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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
2
A dairy and poultry column discusses care of live stock in cold weather, balanced rations, and labor as key to egg production. It notes market after holidays, two price points for turkeys and hens, and warnings about overhyped poultry aids. It ends with a Nebraska Institute talk on industry pests and practical poultry experience.
A Mason City Republican reader, Mrs S. A. Brigham, writes from Reds Creek Alberta Canada describing Beaver Hills near Fort Baskutehewan Edmonton area. She details fertile bottom lands, crops barley wheat oats potatoes and abundant wild fruit, long summer twilight, frequent rain showers, and storms with hail but no grain damage. She notes mild winters with wind protection from nearby mountains, fencing and land offers, and a population mix of Canadians Scots Swedes and Americans. She also mentions many single men and a strong marriage market in the hills and praises hay making and grain yields.
An advertisement extols the Great Western Railway as the best all year transcontinental route via its Utah Colorado connections. It highlights temperate climates, modern Pullman sleeping and dining car services, and reasonable rates. Contact Denver agents S K Hooper or H M Cush tog in Salt Lake City for schedules and fares.
A column discusses the appeal of the “old fashioned girl” who avoids modern vanity, notes how such a woman embodies modesty and virtue, and contrasts this with current trends. It shares anecdotes on scent use and personal care, highlighting discreet fragrance and careful grooming as signs of tasteful femininity.
A Baltimore Herald note describes a decorative money envelope carried in a dress as a safeguard for travelers. It outlines a linen case eight inches long and 3 percent inches wide embroidered in a five pointed star Roman motif, with initialed or silk threaded customization, a feather stitch edge, and a pearl button closure.
The article notes Hoila offers uses beyond indigestion relief from bicarbonate of soda, including its value to cooks and housekeepers. It mentions crude washing soda as another helpful household product for similar tasks.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer piece outlines home uses of washing soda for burns and scalds, cleaning grease, and improving tea strength. It notes dissolving soda in water for cleaning jars and pans and cautions about wart treatment with carbonate of soda.
A fragmentary clothing description notes a Dali Yalan Yoks ticked crosswise and Cull front with a deep red satin overskirt and a gray underskirt. A gray hat is embellished with a white spotted ribbon.
In good taste one uses sachets with the right sort. Violet hellotrope rose and clover are acceptable. Sandal wood is too strong but a small amount may be used with discretion. Stronger odors are forbidden. Dainty sachets are often made from wide ribbon bits. Several hung on baby ribbon look nice over hooks.
A historical tonic combines glycerine eau de cologne liquor of aienonia camphor julep and essential oils, mixed eight to ten minutes then applied with electricity. A case of post typhoid hair loss in a young girl showed new hair after three months with cropped shorter styling for a year.
A historic recipe excerpt outlines methods for preparing apples with water and butter, seasonings, and a meat and egg mixture. It also describes cooking squash, macaroni with tomatoes, and cauliflower with milk and butter, detailing steps to boil, mash, and serve with fat and seasonings.
A New York report claims Chinamen patronize American drug stores little due to limited faith in US medicines. The piece depicts the arrival of an unwelcome guest as a notable feature.
The writer analyzes winter housing for bogel animals in Nebraska Farmer. He notes that a pigeery should be dry and warm with wood walls and cement floors, and that siloed feeding of horses and cattle varies. The article discusses silage as fodder, feeding timing, and the adaptability of animals to silage versus hay in cold storage conditions.
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