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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1917
Page
7
A historical snippet promotes honey as a versatile sugar substitute and baking aid. It offers recipes and tips including honey bread, honey ginger snaps, and honey rich desserts, stressing bees as essential for affordable sweetness and child safety with strained honey for youngsters.
George M Adams humorously condemns chronic sulkers. He argues sulking drains others and fails to achieve aims. His cure is simple: avoid sulking yourself and ignore the sulker to end the grumble.
Government experts urge reducing milk waste in homes stating that half a cup daily per household in 20 million homes could squander 912 million quarts yearly. Skim milk can enrich soups and cereals while sour milk can aid bread and cottage cheese making.
An Ohio manufacturer asks the labor bureau for twenty to thirty deaf workers to operate in a noisy factory section. He offers 2.50 to 3.50 dollars daily and steady work, noting that deaf workers proved highly successful after testing two.
Matthew White Jr of the Hotel Belvidere faced a guest from the West presenting a United States treasury check for 195 000. The cash drawer lacked that sum but he offered to send it to the subtreasury for morning pickup. The guest revealed the stunt as a joke after the check proved valid for ships sold to the government.
In Dynamite Stories Just Published Hudson Maxim recalls a servant girl nicknamed Jeopardy. The tale illustrates his early work with explosives and a lighthearted anecdote from his household.
Kansas State College entomology professor George A. Dean warns moth repellents fail once infestation starts. Dry clean and brush garments, store in sealed pasteboard boxes or paper bags, sun and air weekly, treat trunks with gasoline, and fumigate monthly with carbon bisulphide to protect woolens, furs, and plumes.
A girl named Jeopardy inadvertently started a kitchen fire using kerosene and a fifty pound case of dynamite found in the woodshed. The dynamite, described as national in scope, proved unreliable as a burning aid and the fire turned deadly when she left us suddenly.
The piece extols a woman's value of time and punctuality, praising reliability in keeping engagements. It argues that women should be as punctual as men and warns against letting temperament excuse missed meetings.
Basic guidance on preserving surplus eggs with water glass or limewater. Details how a few chickens fit in a backyard, fed on scraps, and housed in packing cases. Recommends using surplus cockerels and old hens for meat, separating roosters after hatching, and maintaining fertile eggs for better preservation. Encourages knowing the flock to maximize producers and minimize drones. Advises dry bran access for hens and feeding pullets for ongoing growth.
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand longtime Punch editor dies in Ramsgate England aged eighty one. He was a playwright and author of light literature including Happy Thoughts Modern Sanford and Merton and New Light on Darkest Africa. A born wit a friend recalls his quick quip about overcoats and the difference between a great coat and baby.
A quotation from the Indianapolis Star cautions that a crusty reputation does not guarantee ease with others. It notes the contrary is usually true, reflecting a skeptical view of appearances versus character.
Wisconsin authority F H King champions natural barn ventilation using flues to move air. Fresh air enters above animals while foul air exits through floor level shafts reaching the roof or cupola. Adequate intake and exhaust areas, commonly 30 square inches per cow, ensure circulation aided by ceiling dampers and galvanized shafts.
Warm, damp weather before thunderstorms fosters sour milk if not kept clean. Cool milk quickly after milking and use seamless pails and cans to prevent bacteria from dirt or dust entering the milk, ensuring sweetness for best price in table, creamery, or milk market.
Reports from dairymen associations show dairy cows are hard to buy at 80 dollars, and demand will limit movement to new districts. Breeding up common stock with good dairy bred bulls is the suggested solution to supply new dairy territory.
Professor Kendall notes alfalfa reduces need for costly concentrates when available for dairy cows. He recommends a balanced ration using alfalfa hay and silage, allowing a home grown, economical feed strategy for cows with varying milk yields.
The Reichsrath is described as a Babel of eight official languages during the empire’s peace efforts. The article notes a Slavonic assertion of linguistic dominance, quoting the Old Slavonian root for “to speak” and portraying others as silent.
The advertisement asserts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are made from vegetable ingredients that act gently as a tonic and purgative by stimulation rather than irritation. The claim emphasizes a mild, non-irritating effect within a medicinal tonic context.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree faced multiple perils on a Canada and United States tour as at least ten actors deserted, including two women who joined to work in war hospitals. A deputy’s engagement sparked a nurse volunteer tale after backstage chatter about front line losses.
A fragmentary exchange features a misstep and a cautious warning. The speaker urges restraint while the other remarks on a fragile, almost fantastical vision described as a goldfish globe.
Report notes that infectious diseases are reportedly unknown in Greenland due to the region's dry and cold atmosphere. Observers suggest the extreme climate inhibits disease spread.
Otto H. G. Lippert, a Cincinnati pharmacist, lauds Dr Kilmer and Co's Swamp Root kidney remedy after twenty five years of use. He invites readers to sample the medicine by sending ten cents to Binghamton New York and notes availability at drug stores. The notice promotes a booklet on kidneys and a used address at 1601 Freeman and Liberty streets.
A short dialogue scene has a visitor urging a prisoner to resist temptation after release. The convict replies he has learned from taking too many watches and hints at personal conflict and reflection. The exchange emphasizes caution, patience, and self discipline.
A witty exchange about secrecy and generosity circulates. The remark notes that one woman will keep a secret while ninety-nine will reveal it, riffing on gendered reputation with light humor and social intrigue.
Norah apologizes after breaking a willow pattern plate into many pieces. Mistress-Oh notes it will become a puzzle for Mas Harold, offering a playful, domestic exchange in a mother and daughter dialogue.
At a country town sports meeting an elderly spectator finds a discarded events program and asks about the next race. A well dressed man asks if he will run, and the reply humorously notes a donkey race as the next event.
An advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength. Apply nightly and morning with one ounce typically sufficient for a clear complexion. Drugstore purchase guaranteed or money back if freckles do not disappear.
In a Latin beginners class a teacher asks the meaning of alter ego and a pupil answers it is the other I. The pupil then uses the phrase in a sentence by saying he winked his alter ego, as quoted by the Boston Transcript.
A sharp old saying notes that self perception of wealth may lag behind actual value. It compares a person who thinks he is ready money to a dollar missing seventy cents, implying hidden risk, misjudged worth, or lax financial discipline.
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