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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
2
The editor admits errors are possible in weekly papers due to haste and urges readers to point out serious mistakes. He emphasizes the editor’s sincere goal for public good, invites corrections, and asks communities to collaborate to improve coverage and local welfare.
The author extols artichokes as superior hog feed noting their high sugar content and fattening effect. He claims harvests of 500 to 1200 bushels per acre on minimal cultivation, prefers two plowings, and argues artichokes fatten hogs faster than corn.
Tennessee stock raiser extols artichokes as a multi use feed for hogs cattle and poultry. He touts artichokes with plums and peas to stagger forage, claim low cost pork at one cent per pound, and notes rich milk butter from cows fed artichokes. He urges experimentation and notes frost plant timing and weed control.
In a February Ladies' Home Journal excerpt Mrs. Lew Wallace argues for a broader childhood education and criticizes rushing boys to be breadwinners while girls are steered toward homemaking. The piece laments overburdened students and praises gentle learning, highlighting the need for air and healthful study amid societal expectations. A Crawfordsville visitor to discuss the Review is noted, with commentary showing local merchants and papers clinging to home enterprise and resisting broader reform.
A lyrical passage describes a bright valley named Childuool with a golden water stream and a talking bird. References to Lisa Lave and a heavy load on springs imply metaphorical weight as they loiter among illusions and sunlit summers. The text reads like dreamy, poetic fiction.
An excerpt argues that correct speech comes from imitation rather than formal grammar. It claims children mirror the informal speech of those around them and rejects using ain’t as a legitimate English form. It emphasizes the home and mother as the lasting teachers of language.
A quoted authority notes the groundhog sign is misinterpreted and that sunrise weather decides the forecast. Cloud cover at dawn may negate the shadow rule, implying no more extreme cold, though later sun could change impressions. The speaker urges watching real conditions to judge the season’s length.
The flouring mill at North Salem has changed hands. Squire Thompson of Indianapolis traded fifteen acres two miles north of Indianapolis with a ten room brick house for the mill and residence in North Salem. Thompson will move to North Salem and employ Chas Lingeman as miller. Sellers Bros will likely move into their hotel property.
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