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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1910
Page
2
A compact miscellany of humorous quips and observations targets weather, aviation, inventions, and society. It notes a 16 ton shark near Seattle, a $60 fare for 300 miles in a Zeppelin, and hints at aviation not being a “man killer.” It jests about hoop skirts, aristocratic marriages, and the ins and outs of public mood.
Manley Champlin argues that the semi arid plains region can be turned into a productive mixed farming area with dry farming and modern American machinery. He notes moisture conservation as the key, details rainfall patterns May to July, and highlights the Sahara, Arab, and Russian precedents as proof of feasibility.
The article advises that good hatchable eggs depend on healthy, well fed fowls. It warns against using eggs from diseased birds and emphasizes selecting vigorous breeding males with health and vigor, bright red combs, and alert behavior for reliable results.
Summer has arrived and it is prudent to save the garden products for fall and winter use to stretch vegetables already harvested. Preserve what remains to ensure ongoing supply.
Pigs in orchards help dispose of fallen fruit and curb pests and diseases. The practice shows pigs consuming uneatable fruit and reducing insect spread, with several benefits noted for pig husbandry in orchard settings.
One or two acres of rape are recommended for fall pasture or sailing purposes. Rape aids feeding sheep pigs and young stock and can be pastured off or cut and fed green for livestock.
Grow alfalfa on unirrigated land in eastern Colorado. A Hugo area farmer has 100 acres sown on sandy land two years ago with good results observed in May 1910 after breaking sod and leveling with a disk. Other stands found near Hugo. some clay land in Lincoln and nearby counties show floras. Best results come from well prepared land and sowing with moist soil. Seed rates vary from three to ten pounds per acre, with some recommending 15 to 20 pounds. five to ten pounds may outperform larger quantities to reduce weed competition.
Clover Kay outlines natural foods for laying hens and growing pullets, urges careful selection of egg foods, and recommends cleaning, fumigation, whitewashing, and charcoal to prevent disease. It stresses summer forage, water needs, fence use to separate nuisance from profit, and the value of clover hay and Russian mulberry as feed and shade.
The article discusses selecting large growing corn varieties for silage to maximize yield per acre and notes silage favors feeding quality but may waste if cured dry. It advises not planting too thickly, allowing air and sun, and spacing rows to permit cultivation similar to grain corn.
Beet sugar factories now in operation in 16 states led by Colorado, California and Michigan. The largest plant processes 3,000 tons of beets daily. Growers receive 5.35 dollars per ton. acreage has grown eightfold in ten years. By products pulp and molasses feed stock. cattle numbers rise in factory districts.
Directive urges removal of worm eaten plums beneath trees to prevent plum curculio depredations. Advises destroying fruit if no pigeon available to eat it and warns inability to afford such pest damage.
A guidance notice urges poultry owners to identify hens that lay too few eggs and are losing money. Owners are advised to sell such hens immediately or discard them to stop financial losses in their poultry yards.
A night raid on varmints is said to cost more than a whole colony of tight coops, while the same could apply to a single night’s rain if the roosts are not weather tight.
Hot Days introduce the newest millinery with black and white lace, silk roses, and chip hats. Designers favor lilies and roses in fine laces, chantilly overlays, and machine made petals. Wide edgings, decorative ribbons, and adjustable chiffon add versatile touches for motoring and outdoor wear.
A simple semiprincess linen dress shown with a full-length panel front joined by wide wrapped seams. The back features slight fullness at the waist with a turnover collar and cuffs of embroidered lawn. Materials list notes six yards forty inches white fabric.
The article lists fashion notes on gloves matching costumes, suede slippers, flesh colored stockings, and gold clasp vanity bags. It highlights meshed bags in two metals, tortoise shell items, gunmetal and jet tones from royal mourning, and orchids as Edward’s favorite flower. It notes wooden beads as a widespread craze during the period.
A brief note cautions that wearing bracelets over long gloves is undesirable. It suggests keeping bracelets under gloves or avoiding them altogether to maintain proper style. The guidance emphasizes neat, understated accessorizing for formal wear.
In shopping notes a silk fishnet piece is recommended despite its coarse mesh. It provides decoration over contrasting fabrics and suits turbans, large bows, and transparent scarfs for elegant evening costumes, making it a versatile asset in a contemporary wardrobe.
A description of crafting a decorative pillow edge using large shallow scallops in coarse buttonhole stitch with linen floss or heavy cotton. Recommends a natural linen background color for better effect than bright flower tones.
A collage of quotations and anecdotes from society pages and magazines. Highlights include Patten in Chicago with a New York broker admiring a bronze statue, Alfred Vanderbilt in a Brighton visit discussing horse breeding, and household humor from a Brookline Lite vignette. Minor dialogues reveal wit, misread notes, and playful misunderstandings among noted figures and commoners.
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