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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
3
A reflective piece describes a scholar’s quiet desk lit by a lamp where beloved books line the shelves. Scattered marginal marks and folded corners hint at past readings and personal musings, as the writer feels a living, sorrowful breath in the texts.
In a stormy night scene at Winston Lodge a lavish party becomes a thriller when a madman escapes from an asylum and confronts Felix Sterling in the library. The narrator guides guests away while Felix fights for his life, ending with a dramatic rescue and a swoon.
Instructions describe a method to cast a bull using a rope halter and looped tackle, detailing positions and steps to calm the animal. The piece shifts to a discussion on preservatives in foods noting British Local Government Board findings on borax boric acid sulphites salicylic acid and formaldehyde with recommendations to limit or ban certain substances in milk butter cream and margarine.
The Ohio station's Prof Selby reports seeds including corn, wheat, flax, castor bean, cucumber and more subjected to liquid air at temperatures far below zero for up to twenty four hours. Germination was largely unchanged versus controls, with some seeds showing distress but no overall loss. The writeup also covers soil moisture, seed preservation, and crop practices, plus grain feeding guidance for dairy cows and the importance of comfortable housing.
The guide says a moupl sleeping room for swine can be cheaply built with heavy lumber and tarred paper. It describes raising the house off the ground, flooring options, a simple divider, ample straw bedding, and a feed box to prevent quarrels over food.
A detailed description of a front board opening for an animal feed box notes a low table like support with a securing cleat to hold food and a cover to keep fowls or sheep from accessing contents. The passage then advocates agricultural work over casual labor for youths, predicting greater independence and happiness.
Reports of injuries from corn shredders rise prompting demand for safer designs. The machines, now on the market, place the operator about eight feet from the snapping rolls as corn is fed into the unit.
A short note says turnips or rye are watery and only worth half their approved value. They are described as a tonic that loosens bodily juices and provides a bowel lubricant. Sheep crave this poor watery browse just as they crave salt after long denial.
Frank E Keyes of Holyoke Mass designs a pie crust saver using a central tube and annular flange to capture steam juice during baking and return it to the pie after removing from the oven, preserving fruit flavor. A coconut pie recipe follows with ingredients and baking steps.
A jumble of recipes and home tips appears with sardine salad instructions, potato slices, onion and garlic prep, and a miswritten dressing. It shifts to weather folklore about coffee cups predicting rain and household hints for squash, grapes, parsley, mignonette, and candy making with herbal infusions.
A discussion of the aged balance in the U S Senate, noting Pettus Morgan West Hoar and Bate as the elder statesmen. It highlights turnover since Grant Hayes Arthur and Cleveland and recalls the Reed era in the House, with few members remaining from earlier administrations.
John J. Feitland of Quincy Illinois proposes converting an open grate into a practical heater for multiple apartments. The design places water pockets around the firebox to keep water hot and circulate it through pipes to other rooms, with a corrugated face reservoir and a second chamber over the smoke outlet.
A Baltimore American clipping features a sharp exchange about a lion’s boasts and his wife’s influence. The gallery observer notes he must go home to eat, highlighting domestic duties as a humorous counterpoint to grand claims.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a rival in business falling in love as a fate altering fortune. A living skeleton jokes about marriage to avoid losing his job while he gains flesh and stability. The line suggests romance as a remedy to career malaise.
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