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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
7
A Milwaukee Sentinel poem about a deserted house in a weed grown garden. It laments vanished objects and memories tied to a bygone family. A lone blossom by the path survives, planted long ago, outliving those who once cared for the home.
Gwendoline Harper visits dancer Madge Baptiste to urge a marriage with Teddy Langley. Baptiste consoles her, acknowledging mutual affection. The two women plot Teddy’s happiness and court approval, leading to a staged engagement and eventual alliance as Madge and Teddy marry.
The article details Chinese food buying patterns in America, noting they pay for meats like pork and beef, and that chop suey targets curious whites. It mentions truck gardens supplying unfamiliar vegetables, Chinese tastes for fine vegetables and wines, daily meals costing 15 to 20 dollars, and overcrowded lodging, with notable Chinese restaurants in major cities.
Justice Sterling B. Torrey hands down a witty ruling in a Kentucky case where a farm-hand sued his employer for poisoning himself with Paris green. The decision absolves the defendant, citing ultra vires actions, contributory negligence, and damnum absque injuria as the worker exposed himself by misapplying the poison.
Dr. Seward Webb travels in the West while Vermont friends push for his gubernatorial nomination. He visits ex Senator William M. Evarts at his Vermont farm. Over luncheon a spicy ham inspires a quip about a Brooklyn magazine seeking a morsel from the writer.
The article explains that few cows remain in Labrador during winter. Natives harvest milk beforehand and freeze it in barrels. The frozen milk does not sour through the season, and people cut a slice from a barrel whenever milk is needed.
Citizens of Albemarle County organize the Jefferson Memorial Road association to build a two mile public boulevard between Charlottesville and Monticello where President Jefferson is buried. The project aims to cost about 20000 dollars.
A well drilled to 600 feet in the Colorado desert releases hot water steam and volcanic stones. Local observers report the flow venting with heat and minerals as the well continues to discharge.
USDA reports show California Colorado Nebraska and Michigan growable sugar beets suitable for profitable sugar making if bought cheaply. New York sections and tests suggest Utah Idaho and Oregon 가능 but Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Oklahoma Ohio underperform. Farmers face transport costs and 15-ton yields. profitability not assured.
The page describes a five row corn marker with 144 foot long runners and a two inch thickness, plus a handle and rope setup for single-horse use. It includes a dairy critique of renovated butter versus oleomargarine and guidance on Clover seeding, seed bed prep, and choosing crop varieties based on market demand.
The article notes that higher quality coarse fodders like clover corn fodder oats hay and prairie hay reduce grain needs. It emphasizes good cultivation use of manures seed selection and related practices to raise feed value for farmers.
The passage states that cutting at the right time and protecting fodders from bleaching and leaching can raise their feeding value by about 30 percent.
An excerpt from the Philadelphia Record warns farmers that drinking water from open wells may be contaminated. It explains soluble impurities enter wells via surface soil, sand filtration is ineffective, and even clear water can harbor unseen toxins and organisms. It advocates covered wells, clean surroundings, and better driven wells.
Agricultural notes from Hartford Times survey show early and deeper cultivation can be beneficial when balanced with follow up shallow culture. Trials suggest smaller, closer plantings and frequent cultivation may not pay off, and farmers should experiment to distinguish season effects from method changes. Modern tools like manure spreaders and seed rollers improve efficiency on farms handling manure and small seeds.
Farm Notes advise strict measures for sheep protection, profits from clover, cared for cows, and bee-keepers building local markets. It stresses quality butter, practical milking setups, water for livestock, poultry feeding, seed quality, and watering hens for egg production. It also urges viewing the farm as a home, improving beauty and value, and planting grape vines where space allows.
Combine chopped egg whites with six hard boiled eggs, drained mushrooms, and mashed yolks. Scald milk with butter and flour, thicken, mix in egg yolks and mushrooms, season, cool, shape into croquettes, coat with egg and crumbs, fry hot. Garnish with parsley.
Peel potatoes cut into strips and soak in ice water for at least an hour. Drain and dry thoroughly. Heat deep fat to fry. test with a potato piece to ensure immediate rise and browning. Fry the potatoes to a golden brown drain in a hot colander then shake in tissue paper before serving on a hot napkin lined dish.
Peel and slice two pounds cooking apples and stew with a splash of water. Add lemon rind vanilla or cloves and sugar to taste. Remove flavoring, beat with two eggs and three ounces butter. Bake in a paste-lined dish until done.
Scald a pint of milk and melt butter with salt then beat into it half a yeastcake dissolved in warm water. Add flour to make batter and let rise eight hours. Beat, add flour and a cup of flour-dredged halved raisins. Rise until light and bake.
A historical baking note describes mixing butter and two cups of sugar with sour milk and three eggs, adding ground ginger cinnamon and soda, then stirring in flour to form a soft dough. Roll lightly, cut into shapes and bake as cakes rather than cookies.
Instructions for Chili Con Carni and Ham and Chicken Sandwiches describe chopping peppers garlic bay leaves tomatoes and beef simmering steps. It also details a chicken ham salad sandwich with olives oil white pepper and crustless bread and a walnut salad with dressing.
Instructions cover salmon preparation with Tartare sauce, milk scalding, refrigeration advice, bread baking, custard storage, glass polishing with newspapers, marrow versus suet for puddings, broom care, Delftware butter cracks, quick washing of gilt crockery, vinegar and tea leaves to remove discoloration, glass rinse, brown sugar to fix overly salty dishes.
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