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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
3
A child recalls the hushs of a sick room in Chicago Tribune style verse. The speaker hears Shh shh from nurses and doctors as a patient lies upstairs, while the child longs to speak and play, ending with the wish to be big. The piece portrays family care and the emotional strain of illness.
The dialogue explores perspective on love and absurdity between two speakers. A cousin's engagement prompts debate on whether falling in love is desirable and whether absurdity is inherently undesirable. The exchange toys with platonist ideas and mutual banter.
A couple debate platonic friendship and love with sharp banter. He insists their bond stays nonromantic, she tests the limits while hinting at hidden feelings. The exchange shifts as they acknowledge attraction may override pure viewpoint.
A rail travelers tale recounts a couple sharing an affectionate moment inside a tunnel. Upon emerging at Sawyer station a porter calls out the village name and the girl declares they are married, prompting amusement among passengers. The piece ends with a blunt market quip about a drunkard's dog.
A reader describes a simple water gate system using a post on one bank and a taller post with a top pulley on the opposite side. A rope runs over the pulley gate to a weight, letting the gate float up with high water and settle when it recedes, held by stakes and a bracket.
The World's Fair in St. Louis plans four uniform octagonal dairy barns, each 100 feet across with 38 stalls and a rear promenade, plus on site sleeping quarters and inspection-friendly layouts. Also, T. B. Ising warns that beginners fail in poultry by choosing cheap stock, urging quick purchase of quality foundation birds to start right. Farmers are reminded that almost all pay taxes, except a fraction in New York City where much property is not tax listed.
The excerpt argues that current levies are insufficient and unfair to farmers, calling for an increased levy to sustain state and county government. It mentions the Iowa Homestead and notes room for improvement in taxation methods.
The piece argues winter butter should be naturally colored and offers methods using Jersey cows and specific feeding like carrots to achieve a yellow tint without artificial coloring. It also covers late fall plowing to combat white grubs, root crop yields, hog marketing practices, and assorted farm notes on poultry, sorghum, stables, and rural telephone line issues.
Recipe describes making a green peas soup by simmering peas with chicken broth, butter, and flour. After thickening, puree, reheat with milk and the reserved peas, then fold in whipped cream and season. Serve with croutons or wafers for casual or formal occasions.
A vintage recipe outlines combining one pint double cream with one and a half cups grape juice and three quarters cup sugar with the whites of two eggs. Whip until foamy then fold in juice sugar mix and cream, churn till frothy, skim foam, chill, and serve in glasses with whipped topping. Strawberry or red raspberry juice can substitute for grape juice.
A collection of recipe notes and kitchen hints including artichoke salad with fresh or canned artichokes, coffee percolation method, corn and cabbage dish, simple pudding, Southern Meal Batter Bread, and practical homemaking tips on napkins, window wedges, bread crumbs, French salad with tongue, and peppermint oil to deter mice. The items are attributed to Chicago Daily News and Chicago News.
Rollin H. Salisbury, a La Porte civil engineer who vanished July 3, reappeared and allegedly threatened to kill his family and himself. His wife had filed for divorce, claiming cruelty and threats. He was detained, escaped, then re-arrested. Editor Fred Rohrer with the Berne Witness faced mob violence linked to saloon cases. sheriff moved him for safety as townsfolk feared further unrest.
Two men attempted to sever Miss Edith Shippey's fingers to seize her diamond rings about 3 AM in Marion. A knife was raised, another thief muffled her cries, but she resisted while a family member approached. Police captured three men at dawn near the railway yards after bloodhounds traced them.
3, W. Lamar, who claimed to be Lincoln’s last schoolmate, dies in Buffaloville at 85. Joseph Knight, Thayer postmaster, breaks both arms and legs in a stump-puller accident. James Talbert of Shelbyville sentenced for robbing $75 from George W. Patterson after his wife Hattie Talbert’s murder case. New Carlisle looted. $1,000 in clothing and furnishings stolen. A C Staley buys Indiana Paper Co for $50,000. plans women’s undergarments with men’s line. Lafayette Elder shot at near Leopold, critically injured. life threats reported. Education board inquiry cites $10,000 irregularities, 86,000 unrecovered. grand jury pending. Miss Anna Endicott, 20, Darlington, commits suicide by carbolic acid. Charles Cornwell, 37, dies near Yankeetown falling from a pecan tree. Indiana National Bank vault shows about $2,000 in cash. four deposits totaling $2,360 noted before closure.
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