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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1907
Page
6
A Montreal Herald illustration shows a rail around the outer wall of farrowing pens to keep piglets from lying against the wall and near the sow. Hog raisers favor rails to protect piglets and provide space for them to move away from danger as they grow.
A preservation of practical farming advice on matching horse teams for heavy work. Avoid pairing fast and slow walkers, pair temperaments and home power, and use steady aged horses with youngsters sparingly. For colts, start light and gradually increase workload to build confidence. Also warns about water holes for sheep and notes oats should be planted early to avoid heat.
A directive urges prompt removal of manure from stables to protect fertilizer value. It warns that delays allow snow and rain to wash away nutrients, reducing usefulness of the compost for spring application.
The text specifies criteria for hogs to be graded prime and discusses ewe and lamb care. It emphasizes perfect quality and maturity, and suggests raising twins or orphans to benefit both ewe and lamb.
A tailor examines a pile of trinkets and pocket items said to be luck charms carried by men. He recounts worn coins, a penny dated 1888, a flint, and various odd scraps collected from clothing, noting how some buyers believe these objects bring fortune. The items include buttons, a horse chestnut, coins, a baby’s tooth, shells, a revolver cartridge, rings, a bullet, and a medal.
A report recounts slave trading reviving during famine in Gokato and Muri. Canoes transported children at night, one vessel with 22 kids was captured when a crocodile seized a trader and freed others. Several children drowned. traders fled ashore.
The article notes Paraguay’s essence of orange leaves industry, dating back over 150 years. Jesuit priests introduced orange seeds, establishing groves that grew into vast forests. Small extract plants now supply essence for soap and perfumery exported to France and the United States.
Eye catching device from Germany uses a glass vessel filled with water and a combustible flame produced under the surface by compressed air. An inlet for liquid and an overflow pipe are visible. When displayed in a shop front the glowing Nauid flame draws attention. The device can also heat water for facilities.
In Norway Maine, U L Heath known as Tim recalls a Spain era bet with a village literary man. They vowed to quit smoking with a ten dollar note at stake. Tim bought Havanas, smoked one, and handed the note over as a pledge fulfilled, only to be told to keep it as the debt had not yet matured.
A small village at the foot of the Litchfield mountains near Waterbury is home to under 75 elderly residents who have never left the area. The once bustling town declined as families moved away, leaving a semi abandoned community with an average age near eighty.
In Sussex fishing village of Selsey a warship shell whistled over houses and exploded near Amendow end, 100 yards from the Fishermen's Joy Inn. The blast threw Mr. H A Smith, innkeeper's brother, to the ground as earth was plowed five to six feet deep over a nine to ten yard area.
Nightcaps regain popularity among fashionable women per Drapers Record. Doctors credit ventilation and remedies for draughts, hairdressers cite elaborate coiffures and nightly transformations. Some women crop hair and use nightcaps to preserve elaborate undulating styles.
D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia says he passed 20 pounds of gravel and sandy sediment in two to three years of kidney trouble. He has not passed a stone since using Doan's Kidney Pills three years ago. He suffered acute gravel attacks and common kidney symptoms. He kept a box containing 14 gravel stones but saw many more. He calls Doan's a fine kidney tonic. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A San Francisco contractor bought obsolete smooth bore cannons sold at Mare Island navy yard. Attempts to break them with dynamite blasting powder and an electric drill failed. The guns were moved to hills near Paint Richmond where further blasting was tried. Some cannons from ships that sailed in 1812 remain notably strong.
A Bakersfield reader reports a seven year old girl cured after a fortnight of agonizing watery sores under the arms and widespread irritation. After twenty four hours on Cuthura Remedies, rapid improvement followed and complete cure after five days. Autographs in demand for English literary celebrities remain high abroad. Garfield Tea advertised as a mild laxative.
Mrs. M. J. Wight of Auburn Maine recounts using Dr Williams Pink Pills after a 1901 birth to recover strength and health for both her and her baby. She credits the pills with improving digestion and energy, and notes a later rheumatism episode was helped by the same treatment. Dr Williams Medicine Company offers the pills at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, via mail order from Schenectady NY.
A Scotsman correspondent recalls a robin perched on a whip shaft near North Berwick at year end. The bird stared with beady eyes, remained still for about half a minute, and showed remarkable fearlessness of humans despite nearby conversation and an extended bare hand.
Tommy Tutt and Aunt Janes discuss their Sunday school teacher. Tutt praises her sense while Aunt Janes agrees, noting she believes Sunday school doesn’t help him much. The dialogue reflects small town sentiments and humor.
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