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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1907
Page
6
A recent survey notes rising nationwide pressure against college and high school secret societies and athletic bans in public schools. Parents are urged to engage at home to curb issues, while courts and school committees have increasingly acted to regulate or suppress these groups.
The article argues public health improves with better hygiene and education. It notes life expectancy rising from about 30s to near 40s, with potential to reach 50 in a few centuries. Emphasis on breast milk, clean bottle use, reduced typhoid through better water, and maternal education as key to longer lives.
A compact meditation argues civilization is democracy open to all, not greedy ownership. It envisions a world where ownership fades and the individual joins mass action, uniting diverse nations under an international, savior and saved dynamic. It links vision, labor, and social rebellion to end war patriotism and class hierarchies.
No one is perfect and marriage is a series of compromises. Love does not erase hardship but enables doing difficult things willingly for the beloved. People should seek the good in each other and make the best of life choices, as character and circumstance shape each person's fate.
A quirky instructional snippet from the Times Democrat describes mounting a stove picture on heavy cardboard, pinning through a dotted circle, and moving a disk to guide a mouse into an oven door. The cat chases, then both emerge from the stovepipe as the disk is rotated.
A 14 year old girl named Edith enters a large draper's to buy gloves. She asks for the ladies' counter but is directed to the kids' counter, prompting a moment of indignation as she asserts her dignity.
The United States houses nearly 700000 working children in non agricultural jobs. One sixth work in Pennsylvania where factory department discoveries show rapid increases: 82000 in 1903, 11000 in 1904, and 48000 in 1905.
The United States government has started 300 schools for Indian children. Nearly 25,000 boys and girls attend these schools. They study books part of the day, and half the day the girls learn sewing, mending, house work, baking and so on, while the boys learn to be carpenters, shoemakers and farmers.
Sioux children on a distant reservation school quickly pick up English despite initial missteps. Older pupils coach newcomers, and teachers note humorous mispronunciations from words like scissors and button. The piece highlights lively, expressive language as rapid progress marks the learning process.
Instructions describe constructing a spinning toy by aligning a cardboard model with a spool and nails, twisting the board, threading a stick, and spinning the assembly with a string so the spiral launches into the air. The piece emphasizes shaping holes, matching a model, and maneuvering the assembly for rapid rotation and lift.
Instructions describe how to build a cleaning hog trough fixed to ground using 9 boards six inches wide and seven inches thick. Ends use two six inch pieces eighteen and a half feet long with bolts between stakes. A lower side notch enables lifting. Larger size advised for big hogs.
The article discusses removing horns from cattle, weighing caustic potash methods against delaying until horns are grown. It notes deep burns and injury risks, inconsistent success, and that dehorning young calves may cause head-pushing behavior. It argues waiting until horns emerge might reduce losses and improve tameness.
Practical advice on horse care from the era: gentle handling of yearlings, proper hoof care, feeding, and exercise. Emphasizes spacious oat boxes, daily yard exercise for brood mares, clean work collars, avoiding horse odor near hens, and avoiding sore shoulders through prep work and steady teams. Also notes efficient mowing rack techniques and team management for quicker field work.
A reader warns about careless hog care and monthly handling to prevent skin diseases. The note also describes a poison mix of flour sugar and arsenic for mice, claiming it causes quick death without smell, urging use despite safety concerns.
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