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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
7
A weary prairie couple accepts shelter from John and Sarah Gilbert, sharing dinner and rest with a family fleeing to Colorado for lung disease. The act of hospitality renews hope for the travelers and deepens the bond between the two households as they part at dawn.
A man arrives at a backwoods cabin seeking punishment for Ike a coonskin cap wearing youth who shot at the stranger while the youth and gun are described as a threat. Ike’s father declares he will himself whip the boy to teach him discipline and protect the family name according to the Chicago Post.
The article argues that English businesspeople should learn Russian to profit from Russia’s rapid industrial growth. It cites Russia as a new America with expanding markets and notes St. Petersburg produces many technologists. It claims wages for English workers rise with Russian experience and practical industry work is abundant in Russia. Bermuda Islands are subsiding as Prof. Verrill reports the original island was much larger and has sunk, leaving today’s Bermuda at about twenty square miles with an eighty to a hundred foot subsidence.
The piece notes Mark Twain emphasizes the pause before the point in humor. It compares Artemus Ward and James Whitcomb Riley as masters of timing. Examples show Ward’s eager build up followed by a quiet reflective beat before a punchline. A quote about a man with no tooth and a drum joke illustrates the technique. The passage ends with a critique of ordinary people’s clock faced weariness.
The Vermont Station explains a 30 by 50 foot two story fruit storage house with basement for 1000 barrels, first floor for storage, second floor for empty barrels, dual walls and windows, and oil heat. It lists extensive timber and finish material, notes cold climate suitability, and compares to ice storage potential. It argues such structures suit northern states and temp control limits.
Inventor Oscar S. Kulman of Savannah Georgia introduces an antiseptic broom with a bag at the end of the handle and a hole above the straws for chemicals to kill microbes and moths. The device uses hard balls or a liquid/semifluid antiseptic to saturate the broom and distribute the disinfectant through the fabric.
The American Agriculturist recommends a wooden hoop sized to fit the milk pail with a square cloth over the top held by the hoop. The cloth is washed after each milking and reused, offering a free homemade alternative to ready made tin tops.
A farmer builds a tight fence on the north and east to block wind, then roofs the space to create a shed for cattle. Though not fully weatherproof, it keeps cattle sheltered during storms and rough days. The small expense yields comfort and likely feed savings, though older farmers lacked modern experiment methods.
The article notes a shift toward fresher, less salted butter among Americans and in European countries. It observes that butter served in England and on the Continent is particularly fresh and white, and that top restaurants in major U.S. cities use butter with little salt as tastes change.
The piece notes English buyers favor imported ground wheat over American flour citing adulteration with corn flour corn cobs clay and other substances. If true the blame rests with millers for failing to process the home grown wheat.
A collection of kitchen notes details making a two inch deep apple pie with puff paste and sugar glaze, plus cream sauces for spinach and chicken. It includes pantry steps for a white sauce, a brain apple note, a Sunday tea custard with apricot jam, and serving ideas with biscuits and pistachio garnish.
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