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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1924
Page
7
A testimonial from Howard Lake Minnesota notes relief after three months of using a medicine advertised for women's ailments. The letter claims reduced pain and improved ability to perform housework and chores. A free Wood Box and a private text on ailments are offered upon request.
The Los Angeles street car system extends with five noiseless transformer substations now in operation. The machine rooms are soundproofed with brick and deadening materials so outside noise is barely audible. One station operated for three days before nearby residents noticed. The quote about revolts of intelligence contrasts with ignorance.
A brief reflection argues that embracing convenient statements outweighs the effort of pursuing truth, suggesting practicality over rigorous verification. The sentiment cautions against endless truth hunting and favors simpler acceptance in daily life.
In White Pine county Nevada farmers shift from hauling hay to dairying. They feed hay to dairy cows, churn butter in a cooperative creamery, and sell butter to mining towns. Starting May 1928, butter production rose from 100 pounds weekly to over $1,000 monthly sales as demand topped supply.
Oklahoma A and M College dairy head A C Baer urges plans for next year’s feed crop. Readily available options include early wheat, barley or rye pasture, improved native pasture, sweet clover, Sudan grass, early fall wheat or barley, alfalfa hay, prairie hay, raw crops for silo, and cowpeas or soybeans for hay if alfalfa cannot be grown. Pastures provide the most economical forage for dairy cattle.
The Wisconsin experiment station says farmers should avoid complex mineral mixtures for dairy cows. If hay and grains are adequate, only common salt and perhaps bone meal or wood ashes are needed, with potassium or sodium iodide to prevent goiter if necessary.
The Missouri tests reveal three growth spurts in dairy cows. The first occurs before birth at five to six months, the second starts two months before birth and ends four and a half months after birth, and the third begins about a year after birth and ends twenty six months after birth. The study advises abundant feeding during peak growth periods.
Soy beans grow in favor among dairymen due to ability to thrive on acid soils and inoculation. They yield palatable hay when cut as pods begin to form and favorable weather allows harvest with minimal leaf loss.
Alfalfa hay is described as the leading roughage for dairy cows with wide use limited by soil acidity. The text advises lime application and including alfalfa in the ration to overcome acidic soil and expand production.
A cheap spray suggested by Iowa dairymen and Iowa State College blends four and a half quarts of coal tar dip, four and a half quarts of fish oil, three quarts coal oil, three quarts whale oil, and one and a half quarts oil of tar. Three pounds laundry soap dissolves in the mix and the solution is diluted to thirty gallons with lukewarm water.
A survey notes the vast and growing use of "things" in the United States across industries and eras. It cites the 120,000 item war catalogue, coconut shells for gas mask charcoal, cotton's 209 listed articles, 125 silk uses, 108 wood uses, 91 fiber kinds, 136 oil kinds, 70 steel uses, and estimates 139 countries supplying materials. It muses on wealth, value, and the ubiquity of the word thing.
A schoolboy near Kuna found a petrified egg believed to be from a dinosaur. The Idaho specimen measures four and thirteen sixteenths inches long and three and nine sixteenths inches wide with dark ochre exterior and mineral replacement inside. Earlier finds include a five footed horse near Homedale and a rhinoceros skull at Picket Pin Creek in Idaho City.
The Boston Globe tells of Capt Russell N Pernette Cobbooseecontee guide owning a dog named Hecho. She is a pointer that fishes as well as hunts, wading water to catch sunfish without bait. Echo the dog is aging and now fishes only when her owner isn’t watching.
Gabe Gosnell recalls saving a boy named Bearcat from a well at a crossroads store near Rumpus Ridge. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge confirms the danger and notes the boy’s lucky escape with no serious harm.
Thousands of visitors at Lincoln Park view a granite boulder with a bronze tablet marking the approximate burial place of David Kennison, last survivor of the Boston tea party. The veteran, born 1734, died 1852 after a long life in Chicago, where his grave is now memorialized by the Sons of the Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Popular Mechanics Magazine recounts legends of buried gold mines in Arizona with tales of native labor and Spanish priests. Evidence cited includes the San Xavier mission altar described as inlaid with virgin gold and records noting Canada del Oro mining, yet no diggings or trails remain.
The London Sphere lauds the Everest expedition for its engaging bulletins from Phari Dzeng by Gen G C Bruce. A vignette shows military humor as a frontier guard orders a salute and a left turn before marching away, illustrating human nature.
Popular Mechanics notes automatic safety devices protect lives including a foghorn valve controlled by human hair. Hairs stretched on a frame bend with moisture to trigger the horn and then retract to stop it once fog clears.
Rev B B Bell of San Antonio testifies that after long stomach and nerve troubles Tanlac transformed his health in six weeks. He reports improved digestion, appetite, sleep, and nerve steadiness, saying he now relies on Tanlac for occasional symptoms. Tanlac marketed by makers of Tanlac.
The Camorra was a long active secret society in Naples and nearby areas whose members terrorized regions by plundering, extortion, smuggling, and crime. They aided Garibaldi politically but were banished in 1874 after becoming troublesome to Italy’s new government.
Agricultural officials of France in Algeria report a new fire prevention method by carpeting under trees with hardy creeping ground ivy. The juicy non drying plants spread rapidly in shade and burn slowly if at all, while conserving soil moisture and choking weeds with dense foliage.
Dr Kilmer’s Root is described as a kidney liver and bladder medicine trusted by druggists for years. The ad claims it boosts natural organ function and invites readers to request a 10 cent sample by writing to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York, noting the paper.
The name Caesar started with Sextus Julius Caesar, a praetor born around 208 B. C. The line ended with Nero in 68 A. D., after which Caesar became a dignity title. Augustus Caesar, born 63 B. C., died 14 A. D., and Tiberius ruled during Jesus Christ’s lifetime, with Augustus reigning at the birth of Christ.
Advertisement notes Cuticura Soap for soothing red rough itching skin via hot baths, Cuticura Ointment for topical care, and Cuticura Talcum powder for fragrance and hygiene. Describes the Trio as indispensable for baby skin care.
While posing in evening clothes for a new film still the actor insisted the photographer show plenty of shirt front. He earns about a thousand dollars worth of work yearly, and the photographer obliged. The star explained the need: to have room to write autographs on.
A terse proverb asserts people judge others by their own likely actions, suggesting self awareness and humility in decision making.
The green heron, also called the fly up the creek, is about one and a half feet long and common across the United States and Canada. It feeds mainly on fish and frogs and often stands motionless in shallow water at dawn or dusk waiting for prey.
Historic Castoria product highlights its use for over 80 years to ease constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and kids. It claims to regulate stomach and bowels aiding digestion and assimilation of nourishment.
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