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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1911
Page
2
A mishmash of curiosities and mock headlines spans aviation mishaps odd tax tales and social quirks. Items note fogged flights errant treasure seekers failed predictions and fashion trends while public life sees divorce travels and court quirks in blunt retro slang.
In Malta near Valetta Paula hosts a remarkable Hypogaeum dug into rock with three stacked chambers. Professor Zammit guides a tour of its undecorated halls and pottery fragments while linking the find to a broader western Mediterranean ancient civilization.
A writer laments modern fashion as inartistic and urges a state censor of dress to approve all styles before public launch. References include medieval Bologna and Lombardy bans on long trains, arguing higher authority should curb fashion excesses such as hobble skirts and other extreme garments.
An English patent proposes a glass coating method that cushions glass by a thin layer of wood pulp between timber and steel to prevent breakage from expansion. The report also notes a new music school opens in Bangkok, Siam.
Her Majesty forbids a beauty trend to be worn at court functions during the coronation season. This decisive action expresses royal sentiment and is likely to be welcomed by many who admire propriety in royal appearances.
Under Prof Hiram Bingham Yale University will launch a five month Peru expedition starting June 10. The five to seven member team will include a physiographer geologist topographers a surgeon and a naturalist. They aim to cross the Andes and map a largely unexplored region in detail.
Fifty thousand coolies toil on the Szechwan Hupen railway line as China accelerates its vast rail project. The booming effort showcases massive labor mobilization to complete the strategic railroad corridor.
An agricultural note by T Patterson discusses moisture conservation for drought readiness. It stresses early deep plowing followed by disk and harrow to seal surface, creating a dust mulch. Summer fallowing and choosing quick maturing dryland crops like Turkey Red wheat are advised to endure dry growing seasons.
Humus loosens soil particles increasing water capacity and aids beneficial bacteria. A cover crop like clover helps transform soil compounds into available forms for trees and recycles plant matter back to the roots, supporting growth.
Instructions advise laying in a supply of nitrate of soda for early vegetables to boost growth. Indicated for beans peas radishes onions and lettuce. Use one ounce per two gallons of water and apply half a pint per plant or per foot of row, or lay a mulch of soil over rows after dosing.
A terse guidance fragment advises keeping the salt surface dry and firm to deter moisture. It mentions that food housing benefits from good rainfall in dry weather and stresses rapid surface upkeep to prevent moisture buildup.
Instructions on adapting alfalfa to dry conditions, seeds from Turkestan, and agricultural methods. Discusses seed acclimation, irrigation, planting depth, seed drill use, mulching, and hoeing practices to promote root depth and early growth. Emphasizes careful drilling and soil management for vigorous stands.
J. E. Payne reports on oat varieties for dry farming. Kherson and Sixtyday offer best yields. early and late varieties balance risk against rain. Sowing Kherson for early and Colorado 37 for late provides drought resilience plus hay. oats also suit corn stubble seedbeds.
The text urges poultry raisers to develop a chicken strain with higher egg production especially in young birds during fall. It emphasizes preparing for next season by selecting birds with strong egg-laying function to boost overall laying capacity.
Farmers guide on growing onions cabbage and tomatoes with tips on mowing, alfalfa harvest, manure cleanup watering, shade for fruit, weed control and moisture. Advises cultivation while crops are young and harvest timing for cucumbers picking every other day, avoiding overgrowth and plant injury.
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