religious devotion among rural families and farm owners. He describes crosses on country roads, adobe huts with images of the virgin and saints, and small altars, suggesting faith may influence moral conduct and daily life.
Self explanatory illustration of a feed box with dimensions and construction steps. Describes legs from 4x4s, 44 inches high with bevel, 2x12 sides, eight foot box length, bottom from seven boards, cross supports, clamping, bevel alignment, corn crib strip around top to prevent wind loss.
An article by W R Gilbert explains potatoes’ value in livestock feed. Potatoes are high in carbohydrates mainly as starch, richer than turnips, with variation by variety and soil. They fatten cattle and sheep when mixed with albuminoids and fiber, but feeding alone risks colic and disease reduces flesh quality while preserving carbohydrates for heat and fat. Potatoes for diseased plants should be cooked or salted and stored to keep.
The article explains caponizing cockerels as a profitable practice. Capons grow faster and fleshier, sell for higher prices, and a ten pound cock can become a fifteen pound capon worth three to four times the price. A tool set costs about $2.50 and simple skill suffices. caponizing should use cockerels under six weeks old and at least one pound.
The article notes pigeons require quality food and clean housing to avoid disease and to stay content when allowed freedom. It also advises breaking a colt by housing it in a stall, feeding and handling daily to gain trust, and using a strong halter from the start to prevent a lifelong broken spirit.
A garbled tale recalls a past itch epidemic in Dowals Wales where families suffered as doctors failed remedies. The narrator praises Cutlerua Remedies and notes widespread use among relatives, with dates and names used to bolster testimonial authority.
Real Early Rising tells of Farmer Brown and Farmer Jane disputing who rises first. Brown visits his neighbor at dawn and finds Mrs Jones hanging clothes in the garden. The exchange reveals pride in early rising and a lighthearted chat about nature and daily diversions.
A fragmentary quotation questions why someone told a friend the dressmaker altered the dress. The speaker, Tlaotter, says the friend simply hoped to please her companion. The lines reflect a brief, ambiguous exchange about honesty and motives.
A woman from Topeka credits Postum cereal coffee with curing insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia that followed early coffee use. She notes rapid improvement after switching, with restored digestion and restful sleep within weeks and urges others to read The Rest Well book for further guidance.
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