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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
A Massachusetts Ploughman urges beef production and fodder crops, praising New England cattle on hillsides and predicting gains from cattle husbandry and corn fodder. The piece notes renewed interest in cattle raising across farms and highlights the value of feed and pasture in improving beef quality.
The Metropolitan and Rural Home urges long lease terms and shared interest in fruit production on rented farms. It advises landlords supply plants and vines while tenants plant and tend. strawberries bear in year one, raspberries in year two, blackberries and grapes in year three, and tree fruits from year three to seven.
Wisconsin station favors liberal top dressing with fine manure or fertile soil after harvest to protect crowns from heat and nourish young roots. A broken leg treated with plaster on a young pullet heals in weeks. Butter from separator cream may differ in quality if cream is not properly cared for before cooling and storage.
Lima bean cultivation notes advise that beans demand considerable potash and lime. Wood ashes aid growth, and if ashes are unavailable, potash salts serve as a good substitute. A light nitrate of soda boost helps young plants start well.
The piece surveys diverse topics from Birkeland’s electro magnetic gun experiments at Christiana to heart physiology and blood flow rates. It also recounts Maldive and Laccadive hermit crab habits, colonial science policy, and the revival of solar activity with new sunspot patterns appearing far from the equator signaling a new cycle.
On a fall 1877 Atchison route, conductor Bender confronted a buckskin bully aboard a Dodge City bound train. The threat of two revolvers gave way to Bender’s shotgun drawn from the express car. He forced the man to yield and disembark as the train halted at the whistle.
A fragmentary account describes someone stepping from a car into darkness after a phrase about twenty mafles from the nearest station as a train moves on and passengers settle into quiet.
A new press aide misreads a senator as a police lieutenant and tries to question him. The seasoned reporters laugh as Dietrich walks away amused. The incident, recounted by the Washington Star, shows the dangers of swapping White House correspondents.
Mr. Griffith describes the cachot noir a cell of extreme solitary confinement measuring about 3 feet by 1% for ten years. He recalls a prisoner emerging from darkness after years with no sight, and notes a later claim that the punishment has been made less severe by colonial authorities.
A collection of anecdotes and social maxims on manners, marriage, wit, and daily life. The quips touch on shooting, visiting etiquette, aging, compliments, death, quarrels, hairstyles, home improvement, and gender norms with a humorous, cautionary tone reflecting everyday concerns.
The Chalon coal mine, unused since 1860 and bought July last by 75 miners from the Moncenu pit, received official acclaim from the ministry of commerce. They borrowed 3,000 from the State and now each earns about one dollar daily with a shared pension fund, food and shelter tax, and a family remittance. The venture is self-sustaining with a 2,000 balance, operating at 240 feet depth with a six by thirty three foot seam.
A Paris lamplighter makes rounds on a bicycle carrying a long torch over his right shoulder. He guides the wheel with his left hand and lights lamps without dismounting, displaying expert dexterity in street illumination.
The report gathers over 250 mentions of Shakespeare by his peers. It notes the breadth of contemporary tributes and reflections, illustrating how his work influenced the writers of his own era.
A rural Congressman's wife seeks elite society in Washington and learns that power depends on status and resources. Harper's Magazine notes a big man in his district is tiny in the capital unless backed by money or ability, and social access remains limited for the average member's spouse.
In Russia a rule requires visitors to remove hats in state public houses. Officials and customers clash over headgear with disputes reaching the minister of finance. Notices warn the public to remove hats to avoid disrespectful demeanor in these establishments.
A new arrangement lights Berlin street gas lamps automatically from a central station. An electric switch and spark ignite the gas, controlled by a special apparatus, promising a cheerful greeting to crowds of older men who will feel better all day.
A squib argues hair loss stems from hats pressing on temple arteries. It cites a long narrow head shape, explains why round heads fit hats poorly, and contends that tight hats accelerate baldness in men while noting women often grow hair better.
A reflective speaker imagines a small, quiet room where great authors and poets gather as silent friends. The narrator, listing figures from Shakespeare to Poe, finds regal companionship in reading, blessing the space with the power of literature and time.
A Los Angeles real estate enthusiast sits at home with his young daughter as night falls and the rest of the family is away. The child cries for her mother saying she needs her and must have her, noting the difference when the mother is present versus when she is not. She attributes the absence to a grown up person being in the house.
Eugene F Ware known as Ironquill, Kansas pensions commissioner, has long aimed at road improvements. R W Richardson of the National Good Roads Association asked about farmer attitudes. Ware answered that farmers are “up to their knees,” reflecting deep road concerns in Kansas.
A recipe outlines making savory jelly from two quarts meat stock a quarter pint sherry one eighth pint tarragon vinegar four ounces gelatine and three whipped egg whites. Boil whisked ingredients five minutes strain through a fine cloth repeat until clear then chill. Scaling to smaller quantities is possible by halving the ingredients.
To clean carpets thoroughly wash with soap and hot water. Beat dust, nail to floor, rub with yellow soap lather, add soda, rinse, and dry. Work small sections at a time. If colors dull after drying, apply a weak alum solution.
The article explains long boiling eggs aids digestion and yields dry mealy texture. It notes beaten yolk can substitute cream in coffee and that an egg can season three cups. A frothy egg white gargle with warm water soothes throat irritation. A beaten egg with milk and water sweetened and heated makes a cold remedy drink.
In well regulated houses house maids use large gingham aprons to cover the white apron during dusting and cleaning. Aprons have pink and blue plain gingham, square bib and deep pocket, long full skirts, and include matching dust caps for mistresses. Colorful sets ensure frequent laundering.
A light suet or butter crust encloses chopped peaches apricots or plums with sugar and flour. Roll tightly, steam or boil for three hours, thickened syrup with arrowroot served on the pudding.
Parboil two sweetbreads and chop. Chop one can mushrooms. Cook flour and butter, whisk in cream, then fold in sweetbreads and mushrooms. Remove from heat, temper with two beaten yolks, chill, shape into croquettes, coat with egg and crumbs, and fry in hot fat.
A colonial recipe describes mixing one teaspoon ground ginger one teaspoon baking powder with one pound flour. Warm one pound golden syrup and a quarter pound of clarified dripping or butter, blend into flour, add egg and milk, then bake in shallow tins for about an hour in moderate oven.
Heat a hot pan and fry ham slices without fat until crisp. Remove to a hot platter. In the pan, add one cup milk to the fat and, when it boils, thicken with one tablespoon flour. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over ham and serve.
Instructional guidance for trimming breakfast bacon. Lay rind side down, slice to rind, cut off into blocks. Turn edgeways, trim one end then the other, trim the inside and finally the rind to produce evenly cut slices quickly.
Beat one egg, add one pint of buttermilk and half a teaspoon salt. Dissolve soda in a little boiling water. Stir in three cupfuls of flour and pour the liquid over it. Beat thoroughly, heat the griddle, and bake the batter in thin cakes.
Stewed lobster is chopped fine and simmered briefly with milk or cream. Add guce butter and pepper then heat just until warmed to keep it tender. Serve plain or on toasted crackers.
A simple homespun recipe for apple dumplings rolling a thin biscuit dough around a spoonful of apples, pinching edges, baking in a quick oven, and serving with sugar and cream.
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