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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
7
A vivid fragment from an ILlarper’s Magazine poem contrasts a harsh trek with a sled dog’s labor. It paints a bleak southern sky, a looming red trail, and a cold end of day while pondering the value of a man’s life against the dog’s toil.
Langfield, a plain undersized soldier in Alaska, grapples with unrequited love for Dolly and a new passion for Tom Perry. After nursing a fever victim, he endures hardship and danger, finally risking himself to save a wounded prospector as dawn breaks over the snowbound trail.
A Chicago Record-Herald feature praises railway postal clerks for memorizing vast networks of post offices across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. It notes 21 000-card memory feats 99 plus percent accuracy 13 306 offices learned and 2 427 examinations with about 3.5 million cards handled.
Langfield and Perry, wounded and exhausted on a mountain trail, reach their camp as questions about love and loyalty surface. Perry confesses a past lover, and Langfield contemplates drastic action before choosing care for his comrade’s wife. The mist and harsh terrain frame a tense moral moment on the ledge.
Mrs. Peck and a Baltimore paper joke about a man declared insane, his wife divorces him, and the courts later deem him sane again. The husband ponders padded cells as a quip. The passage ends with a moral prompt about lying and truthfulness.
An agricultural note discusses the imported green cabbage worm harming cabbage crops and methods to control it. It covers hand picking, pyrethrum dusting, hot water treatment, and Paris green as remedies. Also included are winter feeding tips for laying hens with clover hay, grain mixes, and storage for fruit, plus a method to husk corn using a horse and rope.
The article notes a shift from opposition to draft horse size toward aiming for larger stock. Farmers prefer big draft mares and young geldings as prime farm teams, maturing quickly and bringing strong prices when sold to markets.
An Indianapolis News piece notes unusually high potato profits in parts of the East with a single grower selling 2,000 barrels from about 22 acres at roughly $2 a barrel. The method hinges on sod foundation, heavy manuring, deep plowing, cutting harrows, and close, continual cultivation to the rows.
When poultry are confined in winter provide a yard for sunny days. Protect the windy side with cornstalks against the fence and heap coarse manure to keep soil from freezing. Uncover and scratch, then move piles to loosen soil. A little grain on the spaded area keeps hens busy and laying eggs daily.
The article outlines a winter feeding plan for sheep. With ample mixed clover and timothy hay, a daily grain ration of one pound per sheep is recommended, two parts wheat one part bran one part oats plus oil meal, plus occasional root feeding. If hay is scarce, substitute corn stover and adjust grain slightly.
Buff Plymouth Rocks emerge as a new popular breed, matching Barred Plymouth Rocks in weight and points with golden buff plumage. Golden Wyandottes and Buff Leghorns rise in popularity for merit, beauty, and utility, reflecting trends in poultry fashion among farmers.
Pigs convert feed to weight more efficiently than cattle. Experiments show pigs gain one pound per five to seven pounds of dry food, while cattle need ten to twelve pounds, sometimes fourteen to fifteen pounds, of dry food for one pound of weight gain.
A Farm and Ranch piece argues that subjecting celts and horses to harsh exposure to build resilience is as foolish as leaving a fine machine outside to weather. The comparison urges practical care over reckless endurance tests.
A note on cheese ripening warns that exposure to air currents can disrupt the maturation process. Proper conditions are needed to avoid premature or uneven aging.
Use gasoline sparingly to clean coats with soft cloths. Work small areas at a time with a wet cloth then a dry one. Change cloths as they soil and work in a well ventilated area away from any flame. Professional cleaners offer a cheaper restoration if stains are light.
Beat one egg white with cold water then mix in confectioners sugar until thick enough to roll. Flavor with vanilla. Roll small portions, form date centers with two pieces of sugar on each date and press to seal. Let stand until slightly hardened.
A Gentlewoman’s tip from the Ladies' Home Journal describes making a tobacco based rinse to deter insects on window plants. Soak tobacco stems in boiling water, steep several hours, strain, and dilute until faint brown. Immerse plant tops briefly to wash away pests.
Scalloped apples prepared by layering core and cut tart apples with sugar cinnamon lemon rind and butter in a baking dish. Add water and lemon juice, bake until tender, uncover near end to brown. Serve hot with cream or hard sauce.
The article lists purifying vegetables and their claimed benefits for various ailments. It advocates turnips onions cabbage cauliflower watercress and horse radish for purification and says tomatoes boost liver function while asparagus aids kidneys. Celery benefits rheumatism neuralgia nervous disorders and carrots beets and turnips improve blood and complexion.
Beat butter to a cream then blend in egg yolks one by one. Add grated chocolate almonds sugar and citron. Whip egg whites to stiff peaks and fold in. Bake in a mould for about three quarters of an hour. Serve hot with whipped cream or a fine sauce.
A revived economical custom for housewives uses bread boards on the table decorated with wheat heads and rye tops on the beveled edge while the top remains white for use. It notes practice needed to cut bread neatly offering a new accomplishment for the hostess. Oyster Sandwiches describe frying large oysters cold with lettuce and dressing on bread, sliced oysters placed between lettuce leaves.
A method for preparing scuffled chicken breast involves cutting, mincing and sieving the meat, then whisking in half a pint of stiff cream with salt and pepper. Add minced mushrooms or truffles, mold in buttered form, steam twenty minutes, invert to serve with supreme sauce.
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