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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
11
Poem fragment in which a speaker laments childlessness and yearning for a baby while a neighbor sings a cradle hymn seen from a quiet street. The speaker imagines caring for a child but remains in an empty home despite wealth.
A tramp steamer scene unfolds as a boy falls overboard while a college man and a tramp boat crew watch. The boy rescues a girl clinging to the rail, dodging a crowd as danger and drama unfold aboard the harbor excursion.
The article lauds soldiers at Fort Myer West Point Governor’s Island and beyond for elaborate cavalry and infantry drills. It notes riders perform bareback maneuvers pyramids and leaps while infantry execute tent raising and fence scaling amid a military tournament in New York drawing crowds nightly.
A boy saves a heavy little girl from drowning on a ferry. The crowd admires his courage while the rescued man, Marion’s guardian, vows to reward him, claiming the boy is a hero. A reporter jokes about a financial curiosity and a bill that nearly costs the boy.
George McPharr a Darktown resident told police he did not know what a hundred dollar bill was worth after he found a $100 greenback belonging to Bill Curry. The recorder and court staff examined the bill as the detainee faced questions. The session was adjourned with a five moment suspension.
The passage describes a wedding night procession with almsgiving, greetings from women on rooftops, a veiled bride on horseback, lanterns, and a male feast participants’ march. Fireworks and a large drum conclude the departure, followed by sheep sacrifice at the threshold, provoking questions about propitiation or sealing covenants.
A colonel on inspection finds two soldiers in the drillroom. One reads aloud a letter from his sweetheart to Atkins who cannot read. Atkins covers Murphy’s ears to keep him from hearing any words of the letter, claiming he minds reading his own sweetheart’s letter but not Murphy hearing.
A short parade of quotes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer describes Sarah Bernhardt nibbling candy and comments on her teeth while praising her sweet voice. The playful snapshot captures a blend of charm and vulnerability.
A survey of rural mail delivery wallets highlights the Edson W Phillips design with a signal flag and secure waterproof box. Beekeeping advances include Ontario professor Harrison’s formalin method to destroy foul brood and advice on winter orchard pruning backed by practical long‑term gains.
Mr W J Overton of Illinois argues against draft horses on American farms. He notes he raised large draft horses but found they lacked work output compared with American horses with Morgan blood. He warns breeders to favor good sized American bred horses over oversized drafts for farm use.
Dairymen consider adding bone meal to dairy rations to supply lime and bone making material. Hog producers with large herds show interest. With few conclusive experiments, the advice is to trial the plan on corn fed cattle and hogs, monitor results, and balance rations to improve efficiency.
The report highlights growing U S agricultural exports with sharp gains in wheat flour and cotton seed oil while Indian corn and beef show smaller shifts. Germany tests rye for pigs, finding mixed results and recommending soaking or grinding. Charcoal feeding for hens is advised, suggesting weekly charred corn to boost disease resistance.
The article discusses successes in date palm importation, Egyptian cotton cultivation, macaroni wheat growth in semi arid areas, and Sumatra tobacco in the Connecticut valley and Florida. It advises keeping poultry secure with coops, fox deterrence, and managing young cockerels. It also compares wheat to corn in feed and notes egg income versus butter market returns.
An old fashioned cough candy combines slippery elm flaxseed and sugar. Soak flaxseed in boiling water then steep slippery elm in water, strain into a sugar syrup, boil to candy, then pour onto greased paper. Add lemon juice after ten minutes for flavor.
A receipt shows carpet cleaning using white soap and hot water with fullers earth to make a creamy mix, brushed on small sections, rinsed with cold water, dried with cloths until the entire carpet is clean. A toast method uses bright coals not flame to dry bread slices evenly for a golden brown toast. It warns against stacking toast to prevent sogginess and notes digestion begins in the mouth with thorough mastication and saliva.
This page offers recipe fragments and methods for several dishes. It covers potato salad with oil or mayonnaise dressing, jellied chicken using gelatine, flour handling tips, baked apples with sugar, broiled herring preparation, bean and tomato soup, and selecting a good ham by tenderness and aroma.
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