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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1911
Page
2
A collage of satirical jests and brief quips touches on education costs, weather, telephones in Chicago and London, a counterfeit bill, fashion, and social mores. It lampoons bishops, doctors, marriages, aging, and public figures with rapid one-liner amusement, ending with a playful note on astronomy and generations.
A long cautional piece urges summer visitors to mind camp fires in woods and mountains. It details safer fire sites, digging fire holes, extinguishing before leaving, and state, provincial, and federal penalties. It stresses campers as forest wardens to prevent fires and protect property, noting laws across Colorado to Nova Scotia and Ontario guidelines.
A mourning woman steps onto scales and is told she weighs 140 pounds. A bystander corrects the figure to 152, but the clerk says 140 to spare her feelings after her husband’s death six weeks earlier. He notes she would not forgive him for the truth and that those who suffer usually feel it a disgrace to gain weight.
Dr. F J Waldo of the British Medico-Legal Society argues the coroner's office dates to 1194 with broader powers. Historically coroners held views on deaths and serious crimes, overseeing forfeitures of money and property for the Crown, including animals and instruments linked to fatal outcomes.
A brief exchange reviews a raincoat ensemble that signals youth and flair. A customer agrees to proceed, referencing a bill dated 1921, hinting at a humorous or noir tone about fashion and payback.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a person anxious about weight loss and health after a loss. The speaker mentions fear of reading scales and self-doubt about wasting away, with confusion over time references and near repetition.
A fragment notes a distant matchup or rivalry with Knicker and Becker, referencing a commuter station and Harpers Bazar, implying a distant or contested route or pursuit in a period style. The text hints at fashion era tone and travel distance without clear event details.
An 1910 era agriculture note urges farmers to preserve soil moisture through mulching with dry dirt, frequent cultivation, and timely disk harrowing after oats are cut. It explains how loose soil slows evaporation, emphasizes avoiding crust formation after rains, and advises moisture-saving practices across corn and oat fields amid scarce rainfall in the Mississippi valley. It also highlights the need to adapt cultivation after crops are removed and to monitor weather reports for moisture management.
A fragmented note discusses surplus cocks and hens handling. It hints that unmated hens lay like mated ones and infertile eggs fail to hatch in warm conditions, with reference to market timing and breeding quality. The text is garbled but centers on poultry management and fertility.
On the dairy farm short systems and crop rotation revive old fields. Manure boosts soil fertility and crop variety. Reducing gaps increases protein content, palatability, and digestion ease.
In dry areas it is advantageous to provide a row for grass and alfalfa. Proper seed burial by drills prevents surface sowing errors. Attachment gear enables precise depth control and even distribution, improving emergence and enabling sowing alfalfa with grain or separately across the field.
The article promotes MAKE EXCELLENT DRY CROP MILO as the highest yielding grain in eastern Colorado, western Kansas, the Panhandle, and parts of New Mexico and Texas. It cites USDA five year yields around forty bushels per acre at Amarillo, with local reports 30 to 80 bushels. It notes milo's feeding value, producing up to 11 pounds of pork per bushel and replacing corn for beef and dairy cattle when rainfall is under 25 inches.
Proper stock plants must be weeded and well handled. Roots should be soaked before transplanting and tops shortened one third to one half. Water plants adequately, protect leaves to reduce evaporation, and firm the roots in fine mellow soil for quick establishment.
An older note on ensilage packing stresses air exclusion by close packing whether delivered by carrier or blower. It warns that air causes heating by bacteria and acid formation, urging moisture and careful packing with a few men in the silo to ensure thorough compression.
The article notes a practical method for selecting melons by firmness and color. A ripe melon yields to light pressure and shows a yellowing hue, signaling sweetness. If the fruit does not respond to gentle pressure, it should be left to ripen for a day or more.
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