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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
3
The Ohio State Fair in Columbus runs from August 30 to September 8 showcasing labor saving farm machinery to combat labor shortages. Exposition manager E V Walborn touts the largest and most representative machinery display yet with tractors and cars drawing heavy crowds and expert guidance on replacing manual labor.
The 700 000 members nationwide study agriculture and home making with Ohio groups to feature at Columbus state fair August 30 to September 4. About 40 000 clubs nation wide under the federal agriculture department plus local agencies compete in programs including gardening canning poultry dairy cattle and baby beef. The fair offers more than 5 000 in premiums and anticipates a large track meet with national figures. high school stars compete Friday and amateurs on Saturday.
A dairy division study shows 1918 had 50 000 Holstein bull calves registered vs 90 000 cows, leaving 30 000 unregistered bulls killed or fattened. With five grade bulls per pure bred, the drive to stock farms with pure-bred cattle faces waste reduction as Ohio fair premiums top 115 000 dollars. The Shorthorn show and other events draw large crowds to Columbus August 30 to September 4.
The Ohio state fair in Columbus runs Sept 80 to Sept 4 offering premiums totaling 11748 dollars to encourage increased sheep production and support the wool market amid higher clothing prices.
An appeal for 1 000 000 dollars to enlarge and improve Ohio state fair grounds will be presented with flowers during the exposition from August 30 to September 4. A large flower bed opposite the grandstand will display the floral appeal as part of the secretary of agriculture initiative.
Ohio's state fair, year of 70th anniversary, plans observation at Columbus from Aug 30 to Sept 4. Secretary N E Shaw urges a major expansion program with a $1,000,000 fundraising goal to upgrade grounds and buildings for a superior exposition stressing farm education and industrial arts.
Sugarless jellies and preserves will be among the unusual exhibits in the women's department at the state fair in Columbus from August 30 to September 4. With sugar prices high, Ohio housewives are turning to substitutes during canning season.
Officials at Columbus exposition announce admission to the state fair from August 30 to September 4 remains 50 cents this year, unchanged from prior years. The announcement confirms the price for all attendees.
Hat pins once seen as a defense tool for women are now used for cake icing. Housewives in the women’s department at the Ohio State Fair will exhibit layered cakes iced with hat pins to prevent slipping as fillings set. The event runs from August 30 to September 4 in Columbus.
In 1919 Paul and Aleen Wagner of Catawba County North Carolina earned 547.79 from backyard poultry and won 27 first prizes in state shows while running 60 hens and selling 593.74 in eggs. They also raise about 100 pigeon pairs and shipped 785 squabs worth 445.23 with a 250.27 profit after feed costs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns whorled milkweed is highly poisonous to cattle, sheep, and horses. It grows in Colorado, Utah, and northern Arizona and New Mexico, especially along trails and in abandoned fields. Identification and removal are advised with no known antidote.
On a Florida farm under the Better Sires Better Stock movement the owner shows a move from scrub livestock to higher quality. Of 450 total animals, 44 are sires and all are purebred, illustrating rapid change toward improved breeding with purebred sires guiding the shift.
A balanced mixed ration supports growth while limiting leg weakness in rapidly growing chicks. For digestive issues in young birds, give buttermilk or sour milk. Mediterranean and egg breeds are best for producing white shelled eggs.
Governor Coolidge expresses gratitude to Laura Skinner, New York Republican committee member, for women’s encouragement aiding his candidacy. He sends a telegram praising her loyal service and invites her to his acceptance speech, though she cannot attend due to Saratoga duties.
The article discusses a champion of diffused representative government versus personal rule, arguing Harding’s stance is to avoid one man rule and defend constitutionalism. It notes Harding’s tentative approach to special questions, avoidance of certainty, and readiness to shoulder global responsibility without anti-nationalist extremism.
The candidate must pledge to stand on his record as president and pursue the broad minded policy he supported as senator. This stance, cited by Mr Taft, is presented as the only policy to secure Senate ratification of the Versailles treaty.
Attorney General Palmer and Postmaster General Burleson authorize dismissal of many long serving clerks despite new pension and retirement law. The plight of these workers will be presented to Congress for consideration.
The 1911 Britain Japan alliance has been renewed for one year. It requires both nations to communicate fully and take common action when rights or interests are threatened. The note cites Theodore Roosevelt’s line, Uncle Sam's only friend is Uncle Sam.
A brief note defines the Democratic convention as an assembly of dissenters aligned against Republican endorsements. The piece frames the party as opposition and contrasts it with GOP positions.
The Fairmont West Virginian notes the saying a prophet is without honor in his own country while observing Senator Harding receives respect elsewhere, implying the exception to the rule.
In a note, Senator Johnson argues for an independent United States free from external restraint. He contends America should not be bound by international obligations or entanglements, urging policy free from foreign influence. The remark appears in the Concord Monitor.
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