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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
7
The text argues for broad education blending manual training with letters to build industrial strength. It condemns narrowing education to one skill and calls for schools with a complete system where body and mind complement each other. The true aristocracy lies in service to others, not birth or wealth.
Andrew Carnegie argues progress hinges on moral growth over pedigree and wealth. He notes a shift from birth to wealth as the social measure and contends brotherhood and shared humanity should govern society.
Dorothy Dix argues that mother love is selfish and rules out others' rights. She claims overprotective care spoils daughters by softness and keeps sons from honest work, producing vain women and dissipated men.
Poem celebrates freedom and national unity with imagery of liberty across seas and battles. It casts America as strong and fearless, with Columbia as a symbol, praising resistance to tyranny.
Larkin Jones returns from a trip in a private car with a banner of status and tales of luxury. The Jones household greets him with puppies, teasing, and curiosity as he recounts the journey to Pittsburg with BurnERly and the elaborate hospitality aboard.
Jones recalls a visit to the Gibbons mansion in Clydale and Ridgely’s wife’s elegant style. He and Mrs Jones imagine a life of luxury while craving a simple Irish stew at home, ending with a humorous insistence on a square meal.
A German item notes that scintillating materials added to picture postal cards can harm mail handlers by entering lungs and cutting fingers. In line with Posts Union convention rules, the circulation of postal cards with such materials must be prohibited.
A Baltimore American remark notes chatter about flirtations in Mrs. Nurich's conservatory, joking that its abundance of rubber plants fuels the gossip.
Instructions for budding fruit trees using a common case knife and bark shield methods. It covers making cross and vertical incisions, inserting a bud, and tying the graft. The article compares sprayed and unsprayed trees, noting Bordeaux spray yields higher clean fruit percentages, and argues for low headed yearlings to ease spraying and harvesting.
The article describes building a brood box with 2x2 corner posts 5 feet 4 inches by 3 feet 4 inches and 2 feet high, includes a removable floor, light windows, a slanted top, and a lamp under a perforated floor, plus a thermometer inside for best results. It also promotes cowpeas as pig feed, detailing sowing and cultivation steps and advising balance with corn.
Practical tip for controlling hard mouthed horses by adding rings to the bridle and threading lines through bit rings to brow band. Claims easy handling for children and multiple configurations, with no sore mouth. Also mentions a contrivance for holding slabs during lumber sawing to produce kindling or fuel wood.
Tests at the Colorado station show good mature alfalfa seed retains vitality with moisture protection. An oldest sample germinated 93 percent at six years, 72 at ten, and 68 at sixteen years, with Professor Weadden suggesting viability may exceed sixteen years. Washington State Station trials on apple scab sprayed trees with dust and standard Bordeaux mixture across eighty-five trees and fifteen varieties report the average clean fruit percentage.
A practical tip shows how to anchor fence posts in low areas using a double wire truss rather than a heavy stone. For deep cuts, use longer posts or add a 2x4 atop the post to raise the truss and increase effectiveness. New Meat Law Working Well At NY Breeders Meeting.
A stale egg sinks in water and has a glassy smooth shell. Fresh eggs feel limelike on the shell while boiled eggs cling to the shell if freshly laid. Bran packing causes musty taste. thin shells indicate missing gravel and lime in hens. Clean golden eggs held to light are good. dark or spotted eggs are bad.
Farmers should improve pasture quality for dairy cows and use grass as main feed. Milk can feed hogs but cannot supply both food and drink. provide water for hogs. Keep chickens out of stables and protect winter squashes from frost. store damaged units away from heat. Dry farming aims to conserve moisture with surface dust mulch.
A new wish boiler drainer for wash boilers, made of wire with a large mesh, fits inside standard boilers and folds into a compact pack. It has four removable sections and handles at both ends, letting users load and lift clothes with less effort and drain them to avoid scalding hands.
Dainty sandwiches are prepared by passing ham through a chopper with lemon peel. Cold halibut dressed with mayonnaise and capers. Finely chopped Spanish onions with or without lettuce and walnuts with cream cheese and a touch of heavy cream. Stone olives with green and red peppers chopped fine. Bread spread with cucumber slices and chives or grated American cheese. Cold pork and celery ground with salt and lightly diluted Worcestershire.
A vintage recipe outline describes cheese quenelles made from bread crumbs, grated cheese, eggs, butter, water, and seasonings fried to a golden finish, served with white sauce or tomato sauce. Beef a la Mode instructs browning lean beef pieces in fat, simmering with onion, tomatoes, and water for three hours, then serving with cooked spaghetti around the platter.
A historic recipe describes mixing flour baking powder salt and suet with currants to form a stiff dough. The dough is tied in a cloth and boiled for one hour in water, then served hot with brown sugar.
A quick filling combines one cup powdered sugar with two tablespoons cocoa and three tablespoons milk. Sift sugar and cocoa, mix with milk until smooth, then spread over the cake for a glossy, sweet topping.
A compilation of simple domestic guidelines covering cooking hacks and cleaning practices. Tips include steaming pumpkins, avoiding smeary window cleaner, sun drying towels, spreading leftover potatoes, proper cookbook placement, flavoring coffee with citrus peels, borax for coffee pot cleaning, and egg preparation for croquettes.
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