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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
3
A speaker longs for home after time in the mountains, cherishing familiar chairs, bed, and walls as well as the steady companionship of a gray haired partner. The piece reflects deep attachment to home life and shared memories, as printed in the Trenton State Gazette.
A conversation unfolds with Chas and Mrs Payton about marriage expectations and the rarity of an ideal wife. The man laments finding a perfect woman, noting most women are preoccupied with shopping and spending.
In a sharp study of a social circle, Mrs. Peyton teases Ned Fairweather about the ideal woman. Ned sketches a long list of qualities from beauty to prudence, while Mrs. Bateman hints at matchmaking. Lily Greaves arrives, seeking company at a dull, spellbound evening.
In a social gathering, Ned Fairweather admires Julia Gordon while Charlie Bateman woos Lily Greaves. Mrs Peyton notes two matches forming as Ned and Julia reveal mutual interest, while Lily’s vanity and Charlie’s pretensions are contrasted by observers.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Dr. Flinders Petrie labels Sinai as the first world mining center. His new book describes ancient expeditions led by a Pharaoh with a ceremonial title and an official staff of assayers and scribes to inventory mine outputs.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes the paradox that while some men seem to improve with age the warning that wine only ages well if it is not consumed. The exchange highlights a humorously fatal caveat about aging and wisdom.
Reported burglars raided a dressmaker establishment prompting police to investigate as possible train robbery activity. The incident underscores rising property crime in the area.
Guidance for building a chicken coop to provide ventilation and safety. It describes sloping roofs, front slats with a low corner door for hen access, and a large wire netting screen to protect the coop from prowling animals, with straps and holes for secure sides.
The text details securing a coop screen with side pieces and nails, plus a diagram of parts like the latch and straps. It then discusses calf upbringing costs from birth to maturity, citing Alabama data: a calf born 56 pounds consumes specified feeds and reaches 665 pounds at end of year two, with total feed cost to maturity around 21.05 dollars.
The text advises grocers to manage egg quality by selling promptly to preserve freshness. It notes fresher eggs fetch better prices, warns against long storage, and explains that refrigeration improves eggs after a few months versus keeping them in farm storage.
The article weighs watering etiquette for horses, advising to water after feeding if grain is given, or before feeding otherwise, with a thirsty horse allowed limited water and then fed. It also covers cellar sanitation using sulphur fumigation and whitewashing to kill germs, stressing ventilation after fumigation.
Insects infesting truck gardens affect field crops but pest extermination methods ineffective in large areas may work best in small patches where intensive cultivation and higher output prices justify greater outlay.
Formulation calls for one half pound soap one gallon boiling water and two gallons kerosene churned with a force pump for a few minutes yielding a stable emulsion used as fuel or lantern mixture.
A correspondent asks for a versatile poultry food suitable for hens, chicks, and later fattening. The piece notes that novices seek a shortcut, but the right laying diet cannot rely on corn alone or on cracked corn fed exclusively, and emphasizes balanced feeding rather than a single universal mix.
The text discusses chasing hogs as an amusement fading into drudgery, with chasers using force and expletives. It notes the hog as elusive and the capture hindered by the animal’s round fat form and slippery hide, except for its tail which is fragile and often left behind.
The inventor claims easy vetting of the noose once the clamp grips the hog's nose. He asserts the animal can be led to any place desired with the implement in position.
A Georgia farmer turns watermelons into syrup by halving melons, pulp removal, cider mill extraction, and twelve hours of boiling. From 270 melons worth 5 to 6 dollars wholesale, he yields about thirty gallons of syrup sold at 50 cents per gallon. Refuse feeds hogs cattle and chickens. venture profitable.
The text warns that late August and September weeds drop seeds before noticed, stocking the garden with weeds for the next year. It urges keeping the garden weed free until frost to save labor in growing small fruits and vegetables, since weeds and grass spur growth year round.
Cauliflowers require very rich soil and similar methods to cabbage. Some watering aids growth, though it complicates field work, but high prices reward the care. If leaves cover the heads they should be drawn together to aid branching.
The method describes boiling a sugar syrup from 1 pound sugar and 1/2 pint water until a ball forms in cold water. Cherries are added, simmered briefly, then drained. Spread sugar on boards, layer fruit with sugar, sun dry, repeat with syrup, and dry again between waxed paper sheets.
Dissolve gelatin in cold water then add lemon juice orange juice and pineapple with sugar. Pour boiling water over and combine with the gelatin. Strain and chill. Cut fruit into dice and fold in as the gelatine slightly hardens before molding and chilling.
A dainty pudding recipe describes soaking gelatine in cold water, then adding boiling water lemon juice sugar and stiff egg whites. Separate custard steps mix scalded milk with sugar flour and egg yolks, then combine and flavor with vanilla for a light dessert.
Cream sugar and butter then mix in flour and milk to form a batter. Heat the mixture in buttered saucers, bake about twenty minutes in a moderate oven until just set. Turn out, fill with marmalade, fold like turnovers, lift onto a plate and serve hot.
Recipe instructions describe paring and quartering twelve large sour apples and chopping two green peppers with seeds removed. Mix with raisins and onions, simmer with apple vinegar for two hours, then add sugar and mustard seed and ground ginger. Cook hot and store in a cool dark place.
A 25 cent dishwashing rack is sold to speed drying by evaporation. After rinsing in hot water, dishes stand on edge in the rack and dry without a towel, then receive a final polish when set on the table.
Shred a ripe pineapple and chill on ice. Mix with finely chopped white celery and diced sweet red pepper. Drizzle French dressing, then fold in mayonnaise and whipped cream. Garnish with nut meats and serve on lettuce leaves.
Practical guidance on storing bread and meat, preserving silver with camphor, sealing marmalade, prepping painted tinware, preventing musty teapots, and maintaining cookware. Emphasizes keeping tools pristine to boost cooking results and table presentation.
A California redwood hollow trunk houses a unique residence grown from the tree itself. The large tree’s 15 foot diameter and 250 to 300 foot height accommodate a door, rose, windows, and floors as nature completes the dwelling.
The record cites several cases on civil court jurisdiction over injunctions protecting personal rights and legislative authority to prosecute common law felonies by information. It notes precedents on lights for train platforms, liquor possession as evidence, breach of telegram transmission contracts, ferry bar licensing, and insurance policy continuance.
The piece portrays Abraham Lincoln as deeply religious though unaffiliated with a church. It notes his daily forbearance and charity and claims his state papers reveal faith in a merciful God. Lincoln rarely discussed belief, yet many who advised or prayed with him respected his Christian character.
A Washington Star quote shows Senator Sorghum arguing his elevation was about dislike for his rival, not esteem or trust from those who sent him to power. The remark contrasts perceived respect with political maneuvering behind the appointment.
A Houston Post snippet humorously contrasts a hungry remark with a complaint about work and a quip about malaria. The exchange hints at local flavor and wordplay in a brief, lighthearted item.
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