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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1910
Page
6
A collection of wry notes on language, aviation, trains, crime, and society. Observations include a witty take on Esperanto, wireless thrills, rail accidents, politics, urban life, and fashion. The piece touches on gun debates, education, travel by air, myths about mosquitoes, and mischief in headlines.
A nascent national association of pushcart peddlers has formed to regulate their growing influence. A man found unconscious with pockets turned inside out was detained by Philadelphia police as a witness. Authorities fear harm to the pursuit of justice if he fails to testify.
An extended view on dry farming argues it reshapes unusable land into highly productive wheat fields. It traces origins from cultivation to moisture conservation, nitrogen bacteria, soil porosity, and seed practices, noting two to three year moisture cycles and deep-rooted crops as keys to efficiency.
The article advises generous feeding of turkeys before Thanksgiving to increase weight. Emphasizes a plump bird over size, with ample grain and a savory mash of corn chop and bran moistened with milk. Suggests adding fat or tallow for better results.
Argentina reportedly hosts over 67 million sheep, with between 60,000,000 and 60,005,000 of them identified as Lincoln breed. The author notes surprise among sheep men that Lincoln sheep are so prevalent in Argentina despite major Merino presence in Australia and England.
A Dakota Farmer writer argues alfalfa can thrive on dry land with proper soil preparation. Expect one to three cuttings per year with yields from one to two tons per acre in typical seasons, depending on conditions. Proper fallow, prior manuring, and spring sowing after frost danger are advised for good stands.
Winter feeding for hens includes steamed hay and rich scraps, with caution on male birds due to high appetite. Emphasizes early turkey fattening for profit, selective breeding, and using vegetable scraps and bone meal to boost egg production. Also urges organized farming quarters and stocking pure bred birds for better results.
Keating the city man pursues Consuella the sheep after a fishhook becomes lodged in her wool. A farm bid to hold him until Mrs Griggs arrives ends when the owner reveals the sheep is tied to her engagement to Marion Denton. The absurd chase gives way to a humorous country-social clash and unexpected romance.
A traveling salesman watches a mangy herd of razorback hogs flee through pine woods near a cracker homestead. A sunbonneted woman explains the swine respond to her deaf and dumb husband tapping trees to call them for swill. Woodpeckers keep startling the startled pigs into frantic runs.
A Cleveland Leader snippet presents a colloquial tale about a colored man whitewashing a chicken coop boasting of a General Washington body servant, described as once a sparring partner of Mister Jack Johnson. The exchange touches on pride, memory, and misdeeds amid wary domestic banter.
An old sign motto about waiting while services are provided. The piece notes that originally only the hat sign existed and that many similar signs now appear offering quick repairs and fixes such as shoe and teeth work clothing pressing umbrella mending and even jewelry cleaning while you wait.
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