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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1903
Page
3
A barber overhears a tale where an Irishman buys an accident policy for his wife from a blunt insurance agent. Days later the Irishman storms in accusing the agent of cheating him. The enraged man is restrained as barter and profanity fly. The barber jokes about shaving again. This anecdote appears in the New York Times.
Instructions from Ohio Farmer outline two devices to clear corn stalks quickly. A rail-and-chain stalk breaker uses a discarded rail to hitch three horses and cover large ground. a wooden pole breaker with notches and chains works across rows with two drivers.
Miss Menard of New York City credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her severe menstrual pain and lingering ailments after doctors failed. She reports relief after six bottles and urges others to try the remedy despite past discouragement. She offers $5000 for proof of authenticity of the letter.
The piece notes how potato rot begins as field blight and later shows in stored tubers. It advises disposing of infected potatoes to prevent spread, suggests feeding the smallest tubers when rot is severe, and discusses cold storage as safer here. It also covers potato economics and labor demands in cultivation.
County Gentleman notes spring plowing is preferable for corn. Fall plowing can compact soil, causing hard ground that resists warming. He advises plowing two to three weeks before planting if conditions are good, with furrows left undisturbed to warm soil.
The Dallas Farm and Ranch notes dull cattle trading over six months as northern buyers pull two year olds above the quarantine line. It cites unsettled land tenure with much of Texas range county owned by the state school fund, causing price uncertainty. It argues cattle profitability depends on proper breeding, feeding, and management despite high beef prices and cautious investors.
An outside mounted lantern box with a glass pane lights the feeding floor through the pane without carrying the lamp into the barn. A reflector extends light into the barn and the box can be placed to illuminate both sides. Use two boxes for lighting the tie up area and between stalls.
The message urges healthy women to start Peruna at the first cold as directed on the bottle. It claims the cold will pass with no lasting effects if used promptly, while delaying leads to chronic catarrh. The ad implies regular Peruna use prevents chronic catarrh.
Mrs M J Brink first stage catarrh cautions about neglect leading to chronic conditions. Personal testimonials from Elizabeth Uber, Mrs M J Brink, Sibyl Hadley, Sarah McGahan cite Peruna relief after cold and catarrh across Albany Huntingon St Joseph and Columbus addresses. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
The Dest authority reports plans by the Pennsylvania railroad for a new central station in Manhattan including a vast skysemaphore hotel likely the citys largest grand structure. City property owned by the railroad will be used for the station hotel, with only two parcels involved. The note also mentions the shah of Persia reputedly holding about 50 million dollars in specie.
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