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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1903
Page
3
A Department of Agriculture bulletin notes by products from beet sugar and cane molasses as coarse fodders for horses. It cites Fiji Island trials feeding up to 15 pounds daily, plus bran and maize, with green sugar cane tops. health remained excellent and molasses reduced costs.
Prof W J Fraser notes pig welfare after weaning drives hog production quality and economy. Fattening feeds without exercise risks Yorkshire type changes and digestive disorders. indifference to diet can cause thumps and death. Prevention through proper feeding and exercise is emphasized as better than cure.
Worms live in dug holes lined with mucus that stabilizes walls. They dig deeper in cold or dry weather, seal entrances with plant stems in winter, and haul leaves and stalks to eat. They forage at night or in wet conditions, leave and reenter homes carefully, and die quickly in dry air though they survive weeks underwater. Each worm inhabits a single hole and reemerges at dawn, dusk, or rain. distant worms cannot locate their home and may dig anew.
Prof McKay weighs commercial versus natural starters for butter and cheese. A well cultivated palate can craft starters from milk to rival market cultures. Observes cleanliness, proper milking, and controlled bacteria as key to flavor. contrasts varied natural starters and improper practices. Reports on milking at Sunny Peak Farm near Milwaukee and cement floors affecting rheumatism in herds, with expert notes from Doane, Van Norman, and Purdue.
Popular Science highlights a Minnesota weed puller attached to a sulky with two fluted rollers and rotary blades to uproot weeds. It also reviews Jerry W. Kirby’s automatic steel plane improving carpentry tools and lighter, two–plane rollers with a front auto adjuster for easier maintenance.
A 1900s style essay argues science has greatly extended infant life and longevity. It notes rising maternal knowledge, medical advances like antitoxins and vaccination, better feeding and sterilization, and the influence of climate and heredity on life expectancy. It cites historical mortality rates and contemplates civilization’s role in maximizing lifespan.
A Missouri inventor proposes a new eyeglass design resting directly over the eyeball with edges under the lids. No springs or bows are needed, and lenses may vary in magnification or astigmatism correction. It may also imitate an eyeball and serve as a substitute for a glass eye.
The text argues the frigate bird best blends flying advantages though its muscles are weak, relying on wing spread and skill rather than sheer muscle power to achieve its flight. It notes the widest wings do not always mean strongest, and the bird that flows most may excel despite lighter musculature.
The steam turbine advances in electric power production replacing reciprocating engines. Britain’s completed turbine sets approach 100000 kilowatts. Electricity enables three workers to charge twenty furnaces at Homestead, once needing 200. Big Ben at Westminster is to be electrically time-keeping to improve reliability, despite current winding limits.
An electrically charged wire gria emerges as a new fly killer while a red solution eliminates the need for a dark room in photography. A French scientist halves liquid air production costs making its arts use potentially profitable. Theatre affairs expand in Great Britain. A German reichstag bill seeks to ban phosphorus in matches, citing a new safe tantalizing compound patented for factory use.
Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, dreamt a solution to place the needle eye near the point. In the morning he tested the idea, and by 5 oclock the needle with eye at the point was fashioned, easing his long puzzle. The New York News reports.
A discussion on how character is visible in gait and carriage. It notes Business, Happy-eolocky, Dignity, Independence, and others show underlying traits through posture, movement, and demeanor. Guarding bodily training is urged as small actions shape a lifetime.
In an excerpt aimed at readers, the text describes Lenard rays and cathode rays as moving electrons in rapid streams of negative charges. Roentgen rays are presented as solitary waves or radiated energy produced when electrons impact matter in motion.
President Roosevelt has never ridden a bicycle since his rise to office but his children ride and are often seen on cycles. They are familiar with the good rides around Washington and attract attention.
Themes report the pharaohs chariot found in Thebes in perfect condition near the Tombs of the Kings, alongside the tomb of Thethmos IV, dating nearly 4000 years. Also mentioned are cheap German incandescent bulbs sold in Spain at low delivery prices by German manufacturers.
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