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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
7
Clemson agricultural college warns that improper housing and dirty equipment can produce dirty milk. Regular veterinary inspections protect children, while clean, well lighted sheds and exercise yards keep cows healthy and milk safe. Draw milk into clean pails and keep it cool to prevent spoilage.
Dairy farmers should evaluate cows for milking machine suitability. Cull animals with uneven udders or fleshy teats and select heifer calves from cows that milk easily by machine. Choose herd bulls from ancestors with well formed mammaries or proven sires with daughters of strong udders.
The article advises on ideal dairy barn design for milch cows with individual stalls feed boxes and mangers for easy cleaning. It estimates twenty five dollars plus labor for a five cow barn and stresses ample ventilation and proper manure handling with bedding or watertight gutters running full length of the stable.
W. H. Peters of the North Dakota station offers a treatment to relieve calf scours. Remove the cause, then give limewater in milk. Two tablespoonfuls twice daily for calves around two months old, or half a cup for larger calves. Prepare limewater by slacking lime in water, then bottle the clear liquid.
The World Outlook piece notes Africa covers nearly a quarter of Earth's land, hosts 843 languages, and holds vast coal, copper, iron resources. It reports cocoa exports rising from 20 dollars to eight million, extensive river navigation, water power, and widespread European flag presence from Cape to Cairo.
The essay argues dogs embody democracy, feeling at ease with boys, preferring worn to fine things, and modeling inclusive behavior. It notes dogs are rarely spoiled by education, avoid snobbery, and can teach boys about social order and shared play through rough and tumble life.
A witty exchange recalls Lloyd George shifting roles from chancellor to munitions minister to Ireland questions head to war department chief and finally prime minister. A released convict jokes that war and a new king followed his twenty year absence, praising Lloyd George.
A gentleman farmer with pigs for sale entertained a pork butcher who, after complimenting the farmer’s daughters, quipped that if the swine and the young ladies were alike, a deal would be easy to close. The anecdote is attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
A husband questions why a husband is like dough. He expects his wife to surrender, but she replies he is hard to get off her hands. Jones remains silent for the rest of the evening.
A humorous exchange about giving Bob a Christmas necktie, with Patrice joking that it would go around his neck. The light dialogue plays on gift giving and a pun about patience.
A study of how young people explore many interests as they mature. Parents worry about shifting hobbies and costs while adults misread curiosity as aimless wandering. The article urges letting children dabble to discover lasting, wise passions before adolescence ends.
The article traces early calendars and almanacs from Greek Alexandria between 100 and 150 A D to Roman calendars, the Kalends, and the oldest marble calendar from Pompeii. It notes the first European printed almanacs around 1475 to 1513 at Buda and England 1497, with 15th and 16th century growth and prognostications and practical guidance.
A pair of soldiers on leave dine well then at a theater. One leader, short of funds, tricks a taxi driver by claiming a sovereign dropped in the cab. He disappears into a tobacconist while the cab vanishes in the night, leaving the other man puzzled.
Betty urges speaking to papa about a betrothal scheme as she reveals arrangements with a milliner, dressmaker, and dentist to send their bills to him this morning. The dialogue hints at a family dynamic and financial considerations in a Boston newspaper clipping.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff and stops hair loss within ten minutes of application. It promises that after weeks of use new fine hair will grow all over the scalp, with hair becoming light, fluffy and lustrous. A 25 cent bottle is advertised for proving the product’s effects.
A collage of humorous dialogue prompts and ads. The script features Willis and Gillis debating romance and a punchy claim for Dr Peerys Dead Shot a worm and tapeworm remedy promising a fast single dose effect. An adjacent item hints at future prospects with a war and peace theme.
The Toiler prints a quip noting farmers work hard yet the average person pays for what farmers raise. The humorous line compares farmer effort to consumer costs, highlighting rural labor and market dynamics.
An advertisement urges cut price meals amid rising living costs. It promotes Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebr to request a free cookbook with "hundred different" recipes highlighting macaroni and spaghetti as cheap nutritious options for homemakers.
A London physician argues cold weather raises uric acid causing rheumatism and gout. He cites reduced sweating and fluid intake, higher meat consumption, and suggests drinking hot water and taking Anuric tablets to dissolve and flush uric acid, advising three to four weeks of use.
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