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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
8
John Kendrick Bangs laments a habit of sprinkling French and other languages into English speech and writing. He jokes about phrases like bonjour, tout lui rit, and sel while vowing to resist the multilingual lingo that slips into his daily conversation and prose.
A young married couple share a flat with neighbors Franz and Gretchen, learn to communicate with deaf mute children, and face a night-time robbery. John guards the treasure box containing nearly fifteen thousand dollars, while the robber turns out to be the assistant cashier Henry Brown. John defeats the culprit with help from Abram. Brown flees city after pending trial fails. The tale ends recalling the German neighbors who inspired their perseverance.
A pompous author asks for counsel for ideas ahead of their time. The veteran editor replies to sit, pee, and wait for times to catch up, illustrating blunt editorial pragmatism.
A Rural Life feature by A. X. Hyatt surveys English farming progress and the role of legumes in nitrogen fixation and soil fertility. It discusses red and crimson clover, cowpea as a southern staple, and regional suitability from Mississippi to Ohio, noting potential mineral nutrient depletion if crops are removed.
The article surveys poor soil, scant manures, and limited crops in late 18th century England. It notes bad roads, famine-era diets, and the shift toward land improvement through turnips, lime, potash, and better livestock. It highlights Bakewell’s influence and the rise of legume farming, with Ohio farmers Gould and Agee cited as adopters of Southern peas.
The South Dakota bulletin notes Andropogon nutans as a perennial grass with robust root-stocks and unbranched stems three to five feet high. It yields excellent hay, eaten by all stock, best on rich prairie bottoms, with dry-season seed reduction. Analytical values include water 7.75 ash 6.40 crude protein 3.85 and nitrogen free extract 45.70.
A collection of kitchen instructions detailing chicken skinning, pot roasting beef, bread griddle cakes, lemon cream, bread pudding, soda cake, dumplings, cream sponge cake, white fruit cake, sweet pickles, canned grapes, potato pie, snow cake, and an excellent bun. It covers methods, ingredients, and steps for each recipe in concise fashion.
A young girl fell down stairs and injured her elbow which she described as feeling dizzy. The Buffalo Courier notes the child’s humorous response when asked about injuries, highlighting a lighthearted take on a minor mishap.
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