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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
11
A humorous verse about a man trying to write a sonnet while caring for a playful baby. The speaker notes the muse is a toddler and questions the need to write his own poem when the child already inspires a dainty, earnest, life filled piece.
A mountain girl named Sissy defends Bob Blackmore from pursuers who claim she lied about helping him. A gunfight occurs. Bob is wounded and believed dead, but the truth emerges amid mountain dawns and quiet reconciliations. The couple’s bond deepens as healing follows conflict in a rugged Kentucky setting.
A Louisville Times line shows a woman hiding her face against a man's chest and declaring love while remarks about answering questions accompany the moment. The brief exchange captures intimate emotion and social tension reflected in the scene.
The article explains heredity's uncertain role in disease and notes many conditions once labeled hereditary are now seen as acquired. It cites consumption as germ-based, stressing that transmission occurs via habits and environment and that proper care can reduce risk for offspring. It urges hygienic upbringing to curb inherited weakness.
A report by Dr. Kowit of the German Fisheries Society describes in four months of Arctic study that dry air preserves dried fish and walrus meat, while wounds stay raw without healing. In damp weather wounds inflame, mold forms on food, and pain rises, yet lancing often yields rapid healing.
Florida develops a camphor industry using leaves and twigs to produce gum at a profit. From seventy seven pounds of cuttings a pound of gum is yielded. The tree needs no fertilization and is highly ornamental, signaling a potential rival to China Japan and Formosa.
In Indianapolis Journal readers are told Charlie is well but hints that large cables have been cut affecting intelligence of the subject. The exchange references a notable incident amid a curious rumor.
The article describes a north end ground tank dairy design with a cool spring fed system and a mixed approach to butter making and churning. It also discusses mowing practices, soil preparation, and sun exposure, plus notes on early Ohio potatoes and corn grinding efficiency with pigs and cattle.
A grower using Northern seed reports a plant three years ago that yielded pure white potatoes indistinguishable from top Ohio varieties except color. The note cites American Gardening and Corn and Cob Meal, while discussing grinding corn and cob together for stock feed and claims about digestion. The North Carolina station is mentioned as a source.
The article advises pushing growing chicks to full size before cold weather. Feed pullets of early hatchings well in warm quarters so they lay by winter, and separate roosters for extra feeding. Keep them hungry in the morning but provide a hearty evening grain to fill the crop. Late batched chicks require optimal care and rapid progress. Fattening should occur in a confined space to limit exercise.
A report from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of England explains that horse phrenology can reveal temperament from nose shape. Harold Leeney notes gentle curved profiles with pointed ears indicate a gentle yet spirited horse. a dent suggests treachery and viciousness. Roman noses suit hard work but may be slow.
The article argues to utilize all straw from wheat and oats either as feed or bedding to make manure and reduce costs. It notes straw alone is not a complete feed, but when mixed with clover hay and a little wheat bran it makes a good economical ration. Proper stacking and dry storage improve both feeding value and comfort for stock in winter.
A simple widely used remedy for bloat in spring grazing cattle involves placing a wooden stick across the mouth and tying rope to secure it, allowing gas to escape. A three ounce kerosene dose follows if the animal is not severely distressed, with recovery in about thirty minutes.
Select large ripe apricots cut and stone then lay hollow side up. Use one to one sugar by weight, grind coarse and sprinkle over fruit. Remove skins from kernels boiled with stones then add kernels to jam. Mix fruit and sugar after twelve hours, heat slowly and boil thirty minutes until tender. Jar fruit and boil syrup briefly then pour over apricots in jars.
A recipe for dessert uses six large green apples simmered with minimal water until tender, pressed through a sieve, then stirred with beaten egg yolks. The warm puree is returned to heat, cooled, and served in lemonade glasses with whipped cream and a candied cherry. It can be baked briefly in porcelain egg cups for a browned top.
A ripe melon is halved and hollowed, then chopped with a fork. Mix with lemon juice and powdered sugar, freeze with ice and salt, churn until snow like, and serve in glasses with a splash of sherry.
A historical recipe collection describes methods to exterminate insects by heating ash and sulfur, then provides recipes for anchovy canapes cheese salad baked eggs puffs and peach canning. It includes a cabbage Parmesan bake with beef stock and serving notes.
Recipe notes browned potatoes cut lengthwise placed in a pan with meat fryings, baked to a nice brown with salt and pepper.
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