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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
3
Colorado experiment station tests show self feeder racks reduce roughage waste by about 20 percent compared with ground racks. With alfalfa at $5 a ton, savings reach roughly 42 cents per 100 pounds of gain, about 14 cents per lamb, paying for the rack in two years.
The article argues for calm, contented livestock and humane handling to maximize productivity. It links quiet cows, quiet cattle, content hens, and comfortable horses to better gains, egg production, and stamina, noting dogs, pests, and rough treatment harm performance. It emphasizes overall happiness and humane farming as profitable.
Henshaw argues bats greatly reduce mosquitoes and other noxious insects and should be protected. He notes bats rarely harm humans, though they roost in attics. eliminating access points stops disturbances. Guano fertilizer from bats is valuable, and artificial shelters have been proposed to boost bat numbers for pest control and guano sales.
After starting celery plants in July, lightly cultivate to keep a mulch of loose soil. Watered ground causes rust, so avoid hilling when soil is dry and never cover the heart of the plant. For blanching, place boards beside rows and fill around plants with soil.
A farmer describes hog pastures as tender and nutritious. Blue grass supports good grazing in spring and fall while rye and blue grasses provide a modest winter forage option.
Maryland station reports on hatch timing after introducing a male to breeding pens. Trials with White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds show fertile eggs starting from four to eight days after mating, varying by breed and crossbreeding. Findings suggest a four day minimum for Leghorns and about seven days for general purpose fowl.
Clarence S. Darrow, famed Chicago lawyer, is found not guilty of bribing a juror in the McNamara trial. The jury reached the verdict in 34 minutes after three ballots, amid guarded public reaction in Los Angeles.
A spontaneous outburst of applause erupted when Foreman M. R. Williams announced the jury found the defendant not guilty. Bailiffs restrained a surge toward Darrow, then Judge Hutton thanked and discharged the jury, ending the proceedings.
The Cincinnati market reports end of day price quotes for Wheat corn oats hay and livestock. Prices cover No 2 to No 4 red wheat various white yellow and mixed corn types No 2 to No 4 oats hay cattle hogs bulls calves sheep and lambs with ranges for shippers fat bulls and packers and butchers.
In Lawrenceburg Indiana a road crew led by Mattis C Billman a 64 year old contractor working on a free gravel road in Manchester Township was hurt along with partner Henry Ellinghousen 65 who suffered multiple fractures and cuts. Samuel J Hill 34 escaped injury when a large traction engine fell 15 feet into a branch below a small woolen bridge, tipping and overturning.
The piece quotes Oscar Wilde remarking America lacks antiquities and curiosities, and a witty American reply about importing curiosities. It then offers brief humorous vignettes including a London Answers flash, a mischief at a hotel lobby, a philanthropist with a buzzer, and a puzzled maid’s take on a master’s departure.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a party of six near Frostburg on the Western Maryland Railway extension killing four women and injuring two others. The group had been walking toward Frostburg after an afternoon jaunt when struck on a curve with their backs to the train.
A violent cloudburst around Niles Michigan killed at least two people and injured many others. It washed out seven railroad bridges halted streetcar service and delayed Big Four and Michigan Central trains. From 7 to 2 o clock fourteen inches of rail were recorded in Niles and nearby areas.
A Boston Paxton Toiler Co advertisement offers free trial boxes of Paxtine Antiseptic for women on request. The page also features two epigrams about romance and a brief product blur including Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ads.
A constituent asks if the senator is a servant of the people and he replies yes but notes that a truly first class servant may resemble a boss in practice. The exchange highlights tensions between public service and authority.
Mrs Arthur Haworth reports her four year old nephew suffered a severe face rash with red spots and blisters. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the blisters burst, the skin dried, and the face healed without scarring in about ten to eleven days. Free samples offered by Cuticura worldwide.
A fragment dialogue contrasts a woman’s skill with a typewriter and a man’s quip about marriage to a typewriter expert. The exchange hints at gender roles and mechanical labor in a domestic or workplace setting.
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