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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
3
Kansas writer A H Denison proposes a simple home bound fodder binder using a lever and uprights A and B. Fodder is pressed into an opening and moved by the lever into a small compass, with a square base for mobility. Practicality remains unproved but the device could inspire useful ideas for readers.
A northern farmer and wholesale baker, Thomas Kelley, explains strict farm accounting. He charges farms only wages, purchased goods, and real expenses, not the farm’s own produced items. He cites hay usage, cow shrinkage, and daily profit goals as essential to true profitability.
The piece notes that strict voice control marks a good trainer of children, horses, or dogs. It cites the American Agriculturist on a western hay crop shortage of about 8,000,000 tons versus last year, with eastern yields near average and prices likely higher. It highlights corn’s adaptability from warm South American origins to colder regions, producing ears even in the far north.
A 19th or early 20th century editorial argues against long farm hours and supports limiting work after six p m. The piece notes noon pauses to separate morning and evening chores and questions whether an eight-hour day will ever be adopted on farms with livestock. It appeals to fairness with urban labor comparisons and mentions shifts in farm routines.
A farmer urges careful tool maintenance and shed organization to extend tool life. He outlines building a combined shop and barn shed, uses pegs for small tools, and stresses keeping nuts tight to prevent wear and bolt loss. He notes strict discipline for hired help to return horse tools to the shed and calls for a system to prevent nuts from working loose.
A collage of vintage product pitches and anecdotes, including remedies for teething and piles, claims of wealth and fame, pipe smoking tips, and notes on John Avery McIlhenny. It mixes advertising lines, biographies, and generic wisdom from a bygone era.
Baron Speck von Sternburg lauds Lincoln for linking lofty ideals with practical achievement. The essay argues Emersonian idealism shapes American spirit, while Lincoln embodies blending noble vision with actionable methods to guide the nation.
Farm Journal suggests a method to remove manure in winter using a drag or stone boat. Set the cart body on the drag to lift the load and spread it across the field with ease despite light snow.
The passage explains loading manure daily into a wheelbarrow from a barn and dumping it into a cart for transport to the fields. It emphasizes ease of load due to low height and the manure shed location.
Claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has a wide endorsement and cures for female illnesses for over 30 years. Describes relief from backache, irregularities, nervousness, and other symptoms, and asserts it cures chronic kidney complaints and general debility. Sold by dragyuts everywhere with a warning to refuse substitutes.
Workingmen diverting a roadway at Welwyn in Hertfordshire unearthed seven Roman urns in good preservation a Roman spur two drinking bowls six inches high a smaller cup a bowl bronze plate an iron standard and a small urn six inches high.
James J Hill, president of the Great Northern railway, advocates establishing model farms in every agricultural county. He says state or national control is possible and they could boost farm output and reform in tillage. He favors funding even if delaying naval construction. He warns to keep the plan out of the Apolis system.
The passage asserts straw incorporation improves deficient soil but notes grain growth will be disappointing. It says straw supplies potassium to support stalk formation but not enough for optimal harvest, and warns that without another vaporiel element, results remain limited.
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