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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1911
Page
7
Farm Superintendent John Chisolm explains that hay drying methods depend on weather and crop type. For clover and alfalfa, cut near bloom or when buds form, then rake and turn to dry quickly, avoiding over handling, with moisture tests before lofting. Timothy hay is easier to dry and tolerates rain better, allowing more handling.
A troublesome pasture weed is the wild carrot found along roadsides and in waste places. It spreads by sowing impure clover and grass seed and is a nuisance to farmers and landowners.
A concise farming note stresses preventing contamination of milk by dirt and bacteria. It recommends washing cows before milking, cleaning udders with a damp cloth, washing milker hands, cleaning clothing, and avoiding roadside dust or airborne debris during milking. Read from A B Graham of the College of Agriculture O S U.
Thoroughness is the keynote to successful spraying. Rushed or sloppy work in the orchard can lead to wet, disastrous results and damage to crops or trees.
A severe wind and electrical storm damaged barns and a windmill, downed telephone lines, and uprooted trees blocking roads near Kent and Ridgeway. Other Ohio spots report fatal rail accidents, a man losing an arm at an asphalt plant, a beggar jailed for theft, a shooting at Sheffield, and a yacht fire in Sandusky Bay.
The government files a test case in Philadelphia to sever the Lehigh Valley railroad from its coal subsidiaries. It charges the Lehigh Valley Coal Co and related firms exist to evade the commodities clause and fix prices, with officers and directors overlapping between railroad and coal entities. It alleges the railroad profits from coal transport and subsidizes the coal company, claiming no dividends and large advances never refunded.
Fire in Ironton wipes out the W G Ward Lumber Co Allen's Roller Coaster factory Ironton Tool Handle plant and separate offices plus the Ludensticker Memorial Methodist church parsonage and two other buildings. More than two million feet of lumber burned in the blaze.
Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins testified before a federal grand jury about jewels given by Nathan Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin that were smuggled into the country and later stolen. She collapsed physically and mentally during the questioning. proceedings were adjourned to protect her condition.
Washington July 8 Dr Harvey W Wiley pure food expert foresees a smokeless era in public life predicting smoking and tobacco chewing will be obsolete within fifteen years. He linked the heat wave to his warning and said sunstroke harms only drinkers or smokers.
The Ottawa Rowing Club crew beat the Belgian Ghent crew, 1909 holders, in the third heat for the grand challenge cup at Henley on Thames on July 1.
Ada-Cholly Saphedde in a crown study prompts an offer of a penny for thoughts. Edith retorts that the spender never valued money.
Report from the Kennebec Journal describes snakes sent from the south to Port land for rat control. A large snake reportedly killed 15 rats in minutes before being moved to two saloons, where it quickly emptied crowds.
A girl named Mabel sits on the front step admiring her shoes and sash as a boy teases with comments about girlliness. He jokes that being a girl requires more washing of the neck, highlighting playful teasing from a rough sidewalk encounter.
A Welden Illinois woman recounts severe stomach troubles and headaches. After trying Grape-Nuts, she recovered fully, gained 20 pounds in weeks, and avoided prior distress. Her husband says the product helped her regain health and strength for daily work.
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