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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
3
The article advises duck housing and care for Pekin ducks, noting they lay early in the day and favor a dry, straw-covered floor. It covers winter housing, ventilation, feeding regimes including mash with corn meal bran greens and meat scraps, grit and oyster shells, water access for breeders, and sanitation practices to keep ducks and eggs clean.
An analysis from Live Stock Journal notes farmers quitting horses as prices fell, then returning to breeding as values rose. It argues gray horses gain premium with quality over color, cites importers choosing American dark colors, and highlights growing draught breeds like Shires, Clydes, and Belgians while stressing improved breeding and pedigree for farm use and market appeal.
A farmer advises keeping hens that pay their board, culling unprofitable birds, and channeling savings into better quarters and care. Eggs may rise in price, so increasing quantity, quality, and price is essential, while constant breed experiments should be avoided.
A Troy Times discussion highlights two sides of placing cellars beneath barns. Proponents cite convenient storage and shared space for roots and fertilizers, while opponents warn of gases and odors affecting hay grain and livestock.
Old troughs can be converted into sheep feeding troughs at no cost. The article describes a simple method shown by an illustration to repurpose discarded troughs effectively.
There is scarcely a farmer who has not several troughs rotting away behind some buildings. Each could be put to good use with ten minutes’ work. Black teeth in pigs do not indicate disease. the cause remains unsatisfactory to explain.
The article praises convent sewing as the finest needlework, noting training begins on a tiny cloth with precise rules. It describes careful teaching by nuns to avoid waste, using small, suitable tools and modest practice pieces for consecrated women devoted to God.
S K Lent,(delegate from Allegan County Michigan), reports from Winnipeg to Edmonton and beyond that the Saskatchewan area offers rich black loam soil, tall wheat and oats, high yields up to 50 bushels per acre for wheat and 100 for oats, and excellent stock country east of Edmonton. He notes Americans from Minnesota purchasing large tracts, including 12 and 20 section parcels, and praises the region as a premier farming and grazing region observed across 23 states and territories.
Letters from Amos J. Cummings John L. Sheppard and Chief Justice William Lee Chambers praise Pe runa as effective for catarrh and tonic health. The notices claim widespread confidence from members of Congress and other officials, urging readers to request the free testimonials booklet and contact Dr Hartman for advice.
Hon. A. T. Goodwyn of Alabama writes to Dr. Hartman that after using one bottle of Peruna he feels well and notes improvement within a week after a year of atarrh. He emphasizes the medicine’s quick perceived benefits.
Dr William Hailes of Albany Medical College jokes about a student named Craw whose unusual nickname and prolonged absence lead to running wordplay about caws and cause. The anecdote reflects college humor noted by a classmate after roll call.
In an Ohio town last fall an African Methodist Episcopal conference filled the week with colored pulpit orators. After the event a leading colored woman went to Pea Ridge to buy chickens, but Aunt Hanna at the gate said none remained as the family’s supplier had entered the ministry.
A Chicago Tribune quote describes a sage advising to associate only with those wiser. Learners respond that if everyone follows this rule, no one would learn at all. The exchange highlights the tension between seeking guidance and self-driven growth.
A fragmentary collection of humorous exchanges and ad snippets from the Chicago Daily News includes observations on aging between men and beards, a claim for Piso's Cure for Consumption as a universal medicine, and a few pulsing lines about domestic life and winter entertainments.
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