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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
The excerpt presents a Longfellow verse where nature acts like a mother guiding a child to bedtime. It likens loss of familiar playthings to acceptance of the unknown beyond what we know.
The narrator recalls choices between Gus and Robert in a small town. Gus, admired for steadiness and charm, seems a better match, while Robert pushes marriage after an awkward proposal. A newspaper notice of Robert and Hattie’s marriage sparks Gus to confront the claimant, arguing he should have acted sooner.
The Clayton Bulwer Treaty binds the United States and Great Britain in 1850 to jointly pursue an isthmian canal while prohibiting exclusive rights or dominion in Central America. It arose after US Nicaragua talks and British claims over Nosquito territory, shaping a shared canal strategy without imperial control.
The piece discusses a tale of a hasty marriage with a doomed lover and a belief in superstition among Cinderella like legends. It then compares Shetlander and Singhalese fishing customs to avoid provoking spirits. A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt considers the Hay-Pauncefote pact, canal neutrality, and Britain’s role in the isthmian canal dispute.
A 1670 gold brocade robe for Louis XIV cost about $85 per yard. A German Empress commissioned a white silk coverlet with raised floral and avian motifs woven into the fabric, not embroidered, used as boudoir tapestry. The weaver earned one sixth of the $112 per yard price.
The text notes global blindness at about one in fifteen hundred, roughly one million. Russia has 200,000 blind in Europe from a 96 million population, about one in 480, with many in northern Finland. Ophthalmia from poor hut ventilation and treatment limits are cited, along with widespread blindness in Egypt from glowing sand.
The Excelsior geyser in Yellowstone Park is described as the largest geyser with a basin 200 feet wide and 330 feet deep. Steam rises constantly from the boiling water and water eruptions reach 50 to 300 feet high at intervals.
An article discusses a proposed milking device by John C. Dulgan with teat cups and rubber tubes to minimize contamination. It also extols small garden plots for fresh produce, notes on early crops, and advises on finding capable farm help, plus a method using bisulphide of carbon to destroy weevils in wheat bins.
A Homestead writer outlines cheap safety devices to disengage windmills. A creamery can with a small hole lets water drain slowly to throw the mill out of gear, then re-engage after a delay. The method keeps the windmill running intermittently and warns against using dangerous substances near flames.
A Farm Field and Fireside correspondent notes the honey extractor as a major profit source in beekeeping. The device uses centrifugal force to expel liquid from combs while preserving the combs, which are returned to hives for re-use.
The poultry trade warns that large packing firms are expanding capacity and aiming to control chicken production in Kansas Missouri Illinois and the Northwest. They argue big firms enjoy superior transport storage and market reach giving them an edge over smaller operators.
Gossip of Interest to Farmers notes heat and moisture incompatibilities between corn and turnips. Ninety-degree weather favors corn while 60-degree conditions suit turnips, explaining why England grows turnips and America grows corn. The column covers crop news, prices, and agricultural trends across the United States.
A Reader article advocates preventing overeating to curb indigestion and related illnesses. It recommends two meals a day, avoiding fried foods, favoring baked bread whole wheat and simple staples, and bathing three times weekly. It claims two months of adherence cures one of the listed diseases, then a light, wise diet maintains health.
Mrs Z E Smith of Kerens West Virginia shares a frugal canning tip. Prepare sausage for frying, pack loosely in muslin, make a pickle meat brine, store in a cool place, and soak in cold water before frying with pepper in lard or butter.
A compilation of practical advice on ironing silk and cotton waists with a cheesecloth barrier, removing wallpaper using steam, making cod and bread crumb savory molds, dusting polished furniture with soft cloths, and simple home remedies for worry, coffee, odors, cleaning, and polishing.
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