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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1892
Page
6
Old horticultural column discusses preserving fruit with sal soda and salicylic acid solutions, densities matching fruit juice, and sugar or glycerin syrups. It also reviews artificial gardening, cactus beds, flowering varieties, and pruning guidance with references to Meehan's Monthly and American Gardening.
The text describes two methods to cap shocks in wheat harvests. One arranges eight bundles with long straw to form a roof over the shocks, securing butts evenly. The other builds a round shock of eight or ten bundles with layered tops, creating a cap. Both aim to shed rain and reduce labor, costing about half a dollar per acre but potentially saving labor costs if rain occurs.
Mr and Mrs Loren Trescote keepers of the Government Lighthouse at Sand Beach Michigan report the birth of a daughter and describe a severe illness with fever and cough last April. After trying various doctors the child was saved by Dr Kings New Discovery using two and a half bottles. Free trial bottles are available at Belt Barrs Drug store Batavia and J B Walker Williamsburg.
The Brahma breed excels in size and hardiness with easy chick rearing and strong laying hens when fed prudently. It features a small frost protective peacomb and heavy feathering, suited to confinement but fatten easily. Crosses with Leghorn yield good pullets, while pure Brahma improves flocks for size and eggs.
A vintage advertisement promotes EeOwWns Iron Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders. It touts relief with genuine bottles priced at $1 and notes a trede mars and crossed red lines on the wrapper as authenticity marks.
Prospective exhibitors for the Syracuse fair September 8 to 15 are told entries close August 8. Pennsylvania drops a bounty law on crows, while New York City area farms sell fresh eggs at soda fountains and drugstores. Indian corn gains ground in Europe, a Glasgow milking machine arrives in Chicago, and a dairy department heads Madison Square Garden expo October 1 to 27 managed by Mr. James Cheeseman in Pierce Building New York.
Retired physician claims a plant based formula can cure Consumption Bronchitis Catarrh Asthma and nervous disorders. He offers to mail the recipe in English French or Italian with directions free of charge to all who request it, in a message from an East India missionary source.
Remarks state soil health can support orchard and other crops without harm. Manure and potash management are urged to balance nutrient loss from apple crops. Three rye crops can ruin an orchard. crops through the life of the tree should not compete with apples.
Two large pies per package with materials included for housekeepers. Grocers substitute cheap imitations and push for a better fit. The brand Pefuge having SONE SUCH is promoted by Merrell & Soule of Syracuse New York.
Mr. Zimmerman of Buffalo lists six pears for market and explains growing as standard or dwarf. He cites Bartlett Howell Beurre Bose B Clairgeau Duchess d Angouleme Beurre d Anjou Bartlett and Rose as standards and Howell Duchess Clairgeau and d Anjou as dwarfs. He notes root protection by grass sod, early thinning and cutting back to avoid top heavy bearing, and feeding with manure or sod.
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers and various eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. It sells for 35 cents per box through Belt and Barr Dragniatt Batavia and J B Walker Williams town.
The article extols carnations as hardy winter bloomers easy to grow and propagate. It notes long blooming with delicate fragrance and diverse colors, suitable for window or greenhouse use. It highlights six varieties from Vick's Illustrated Monthly including William F. Dreer American Flag Daybreckt Creole Annie Wiegand and Golden Gate.
Great strides in pansy improvement over the last five or six years are reported, with Scotland leading in clubs and societies focused on size, form, and color. French breeders Bugnot, Palaise, and Trimardeau are credited with spectacular advancements that eclipsed prior efforts.
A 48 page book offers a powder remedy called Golden Specific that can be added to beer coffee or tea without the patient knowing. It claims permanent speedy cure for moderate drinkers and alcoholics with no relapse and guarantees cures. Address Golden Specific Co. 185 Race St Cincinnati.
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