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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
3
A sham battle tale shows a lieutenant firing on what he believed were enemies because his tailor led the marching detachment. Separately, the John A Salzer Seed Co offers a test catalog with vegetable and flower seeds for 16 cents postage, plus 20 cents for an extra Berlin Cauliflower pack.
A minister strolling past a street crowd sees boys gathered around a ring with a dog. He asks what they are doing and learns the rule is whoever tells the biggest lie wins the dog. He claims never lying, prompting a chorus of “Stand him up the dog.”
Tickets on sale via Queen and Crescent Route Southern Railway and connections to South Southeast and Southwest good for return until May 31 1904. Purchase to Florida via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta and return via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Information address W C Rinearses CPA Cincinnati Ohio.
Booker T. Washington argues the black community remains ungrateful claim. He notes younger generations may forget the past, while elders remember slavery. He recalls a tale of an old colored man at streetcar change who jokes that emancipation came 30 years ago yet now frees him too.
Advert reveals a cream separator that works in thirty minutes leaving under 1 percent butter fat. Prices range from 2.75 to 6.00 dollars per unit. A call to request a big catalogue from John A. Salter Need Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin with five postage stamps.
A playful quip about a new company capitalized at 40 million dollars and an excited request for a prospectus, met by a printer demanding payment in advance before any prospectus can be issued.
Parched western plains of Montana Colorado Arizona Idaho respond to Salter seeds including Speltz Hanna Larley acaroni Wheat 60 Day Earliest Oats Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermis yielding well despite droughts. Send 10 cents in stamps to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for catalog and samples.
Joshua Heller of 706 South Walnut Street Urbana Illinois testifies that after using Doan's Kidney Pills in 1899 his kidney trouble and back pain were relieved. He says he has again relied on the pills during warning signs and found the same satisfactory results. Endorsement dated by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York. Sold by druggists for 60 cents per box.
Prairie Farmer outlines a ditch grading method using a five by seven-eighths inch straight edge four feet one and a half inches long with uprights, a level attached, and a bevel. It explains aligning the level to ensure parallel bottoms, measuring incline by differences along the straight edge, and tips for tile joints and bubble centering to avoid surveyors.
W. Ripley argues after thirty years in orchard work that June is the one proper pruning month. He explains autumn or winter pruning causes stump decay, spring pruning bleeds the bark, and June heals wounds quickly if cuts are near the trunk. He urges cutting close to the trunk and postponing repairs until June to prevent decay.
In Baltimore a Maryland state grange meeting adopted a resolution calling for government support to build permanent highways for farmers. Master J B Ager cited the large federal outlays on rivers harbors and canals and argued the balance of trade favors farmers. He urged reducing transport costs to railways and rail stations.
Pimira county supervisors allocate 254000 dollars for county road construction following state engineer plans and New York and Chicago Good Roads association guidance. The routes will integrate into a highway linking New York and Chicago as part of a broad good roads program. Milk as rapidly as possible without irritating or worrying the cows.
The guide advises brushing dirt from the cow and udder before milking, keeping a calm, consistent routine, and ensuring a clean stable. It notes the last milk is richer and contains more butter, recommends friendly handling, and stresses timely milking for optimal yield.
Practical notes describe bending bucksaw blades for onions and using a wooden wheel for a simple garden tool, built by a farm boy in minutes to test fit. It also compares Leghorn pullet and Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel development, noting wing shape, body posture, and comb inspection for sexing chicks.
A barber narrator recalls a customer who mistook patent medicine for hair treatment, leading to a sticky brown potion and fly infestations. The piece blends humor with a city newspaper voice and includes a quip about country living and Fresh Air. It also cites Dr. Leland Williamson’s sworn statement on Dodd's Kidney Pills and a cough cure advertisement in Wisconsin.
Advertisement-style notice urges quick cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Consumers are promised refunds if the remedy fails. Small price 25 cents. Include quotes from Steele and a Chicago Tribune motto.
Mrs Col. E. J. Gresham of Hernden Fairfax Co Virginia writes from Hernden Va praising Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio. She claims catarrh of head and lungs nearly killed her but six bottles cured her after doctors gave up. She urges others to try the tonic.
A plain talk warns that winter could bring catarrh and lung diseases to at least half of women. It promotes Peruna as a safeguard and cure, urging prompt use and offering free advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium.
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