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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
3
A short verse adapts Dr Henry van Dyke’s Country Life in America to claim a home is defined by love and friendship rather than marble floors or gilded walls. It says true home resides where affection and companionship endure.
Dan Maloy, lineman for the Pacific Gas and Electric line, climbs a mountain pole to avoid a charging mother bear and cubs after interrupting their meal. The chase ends when the bear reaches the wires and the climber exploits a safe perch on a cross-arm amid live lines.
Dan Maloy rescues a mother bear and her cubs tangled with a transmission line. After a dramatic climb to a cross arm, he uses improvised tools to divert the be ar and repairs the line, then frees the bears and contemplates their fate. The scene ends with the bears moving toward the hills as Maloy jokes about the start of the high ranges.
Taxco Mexico correspondence describes daily life and domestic chores in a Mexican town. The writer notes the old town scenery, many bells, clothing washed at a public fountain, and improvised water filtration. She details meat, milk, and egg provisioning, local prices, and cultural differences in daily habits.
In Greece a prisoner sentenced to death must endure a mandatory two year waiting period before any execution can be carried out. The delay applies regardless of the case and underscores the country’s legal procedures around capital punishment.
Japan maintains a steady annual intake of about 188000 recruits for its regular army, reflecting ongoing manpower needs and conscription practices within the nation.
A historical farm note explains using corn fodder efficiently by cutting stalks with improvised shears and mixing with bran to improve intake. It describes a homemade cutting knife from old saw blades, feeding with racks, and using a chocolate pail lined with corrugated paper to transport eggs safely for market.
A farmer in Oklahoma outlines his diverse 200 acre operation. Main crop cotton spans seventy acres with twenty five of oats and sixty of Kaffir corn. He notes five acres of cowpens and thirty acres of recurring weeds from overflow. He lacks a silo and rotation, uses grain mainly as feed with some sale, and profits from forty head of grade Hereford cattle.
An Illinois stockman with long feeding experience says oats and corn with bran and oil meal are the best feeds for horses, and that bran and oil meal with whole or ground corn is best for beef cattle. He uses silage and mixed feed twice daily, grows Reid's yellow Dent corn at about forty bushels per acre, cuts thirty five acres yearly, and owns twenty five Shire horses and one hundred Hereford cattle.
The article argues barley is a reliable alternative to corn for feeding pigs, especially where corn is uncertain or expensive. It notes pigs are valuable on the farm and that barley can provide a steady food supply, suggesting exploration of feeding methods and benefits for the industry.
An acre of corn stored as silage feeds three cows for 200 days at forty pounds daily. Ten acres support thirty cows for the same period with additional hay and protein like bran and gluten. A simple extension ladder was made by cutting seven feet from an old ladder and removing three rungs.
John Upton describes an extension ladder design from Farm Progress that adds four feet by placing a second length outside the ladder and bolting through two holes on each side. The top ends are cut to receive the lower rung, and the device can be reset to original size quickly, avoiding ropes and enhancing safety.
In horses, pedigree and long term line breeding increase a sire s prepotency. The closer the initial relation and the longer the breeding, the more powerful the sire tends to be. Line breeding within one family over generations concentrates desirable traits.
The common feeding method separates grain from lily or fodder in different troughs and at different times to save labor. Mixing ground grain with coarse food after a feed cutter improves digestion and reduces total food needed for better results.
An overview notes about five thousand wild bee species with varied traits. It highlights female Amazons carrying effective weapons and eggs in pests’ nests, then mentions the leaf-cutting tailor bee using scissor jaws to build nest linings. The passage hints at farm animals favoring different foods and a farmer’s need to adapt.
A Dakota man shares a practical remedy for curing wire cats using common machine oil and alum. He advises burning alum on a stove until white and dry, pulverizing it, applying the oil to the wound, then dusting with alum. Repeat once or twice daily.
Experiments in feeding cows with carrots, beets, and small potatoes show milk fever more likely when cows receive liberal root crops than when fed hay and grain. Do not give corn six weeks before calving. Linseed meal may be added with hay which should be cut fine and linseed meal sprinkled over it.
Bulletin No. 237 reports reasons for cream quality differences observed by producers and notes no change in the cream screw. It explains various causes and how they affect test results. Request copies from the experiment station in Manhattan, Kansas.
The guide states capons should be dry picked with feathers left on the neck wings legs rump tail and wing feathers. Do not dress capons under seven pounds. Keep lighter capons until they grow heavier.
A discussion on dining manners notes that fingers are for silvages but etiquette prefers a fork. It describes a special fork with two miniature knives on the outer prongs to cut tough crusts and lift portions.
A historic cooking method describes lifting corn meal sugar and soda with salt into a bowl, making a hollow, then mixing a melted butter with buttermilk or milk. The batter is poured into a greased vessel and boiled for two hours, then baked briefly for a dry crust and easy slicing.
Bring water to a boil and stir in butter then gradually add flour. Cool mixture then whip in eight beaten eggs one by one. Chill the batter on ice for an hour. Spoon onto buttered paper, leaving space between puffs, bake until golden. Cool and slit each puff to fill with cream.
Pick out the meat from a fresh boiled lobster and dice it evenly. Measure one third as much crisp celery and cut into bits. Mix with mayonnaise, chill, and serve in a bowl lined with crisp lettuce. Garnish with lobster claws.
A rich batter combines butter and sugar with suet eggs milk and dried fruit then thickened with flour and spices. The mixture is poured into a large mold and steamed for six hours yielding a hearty traditional loaf.
A waterproof adhesive is formed by mixing three parts gum shellac with one part india rubber after separate dissolution in heat. The resulting solution stored in a sealed bottle remains unaffected by water, whether hot or cold, and by most acids and alkalies according to The Iron Age.
A winter guide suggests growing chives and parsley in kitchen window pots. It offers a chicken and crust recipe using flour baking powder salt butter egg milk for a light brown bake. Chives add delicate flavor to salads soups and hashes when chopped fine.
A historic recipe explains breaking two pounds of purple sugar into a quart of milk and cream to enrich the mixture. It should be boiled without stirring until a drop in ice water hardens, poured into greased pans, and marked into square pieces as it sets.
Fresh cooked fish torn into bits with salt and pepper and mayonnaise creates a tasty sandwich filling. A dash of chopped pickle adds a crisp finish.
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