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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
A reflective verse about time slipping away with missed promises and plans. It warns that today is the only certain window to act, as each year grows shorter and unfulfilled ambitions fade. A woman misspent is a jewel lost from time’s treasury.
In Scott County a young mill worker Ralph Mydack and Gertrude Kendennis plan marriage despite poverty. His sisters and Aunt Hannah misread signals until a hidden stash of $4,000 in gold is found in the garret, funding their future. News reads like a late 19th century village tale in New York News.
A farm and river mill privilege sell to a large corporation seeking a cotton mill, Ralph Mydack dies soon after, ten bitter years pass with poverty and secrecy over a vanished payment. Ralph grows independent as Gertrude Kendennis appears, stirring a wary attraction in him.
Plans for portable poultry houses moveable by horse draft suit fifty to one hundred fowls with low cost and light wood frames. Also guidance on corn as hay substitute, silo-less storage, and drying to preserve fodder for cattle, horses, and farm crops.
A Woman's Home Companion note describes Cuban dairymen milking cows publicly to ensure fresh milk while warning of possible adulteration. It cites methods such as slipping water or sweet potato juice into milk and even hidden rubber bags to mix water with milk before delivery. The piece compares Italian and Indian milk vendors using similar tricks.
The piece notes that gold leaf can be bent to 282000 layers per inch yet appears solid on any surface. It claims gold leaves are so thin a book would hold 1500 pages per leaf and an inch thick octane volume would equal a 1500 volume library. It also says most Chinese mandarins avoid walking, with Nan king Viceroy Tseng’s father praised for daily 1000 steps.
The piece notes the house fly has 16 000 eyes with two compound eyes each containing 8000 facets. It also lists major famines: Ireland 1846-47 with 1 000 000 deaths, Indian famines 1866 with 1 450 000, 1877 with 500 000, and China 1878 with 9 500 000. It mentions the Czar's estates covering over 100 000 000 acres and more than three times Scotland. A closing line reflects on prudence about life and tomorrow.
The Wisconsin Experiment station compares windmill value to a 2½ HP gas engine. Ten hours of engine use moved 13,202 cu ft of water at 95 cents, while the mill moved 8,938 cu ft. Daily and yearly costs favor the windmill, with grinding tests showing 9 mph yields 100 lb hr and 35 mph 1,000 lb hr. The windmill’s annual grinding value is stated as $184.64.
The article stresses irrigation as a vital yet delicate factor for Western agriculture and California fruit growing. It warns against over irrigation causing insipid fruit and highlights furrow irrigation as a cost effective method for small farmers using furrows about two feet apart.
A Kansas correspondent recalls eradicating a prairie dog town in a pasture six years ago. He used two gallons of bisulphide of carbon with corn cob bits on sticks to fill every burrow, filling holes after treatment. The method left only two dogs, then none thereafter.
Prof L H Bailey praises arsenite of lime for orchard use, noting low cost, controlled arsenic, and foliage safety. Instructions cover making, storage, mixing, and recommended use per barrel. Campbell shares pea rake utility and drilling guidance, advocating ridged soil for airflow and three bushels per acre for large pea varieties.
A description from a Nebraska scene shows boys using a coil of inch diameter hose to reach a rabbit hole. They push the hose down the burrow, seal the opening with a sack, and cause the rabbit to emerge into the sack. The method is presented as efficient and quick.
Onions and cucumbers rank among the oldest known vegetables. Egyptians cultivated them at least thirty centuries ago. Onions likely predate other vegetables in primeval human agriculture. Wild onions are not found, though a leek-like plant exists in Southern Siberia, resembling the Welsh emblem.
Instructions describe making a flat notch tool from an old broom handle, cutting vines to 15 to 20 inches, and laying them on raised rows every 200 inches. After dropping three or four rows, press the vines into beds about four inches deep with the stick.
The article explains gauging body and finish for table cloths, noting starch in final rinse for body and a satin surface. Wet ironing and dry time affect appearance, with methods for best occasions including overnight wringing and rolling to restore look.
The regimen prescribes a throat wash of tincture of iron chlorate of potash and glycerin, plus early use of fluid magnesia or Seidlitz powder. It recommends lemonade or ice water for thirst, flaxseed tea at night, and avoiding laryngitis by soothing the throat. After ulcers appear and fever declines, tonics and daily throat washing with iron are advised along with fruit juices, broth, and milk.
Fry julienne or sliced potatoes in small wire baskets until tender and browned. Drain on paper. Fry olive or ball shaped potato pieces in hot fat, drain. Sprinkle olive shapes with salt and parsley, arrange in nests and serve on a folded napkin with parsley or cress garnish.
A winter fruit cake recipe blends sugar and butter, sour milk with soda, cinnamon and spices, raisins dredged in flour, and flour to make a stiff batter. Candied citron, optional brandy, greased paper, and long keeping give it an aged flavor.
The article cautions thorough cleaning of fruits and salads eaten raw. Cold water fails to remove dirt sand larvae or tiny insects from greens cabbage and lettuce. Warm water loosens contaminants. rinse, then chill for crispness. Apples tomatoes and similar fruit should be peeled or washed and polished before serving.
Boil brown beans until fully soft, about five hours, then mash with a potato masher. Stir in chopped onion and two or three pepper pods with boiling olive oil or lard, strain the oil back in, and add to the beans. Fry until the oil or lard is absorbed and the mixture is dry.
The article argues blankets should be washed rather than dry cleaned for health. It prescribes a half tub of warm water with half a cup washing powder soaking the blanket for 30 minutes, rubbing stains, rinsing with warm water, and drying in a warm place or sun.
A historic recipe uses one quart flour three teaspoons of yeast powder one teaspoon salt half cup butter and one pint sweet milk or water. Bake in four shallow pans then fill with slightly chopped strawberries sugared with a knife. Serve with strawberry sauce using the heated juice of one pint strawberries and one cup sugar.
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