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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
2
The piece argues that reciprocity and Cuba tariff repeal threaten protectionist policy, posing a risk to U S farmers and beefs, urging Congress to resist concessions. It cites iron and steel success under protection and warns against surrendering agricultural markets to foreign competition.
A column contrasts self serving plans by woolen and shoe manufacturers with calls for fair treatment for farmers and Cuban growers. It questions tariff shifts benefiting trusts and warns against enriching manufacturers at farmers’ expense. It recalls tariff era contrasts with Van Buren, Buchanan, and Cleveland.
A fragment notes that American markets serve American citizens active in developing the country. It mentions American Economist and a claim that Americans should be first in market access, reflecting a protective stance.
At a reciprocity convention the free trader A. B. Farquhar claimed French tariffs block American manufacturers, conceding protectionists’ view that tariffs fall on consumers. Review notes his offguard moment aligning with the robber tariff critique and warns readers to remember this in future free trade denunciations.
A Boston girl and poet Bryant anecdotes illustrate how people unconsciously translate others words into their own language. A cabinet maker's altered chase prompts the line about the chair and Bryant laughs at the phrasing. The piece ends with a quip about not needing a funeral for the batchet.
The passage describes four illustrations: a Georgia peach carrier with six peach baskets from Country Gentleman, a bushel box from the New York Tribune with notched ends for stacking crates, a wagonload of bushel crates showing a lower tier and retaining board, and an opening in a fence designed for people to pass while cattle cannot.
The fifth cut shows bending half hardy trees over a log or hogshead to protect them in winter, fastened with cornstalk bundles. It also describes a strong bushel crate now common for storing vegetables and a simple sawbuck design from Farm and Home.
A collection of farm notes discusses chick grit using coarse sand or ground oyster shell to prevent lice and bowel troubles. It covers crop rotation benefits, especially clover as a soil fertility booster, and reports on Dr. Wiley's comparison of sugar beet and cane sugar costs, noting cane may have advantages if southern labor matches northern efficiency.
The Massachusetts Ploughman notes that sugar beets rarely yield more than $60 per acre, with most returns under $40. It argues manure and labor costs are about half of growing 500 bushels of potatoes, and sugar beets are less reliable than well cared for potatoes on good land.
A discussion on green manuring notes that fertilizing with leguminous crops should fit soil conditions and caution against overuse. It recommends using mature green crops as roughage and soil amendment. The piece also notes strong demand and high value for established apple varieties like Rhode Island Greening King Spitzenburg and Northern Spy.
Wisconsin experiment station tests show little difference in pork produced per weight of feed between wheat and corn. Four trials with wheat averaged 499 pounds for 100 pounds gain, two trials with corn 498 pounds. A 50 50 mix improved gains to 485 pounds per 100 pounds of live weight gain.
The note cites H. M. Cottrell of Kansas State on sorghum safety for cattle hogs and stresses sorghum hay as a fallback feed. It then urges farmers to focus on one proven fowl breed. Dairy guidance warns against dog interference, emphasizes continuous milking, careful udder care, and steady milking routines to maximize butter output and cow health.
Instructions for preparing boiled ham including washing soaking overnight simmering with optional carrot parsley cloves and bay leaves to finish with bread crumb crust. Followed by a recipe for cranberry timbales using cranberries sugar and water, strained and molded to set firm.
Broil the steak over the fire turning often then bake on a hot platter with butter. Fry suet to a light brown, add three finely sliced onions, cover to tenderize, then cook till light brown. Serve steak with the onions and gravy poured over.
A collection of simple recipes and domestic tips including French fried potatoes, beef broth, broiled veal steak with tomato horseradish sauce, sponge cake, and Jenny Lind Soup. Home notes offer cleaning oak furniture with hot beer, mending china with white lead cement, and soap saving with pipe clay. Also advice on softening hard water and using linen crash under sewing areas for cleanliness.
A mud island appeared off German territory in Southwest Africa then vanished within six days. It was visited on June 1 2 and 7 with soundings of six and seven fathoms at its site. Waves damaged Pelican point and a new breakwater while Walfish bay stayed unaffected. Scientists cite mud origin similar to Gulf of Mexico mud lumes and note sulfurous hydrogen escaped from the mud after sinking.
J W H Ketchum of St Erie Kansas suffered a sudden back pain lasting five months. After doctors failed, he used six Dodd’s Kidney Pills daily and soon recovered. A second box completed the cure with no recurrence for over a year, confirming the remedy’s effectiveness.
Amusing the Children shows Mrs MecShantee joking about how Mrs McProudee folds washing. The exchange notes the idea of steam covered wash to allow children to make pictures on the cloth. The tone imitates playful domestic banter from a New York Weekly item.
Lane's Family Medicine claims daily bowel movement support for health and liver and kidney aid. It purports to cure sick headache with price points of 25 and 50 cents. The ad hints at personal discretion to avoid being sold.
A fragmentary note mentions Mrs. Austin in connection with the long buried Perfumers Street discovery at Pompeii. Experts are examining whether the name ties to Roman-era social circles as excavation logs reveal the street’s scent-related shops.
A reader from Chicago credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing kidney trouble and restoring health after six bottles and accompanying pills. The letter invites others to write for free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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