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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
3
The article warns gardeners to guard asters against maggots and black beetles. It advises applying wood ashes and tobacco dust at the plant base, and to watch for rapid decline signs. It also prescribes a soap kerosene emulsion spray and repeated applications to protect plants.
Hybrid carnations offer fragrant ever bloomers in four to five months from seeds sown in March or April. Colors range white pink crimson cream yellow with striped patterns. Planting needs sunny bed eight inches apart, pinch first bloom to stool, rich soil, may sow May June for winter pots. Seedlings germinate in five to seven days.
If the season is warm and soil dries quickly, water plants well and mulch around them with road dust to prevent moisture loss from roots. Larger plants may be mulched with grass clippings from the lawn.
L. R. O'Brien lists easy to grow flowers for beginners. Sweet pea tops the list for decoration and cutting with sturdy supports. petunia, phlox, verbena, nasturtium, calliopsis, poppy, marigold, mignonette, pansy, ten week stock, aster, and snapdragon follow as dependable bloomers. A corner of bachelor’s button and ragged robin add color with minimal care.
A horticultural note advises removing seed clusters after lilacs finish blooming to keep plants tidy and promote healthy growth.
A condensed 1914 recap noting Japan declaring war on Germany, Namur and Luneville captured, German advances on Mons Charleroi and Koenigsberg actions. French and British moves northward, Austrian victory claims, Antwerp and Tsingtau bombardments, and Kitchener's Commons speech forecasting a prolonged war.
Aug 26 1914 Germans burn Louvain Bel gium Longwy France occupied by German forces from Togoland surrender to British Nigeria forces French cabinet resigns new ministry ministers of foreign powers at Antwerp protest bombing from aircraft Belgium protests to United States British marines land at Ostend Aug 27 1914 Austria declares war on Belgium Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sunk Magdeburg sunk Oertelsburg battle Russian defeat French retreat from Lille Roubaix Valenciennes Japan blockades Kiaochow Aug 28 1914 manifesto von Kluck defeats Maubeuge Buelow and Hausen defeat Franco Belgian forces Belgian Congo attacked Antwerp bombarded Norway Sweden form military alliance to preserve neutrality
During a training sham fight an infantry battalion sent pursuers to cross a bridge four miles away. A notice on the enemy bridge said it was blown up. The pursuing officer then posted a notice on a leading man reading This company is switching across and led the men across as the umpire declared the bridge blown and all were drowned.
A quip frames a man asking to spell a new explosive name. The other answers that spelling relies on the dictionary, implying a cautious, cautious approach to naming dangerous materials. The exchange highlights wit and practical caution without technical detail.
A brief M'Clarygrams note cites phrases about lying crawling and the difficulty of sharing thoughts. It jokes that some people study business as if measuring trifling details, calling it trichenometry.
The Norfolk and Western railroad, a major coal carrier, electrifies 100 miles of its system in West Virginia. Electric locomotives weighing 270 tons each pull a 4,000-ton train up a two percent grade at 14 miles per hour, twice the speed of the best steam locomotives previously used.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura soap and ointment for scalp and skin care. It touts comfort and benefits, suggests using Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching, and offers free samples by mail from Boston.
Unusual billiard tables are supported on solid rock in a Puget Sound island house. Each table sits on a concrete base extending to bedrock, making it vibration free. Also notes Red Cross Ball Blue advertising and a wry line about a mean woman and an insurance policy. A compressed-air syringe aims to remove grease from machinery.
Facing a farm labor shortage, England investigates and promotes labor-saving devices and mechanization to sustain agricultural output and productivity.
The remark notes that a blush, a natural facial reaction, is不可 simulated by artificial means and underscores the distinction between genuine emotion and forgery.
A magistrate questions a defendant about blocking a man’s aye and dimming his lights. The defendant claims he acted under the law and was performing an action required by law. The exchange centers on intent and legality of dimming headlights.
A clerk complains about pay after taking a course. Professor Skinner questions the clerk’s claimed earnings. The exchange ends with a humorous contrast between expected and actual wages, reflecting workplace satire.
Cambridge University reports about 2000 undergraduates have joined or will join the war effort, reflecting a major shift as a large portion of the student body enters military service or prepares to depart for duty.
A humorous dialogue excerpt from London Sketch shows The Nervous Curate asking about a wife and the Introduced replying that he is not married. The Curate misreads the situation and praises the notion of wife status in jest.
A veteran rider, wearing a resigned look, speaks about the trolley company and his idea to devote time to invent a more comfortable strap than those currently in use.
A brief Detroit Free Press quotation asks if marriage is a failure when a man marries for money, presenting a reflective view on motives in union.
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