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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
7
The United States Public Health Service outlines rat destruction methods for state and municipal health officers as part of a campaign urged by Surgeon General Cumming. Rats are killed by trapping poisoning and by using cats or dogs. Reducing food access and rat proofing are essential to success.
The Palm Beach circuit court ruled Richard Croker Sr. competent to manage his affairs and found no undue influence by his wife Beulah Benton Edmonson Croker. The decision addressed whether Croker was enfeebled or under domination to fraudulently gain control of the estate, concluding both questions negative. Mrs. Croker married Croker in 1914 and is said to descend from Chief Blue Jacket.
Arthur Meighen, named premier of Canada, is under forty five and described as industrious and democratic. He inherits the Conservative mantle from Borden and is credited with steering key wartime measures through parliament while supporting the Grand Trunk bill and major budget actions.
Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, wife of the secretary of state, draws notice for her personality and prominence amid her husband’s role. Born Nathalie Sedgwick, she married in 1895 as Colby built his New York law practice. The Sedgwick family is prominent in Stockbridge and beyond.
The article argues Senator Harding is the more capable campaigner and better choice for chief executive. It notes his rapid, pointed responses to Senator Cox on the League of Nations and cabinet competence, praising his porch campaign style and political resilience.
The article criticizes a convention for blaming the Republican Congress for almost every ill while defending administration actions as nonexistent or valuable. It notes perfunctory free speech praise and inflation denial, plus endorsing Burleson and odd platform elements as absurd in tone.
The Louisville Herald critiques Republican talk of personal government and one man rule. It asserts the need to restore an American system rooted in coordination and cooperation with the president consulting outside counsel.
In a April 1917 speech on the war resolution Senator Harding asserted he would vote for war to defend just American rights and preserve the republic. He rejected sentimental motives and Wilson’s claim that the nation fought to make the world safe for democracy.
Mrs Medill McCormick wife of Senator McCormick Illinois will stump for Harding and Coolidge after a short rest at their Illinois farm for a month she informed Senator Harding during a visit to pay respects.
The piece argues James M. Cox lacks cross party appeal aside from Ohio, noting his three prior gubernatorial wins there. It predicts a thorough defeat by Senator Warren DG. Aarding, claiming he will carry Ohio in a whirlwind campaign report from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The U S department of agriculture promotes better handling from picking to packing to reduce waste and improve quality. Keys include proper maturity indicators, careful handling with sacks and baskets, use of ladders, centralized packing houses, and sizing machines to optimize efficiency and uniformity in barrels.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise that expensive equipment is not required for home canning. A washboiler or lard can with a tight lid can hold several jars, with a false bottom to prevent metal contact. Wood racks, a kitchen stove, or an outdoor furnace suffice, plus various inexpensive commercial hot water bath and steam pressure outfits are available.
May inspections at 22 large marketing centers by the Bureau of Markets US Department of Agriculture covered 2028 cars of fruit and vegetables. The program aims to create an unbiased basis to adjust differences among growers shippers wholesalers and transporters over quality and condition in interstate commerce. Additionally 1698169 pounds of fruits and vegetables bound for the United States Navy in New York were checked with 144641 pounds rejected for unsatisfactory quality or condition.
A Knoxville reader writes of chronic back pain and headaches eased by tonics including Poontack Gas and Pinkham's Liver Medicine. The letter thanks the makers and offers to publish the testimonial.
A New York Central Magazine quip notes a woman first learned of kissing and spawns lighthearted commentary about secrecy and womanly discretion.
Drugstore promotion touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble. An insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected due to kidney issues. Sample offer asks for ten cents to test a bottle before purchase.
In a playful note, readers ponder a new comet that supposedly shed its tail after a quarrel with the dog star. The item treats celestial misfortune with tongue in cheek and local newspaper whimsy.
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