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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
6
A lyrical poem evokes prairie scents and vistas as riders and herds move under stormy skies. The speaker reminisces on open plains, pine scents, and the thrill of riding, praising hardy, brave frontier spirits.
A weary man contemplating death on a park bench meets a brave boy celebrating his birthday. The boy befriends him, urges hope, and an elderly General recognizes the pair ending with plans to help the man reclaim ambition and resolve.
The article discusses European attitudes toward learning English, noting its irregular spelling and inconsistencies. It recounts a European legend about the origin of languages, used to explain the complexity of English, and reflects on how Slavic and Germanic peoples view English.
The guide discusses silo construction choices including wood stone brick or concrete, foundation depth and ventilation to avoid silage odors in barns. It also covers soil prep and hooping techniques for tall wooden silos and cites Maryland experiments on San Jose scale control using lime and sulfur mixtures and various preparations.
The exchange hints at two characters Louis and Luis and a landlady describing plain clothing. It evokes a noir tone with a simple, direct description likened to an electric sign in darkness. The fragment suggests themes of investigation and disguise without specific events or settings.
The article argues that timely labor to destroy weeds reduces total effort. It emphasizes destroying weeds when young, rotating crops, and plowing early for corn to permit weed seed sprouting at noninterfering times. Regular cultivation improves future crop condition and yields.
A Farm and Fireside writer notes the manure spreader advances field application by distributing uniformly, preventing loss from piling and fermentation. It saves plant food, time, and labor by thoroughly fining and evenly distributing manure across the land.
Directions describe combining flour starch glue and salt with hot water to create a paste. Slake lime with hot water, mix into the paste, then apply hot to wood for a durable whitewash offering two coats and low cost.
The article advises buying a full, first class colony rather than a partial set. A strong colony can produce 100 to 200 pounds of honey in a season, may swarm, and is more reliable than nucs or small packs. Full colonies require minimal manipulation and come ready to work with standard equipment.
Oil cloth should not be scrubbed as it damages paint. Sweep gently with a soft brush, then wipe with tepid water. For dirt use a little soft soap rarely, then dry and polish with a cloth dipped in skimmed milk to brighten colors.
Chop enough tender white cabbage to make one quart season with half a teaspoon salt and a saltspoon pepper. Prepare a sauce by heating a mixture of vinegar water butter sugar cornstarch and mustard. Cook till thick, remove from heat, cool, then beat in cream.
Pare core seven large apples and bake in a dish. Fill each with sugar and lemon zest, bake until soft. Remove, pour hot milk mixed with yolks sugar and salt, bake until custard sets, then fold in beaten egg whites to finish.
Beat three cupfuls of milk in a double boiler stir in three scant tablespoonfuls of cornstarch dissolved in a little milk one teaspoonful of butter one half cupful of sugar the beaten yolks of two eggs cook for five minutes then add grated rind and juice of two oranges Beat the whites of two eggs very stiff pour the boiling custard over them beat until well mixed then pour into a mold Serve very cold with whipped cream.
Cut celery stalks into inch pieces and boil until tender. Save the water for stock. Make a white sauce with 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon flour 1.5 cups hot milk and season. Stir in celery. Pour over browned toast slices.
Three plots of raw clams are cleaned and chopped then boiled in their cooking liquid. The chopped clams are simmered in the strained clam water for ten minutes. A cream sauce is made with two tablespoons flour and butter creamed, then cooked with a half pint milk and a half pint clam water before being seasoned and added to the clams. The mixture is placed between and atop short cake and served hot.
Boil two medium beets until tender then cool in cold water. Peel and slice, cover with strong vinegar for one hour. Drain, mash beets, and mix in three tablespoons grated horse radish with a pinch of salt and a dash of black pepper.
Instructions describe boiling one-quarter pound rice until tender, preparing apples with cloves brown sugar and lemon juice, stuffing with rice, tying in cloth, boiling half an hour, and serving with a lemon flavored sweet sauce.
Cleaning and maintenance guidance covers using alcohol to remove candle grease and boiling vegetables, brightening varnished wood with crude oil, salt water for bamboo furniture cleaning, washing and saving corks, peeling onions under water, protecting curtains with gloves, and clearing debris from gas burners. It also notes salt with vegetable for burnt enamel stains and a caution about cold soda water soaking to loosen stains.
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