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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
7
Health column explains ringworm causes, spread, and symptoms. It notes red, ringed skin patches that may center white skin, scalp hair loss, and barber’s itch. Transmission via direct contact, clothing, or shared items is common, especially in schools and institutions. Treatment includes hot water wash, germicides, iodine applications, and various ointments guided by a doctor.
The article explains that so-called sleeping sickness in this country is not the tropical disease but a form of meningitis following influenza. It describes fever, drowsiness, and potential coma with possible paralysis or mental impairment, cites Doctor Duncan’s 136-case report, and notes higher mental impact in children under ten.
Nature Magazine notes wood fuels many sport items in over thirty varieties. About 25 million feet of wood yearly supply skis snowshoes tennis racquets candle pins bows and arrows and more, aiding health leisure and outdoor lovers.
C S Deneen succeeds Medill McCormick as Illinois senator in the next congress. Born in 1868 in the Sucker State he practiced law in Chicago since 1890 and held roles from Illinois house member to Cook County state's attorney and governor. He may lead in waterway debates and is seen as a practical politician.
Bernard M. Baruch, former head of the War Industries Board, urged creation of a high court of commerce. The body would guide industry, resolve questions on overproduction and pricing, and standardization. It would differ from a regulator, combining constructive inquiry with judicial powers to foster cooperation with government.
Eugene Debs, famed Socialist and former prisoner, has returned to Terre Haute Indiana after a sanitarium stay and begun drafting a spring book. He describes prison as a place of circumstance and suffering for inmates not criminals, advocating love and understanding as reform tools.
Curtis of Kansas is elected the new senate majority leader succeeding the late Henry Cabot Lodge. Born in 1860 in Topeka, he has Indian heritage and rose from Topeka schools to law and politics, first entering the house in the Fifty-third Congress and the senate in 1907. This marks a western shift in congressional power via the seniority system and committee control.
A Colorado Agricultural College expert argues that separating cream from milk depletes butterfat, harms babies, and is morally wrong. He calls for herd butterfat tests and legal penalties to stop urban mislabeling of night and morning milks.
A South Dakota College of Agriculture note emphasizes careful milking when cows are in late lactation or producing little milk. It warns that forcing milk with a machine can cause cows to hold milk, dry up early, or develop udder problems. Hand stimulation helps cows release milk before attaching the milking machine.
The article argues dairy profitability hinges on removing low producers. It notes North Dakota cows average 187 pounds of butterfat, and herds below this tend to lose money. Cow testing associations help identify high and low producers by maintaining detailed milk records.
Dairying notes urge culling low producing cows, favoring water access and fall away milk scales as better guides than the butcher. Clean all utensils with lukewarm then hot water and washing compound, use a cotton filter for low bacteria milk, and feed grain early to keep milk up whether on pasture or not.
Advertisement extols BOSCHER'S SYRUP as a long trusted household remedy for colds coughs and lung troubles. It claims quick healing gentle relief and a good night's rest with easy morning expectoration and notes availability wherever medicines are sold.
A Detroit News essay imagines the ideal life for a beachcomber on a South Sea island. The piece playfully contrasts a carefree existence with modern inconveniences like servants, tailoring, and vanity, imagining a relaxed routine and natural death at sea.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, then washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims the product improves poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
The Hartford Courant notes cross word puzzles have outpaced dictionaries and encyclopedias in public interest. It recalls Webster's ignorance of acrostics and relases while mentioning Otto Raab and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as unrelated ad copy.
A New Yorker known for deep breathing walks raises and lowers his hands each morning. A lone visitor, astonished, asks if residents must rehearse responses for being held up, reflecting a quirky public preparedness mindset cited by the American Legion Weekly.
A giant spider crab spanning 12 feet across was discovered in the ocean near Japan. Researchers note its rare size and note the find adds to records of large crustaceans in the Pacific.
Classified notices advertise used records exchanges in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, timberland and timber mill sales in Missouri and West Virginia, a steam coal property for sale in West Virginia, timber and milling equipment listings, an orange packing firm in Florida, safety razor blade renewal device in Ohio, and various farm and business opportunities reaching across multiple states with prices and contact names included.
Paxtine antiseptic marketed for feminine health by Lydia E. Pinkham Co. advocates dissolveable white powder in water for local treatment. Advertising touts satisfaction and 60 cents price at druggists or by mail from The Comfort Company Boston Mass. Also an ad for American-made razor blades from Johnson Cleveland Okie Spec Co offering a money back guarantee.
Mr. Oliver Pike, a noted bird observer, reports seeing young guillemots tumble from high ledges and fall a hundred feet or more to the beach, yet they are rarely killed. The passage notes similar hazards for falling children and young birds.
The dialogue sketches a character described as a chronic pessimist. A counterpoint notes he carries as many as five spare tires on his car, implying exaggeration or humor in the character's outlook.
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