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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
3
A Montreal Witness excerpt paints a weary mother longing for the noise and bustle of children. The verse contrasts a silent home with a mother’s wish to cradle the busy chaos of playful children.
In a hot summer afternoon at Wimberly village school Miranda Hemming rebels against teacher Peter Raymond. After a tense grammar lesson he insists she stay after class until she recites the passage perfectly. A quiet courtship develops as Miranda tests him, until Raymond asks Mrs Hemming to trust him with her daughter and reveals her engagement.
The article describes simple farm hooks attached to handles for hauling grain and bulky goods. It outlines several designs, including iron hooks with wooden handles and reinforced ends, plus methods a blacksmith can craft cheaply. The figures illustrate construction details and securing techniques.
A cryptic note from Thadianapolis News describes gear wrapped securely to enhance live strength and firmness for a team referred to as the Reds, suggesting an effort to stabilize performance.
President Finley recalls a city tale from New York about Mansfield who is said to lack a repertoire. A pair of visitors from upstate discuss theater, wondering what kind of plays Mansfield performs when seen in the city. A closing quip notes a woman can converse on many topics and she does.
The entomological department at a state college reports a tested calf fly repellent. The formula uses resin laundry soap fish oil and water to make three gallons. Applied with a brush the spray costs about seven cents per gallon and suits calves or cows with one half pint per application.
The article notes farmers receive higher prices for their output today than a decade ago. It cites per capita costs for breadstuffs and dairy, with clothing up less than farm products, and highlights rising farm labor costs. It attributes continued prosperity to population growth and large immigration feeding demand for American farm products.
The article prescribes dosing hogs for worm treatment. Twenty four hours before medicine they should have minimal feed. Administer per hundred pounds: oil of turpentine four drams, liquor ferridialysatus half a dram, raw linseed oil six ounces. Repeat in four days if needed.
A Wiesbaden scientist has developed a breeding and feeding method that produces eggs with medicinal qualities. The breakthrough aims to boost health benefits through enhanced nutrients in the poultry products.
A fragment notes eggs as a source of medicinal value claimed to increase the natural quantity of ften in eggs and to aid in curing various diseases, reflecting period beliefs about nutrition and health.
An agricultural paper argues farmers should farm efficiently in smaller plots. It cites New York area growers who profit from multiple crops on expensive land using hotbeds and cold frames, and notes neighbors with seven acres of small fruits poultry and range can out-earn larger nearby farms.
An old practice urges starting potato spraying when plants are small and repeating every ten to fourteen days. It praises a bordeaux mixture of blue vitriol with stone lime and Paris green with a booster spray, claiming this method yields fewer potato blight problems through a normal season.
In fall sorting breeding sows, identify trum sows to reproduce and discard inferior animals. Mark pigs in spring when strong, record numbers, and select wisely to avoid propagating poor traits.
A traditional method outlines skinning the fish and removing the backbone to form two large portions. A sauce of onion in butter, flour, stock, lemon juice, and parsley is prepared, poured over the fish, topped with breadcrumbs and butter, and baked about twenty five minutes. Tomatoes sauce suggested as accompaniment.
Instructions describe making strawberry shortcake by cutting biscuits from dough with a large cutter, layering buttered lower parts with crushed sugared berries, placing top halves, topping with berries, and finishing with sugar and whipped cream for serving.
A recipe for crisp lettuce prepared with a rich dressing. Six servings use four cooked vegetables, whites and yolks mixed, melted butter, French white mustard, sugar, optional olive oil, white wine vinegar, and a tossed lettuce salad with hard boiled egg slices for garnish.
Wash and trim celery into four inch pieces then boil until tender in salted water. Drain and cool to firm. Dip stalks in batter made from sifted flour and baking powder whisked with eggs and milk as needed. Fry in hot fat until golden brown and crisp.
Practical guidance for poultry keeping including planting a plum tree in the chicken yard, feeding fowls green food, and timing of feed before killing. Emphasizes cleanliness, dampness prevention, nest placement, and use of Persian insect powder. Capons praised as superior, with calls to producers to meet public demand.
Melt two tablespoons butter in rolling water then stir in a pint and a half of oyster crackers until evenly coated. Spread in a shallow pan and bake in a hot oven ten to twelve minutes until brown and glossy. Serve in a deep dish with oyster soup.
A vintage kitchen instruction blends granulated sugar molasses butter and lard with two eggs and salt ginger and cloves. Dissolve soda in hot water then add flour to roll, cut rounds, flour tins and bake in a moderate oven.
A reader describes mixing bicarbonate of soda with cream of tartar in a 1 to 2 ratio, adding a teaspoon of flour per pint, and lifting the mixture six times. Stored in a close glass jar, it is opened only to use the powder.
The text advises installing supports for morning glories nasturtiums coboeas and rupquers thinning poppy borders using ample room and thorough watering rather than light moistening. Transplant seedlings after sundown, water well, and amend soil before moving to a new spot. Prune shrubs after bloom ends to encourage new wood and buds sooner.
Split the chicken down the back and bake without water in a dripping pan. Halfway through, season with salt pepper and butter then brown. Boil liver and gizzard, chop, and add to gravy with butter and a pinch of cracker dust.
Poultry like sunfiowen seeds which also make good bait for rats and mice traps. For quick baking with a small fire use sheet iron ovens over hot griddles. One cook uses only the red part of rhubarb baked with sugar and a little water. To clean tarnished silver mix ammonia with water to form a paste with whiting then rub and polish with leathers.
A historical roundup notes: Roubaix and Turcoing silk workers migrating to the United States. Thibet’s vast priesthood and public office control. a Derby bottle with unchanged blue coloring since 1864. a telegraphic device sending 1000 words per minute. rail sleepers valued at 90 million dollars. bells by Paul Revere in Greenfield Sunderland and Northfield. Japan’s press growth since 1863. many London streets named saints. Berthelot’s smell nerve experiments show detection at the 10^-11 gram scale, linking to spectroscopic limits and element misidentification risks.
A group of inventors seek a cheap eye crate to protect hen eggs. The pasteboard subdivison box dominates the market due to low cost and satisfactory performance. The pastebean crate can adjust to different egg sizes and be reused multiple times.
Two New Zealand inventors describe egg carriers built from wire shaped into cup forms and mounted on wooden battens. The design cushions eggs to prevent breakage from jars, avoids contact with rigid parts, and uses battens spaced to crate size and egg type, promising long crate life.
A foreign nobleman laments language barriers as jokes about youth and half baked nature circulate. The fragment mentions a laugh at a count’s misinterpretation and brushes with a distant reference to Ufa and alarm fears at life’s end.
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