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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
7
A poem from the Los Angeles Herald extols a steadfast mariner who navigates every wind and tide with courage. It portrays steady labor against storms as the path to success and the final summons to enter in.
Sturdy McQuinn, a loyal type setter, endures a week of ignored love and mounting fatigue at the newspaper. After Mary asks for a parting, he hides outside her home and then strikes when a dapper admirer confronts him, leaving the rival on the ground.
The Assouan dam and related works are completed and dedicated as a milestone in British engineering. The project cost 100 to 125 million dollars, will irrigate vast Nile lands, hold water to 347.6 feet, and flood fifty miles of valley. It features 180 sluice openings with steel gates and deep foundations, plus an open barrage at Assiout to distribute water over a broad area.
Under President Roosevelt approval the nine large crystal chandeliers once hung in the White House parlors are to be moved to the Capitol. This change shifts historic interiors as old landmarks find new homes.
Practical guidance from Ella L. Layson on keeping poultry healthy in winter. Emphasizes dry draft free housing, abundant varied feed with wheat, green forage, potatoes with bran, and oyster shells. Recommends culling hens over two years and surplus cockerels, plus careful pullet management for early laying. Also notes milk yield relates to stable temperatures and window insulation.
The Farmers' Review advises a cement main floor for a dairy barn with a cement pit for manure drainage and daily washing. It emphasizes a heavy traffic floor with a one foot base of small stones or coal cinders, south facing well lit windows, and clear sunlight for cow health.
A farm hardware analogy argues the horse collar should be round, hard and well fitted to prevent shoulder galls. Proper length and high hames avoid centering draught on the joint while airflow from a ball bearing style collar cools the skin. Quote from Joseph TH. Yeder in Ohio Farmer.
A Illinois fruit grower replastered his house and spread old plaster around an apple row. That row stayed free of bitter rot while the rest of the orchard suffered. Observers doubt plaster alone caused the result and suggest lime or sand mulch might produce similar effects by improving soil texture.
Creameries have enlightened farmers by prompting better cattle breeds and dairy tools to raise butter quality. Patrons gain easier labor and diversify farm outputs, shifting from milk and butter to a wider range of crops and products shipped to market.
Currants are hardy and grow well in most soils with the main growth in the first two months of summer. They require early cultivation and are easy to plant, as a furrow can be plowed and young bushes set in the row instead of digging individual holes.
An experiment with six cows shows pasture producing 1779 pounds of milk per acre and 82 pounds of butter, while sailing crops yield 4782 pounds of milk per acre and 196 pounds of butter.
A clipped dialogue exchange from New York News shows a lovers plea for simple proof of affection rather than grand feats. George is urged to avoid impossible declarations and to refrain from calling rain, emphasizing modest, intimate gestures over dramatic gestures.
A recipe advises to freshen crape by steaming under a damp cloth with a hot iron held nearby. It also describes a weekly sink cleaning method using sal soda and hot water, plus a lime-water flush for hot months to keep drains sweet and clean.
New dimities replace old English fabrics in bedrooms offering beauty and durability. Use dimity on window curtains bed valance canopy and dressing table trimmings to create a coordinated look. Attach to a small brass rod rather than a pole for soft fabrics.
Wash stockings in a tub by themselves and do not soak with other clothes. Use only moderately warm water and avoid soda. Rinse in water with a few teaspoonfuls of ammonia, dry outdoors in sun and air, and press on the wrong side with a warm iron. Silk stockings need several rinses and should be rolled in a cloth to dry after shaping.
Advice on inspecting lace curtains for weak spots and tears, patching rents with moistened edges, and emulating embroidery when tears occur in lacework. Guidance on minimal stiffening for fine lace, using gum arabic or starch, optional gelatin, saffron tint, and avoiding odor from coffee or tea. Ends with measuring window depth to fit wet curtains to the space.
A collection of home cooking notes covers Mashed Potatoes Oyster Sauce Puffed Sweet Potatoes and Molasses Snaps. Instructions detail mashing with butter milk and pepper, oyster sauce with liquor from the oysters, re heating baked potato shells with hot cream, and hard crack sugar candy with butter for shelf storage.
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