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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
7
A reflective verse from Harper's Bazaar praising a thankful heart as a steady treasure through life. It contrasts middle fortune with enduring strength and gratitude for sight, love, and daily blessing, ending with the idea that life blends sacrifice and gratitude.
In a fragmented tale to be read aloud in a parson’s parlor, Cousin Joshua’s will leaves $100,000 to churches and libraries, $50,000 to a friend’s son Charles Frederick Greyson, and a cottage to his first cousin’s children, triggering tensions as Persis encounters a snake and a young neighbor at the cottage.
A village tale follows Persis and Frederick Bassett as he reveals his true identity as Charles Frederick Greyson, heir to Cousin Joshua. The pair reconcile their feelings amid a European voyage fantasy, while an ambitious transcontinental car journey unfolds with stops from Paris to New York. The Panhard Legas car, a four sleeper, yellow with red, is described in detail.
Dr. Lehwess, a naturalized Englishman born in Germany and resident of London, embarks on a long automobile tour to Paris with plans to circle the globe. He aims to push the limits of travel endurance and promote international goodwill during the expedition.
Paris physician plans to complete cosmopolitan aims by circumnavigating the globe in an automobile. He began his journey from Paris and continues toward distant ports as described.
York Maine marked its 250th year since incorporation under the name York, tracing roots to Gorgeana founded by Sir Ferdinand Gorges after a 1622 Plymouth Council grant. The town endured 1692 Indian and French raids, with survivors sheltering in the Jail and McIntire garrison, buildings still preserved though the jail dates to 1653 and the garrison to 1623. York played a patriotic role in the Revolutionary era contributing to the Massachusetts commonwealth.
A lady, insulted by a junior railway official, asks a passerby to note her thoughts. The stranger calmly observes the man is an under strapper, dressed with scant power, whose sole merit is extraordinary impudence.
A Mexican carpenter deems hanging one door a big day while an American walks through ten. An old fashioned woman asks her sulking boy if the cat got his tongue in a humorous exchange.
Practical notes on building a grindstone frame 18 by 30 inches with 3 by 5 inch ends and 2 by inch sides plus a fix for a loose crank. Also describes a homemade cooler to keep can liquids cold and aims for strong, healthy plant growth through careful cultivation and moisture management.
The article outlines celery care from early Spraying with Bordeaux mixtures to hand weeding and blanching with boards. It emphasizes rust prevention, multiple sprayings, and light management. It then shifts to raspberry and blackberry care, stressing cultivation between rows and post fruiting soil work for next season.
The article notes Benjamin Franklin introduced broom corn seed to a friend in 18th century America. It then lists 1899 acreage and crop values by state: Clinvns 95,137 acres producing 60,665,520 pounds worth 82,357,080. Iansas 31,583 acres yielding 11,815,310 pounds worth 458,481. Oklahoma 12,586 acres 3,418,490 pounds worth 129,813. Missouri 10,219 acres 2,603,530 pounds worth 150,900. Texas 3713 acres 1,138,150 pounds worth 60,818. Arkansas 879 acres 304,009 pounds worth 12,058. Indian Territory 897 acres 147,020 pounds worth 7,018. total 90,947,370 pounds in 1899.
A Rural New Yorker item discusses a government whitewash use for lighthouses and farm buildings including poultry houses and fences. It then details a method to stop a sucking cow by applying a basswood device in the cow’s nose and, if needed, a harness with halter and surcingle, plus feeding to deter milking.
Use fresh soil for window boxes and beds to avoid losses from cheap earth. If violets and other bloomers show mildew after heavy rain, cut them back to ground level to encourage new growth. Scarlet geraniums remain a top garden standard and can be set out anytime. red geraniums provide vivid bloom to lift a troubled summer.
A household staple is the strong gos plier. Useful for countless small repairs and wear and tear. It pulls nails and tacks, shapes bent tinware, cuts and twists wire, removes wire from bottles, holds hot tins, and helps screw in hooks. indispensable in every home.
A dated fruit salad recipe uses one pineapple four bananas four yolks of eyes three oranges one cup powdered sugar and two lemons juice. Prepare by peeling and trimming fruit then beating yolks with sugar and lemon juice, layering fruit and dressing, and chilling on ice for at least an hour.
Ribs of beef are cooked like a lacristed dish with calves feet added. After cooking, strain and clarify the gravy, pare and glaze the meat, and pack in a large jelly filled mould. Chill, unmold onto a dish, garnish with chopped jelly, and form an outer border of jelly shapes.
Instructions describe making stuffed eggs with forced filling and fried halves, serving with green peas or cheese sauce, plus a method for bread pudding from leftover sandwiches and a toasted bread dish. Also includes cream rice pudding, water carafe freezing, minced clams dish, and pineapple ice recipe with lemon and pineapple juice.
Brief hints advise simple cleaners such as kerosene, ammonia, warm salt water, and lime water for cleaning brass wear, bamboo furniture, and enamelware. It praises houseboats as summer homes and suggests meals like baked bananas with butter and sugar as pleasant ideas.
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