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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
3
Farmers weigh pasture choices for hogs feeding on 80 to 90 cent corn. Rape proves best for fattening hogs, with cowpeas and pumpkins as late season and fall feeds. Plant rape early and manage hog access to protect regrowth. pumpkins provide valuable cheap feed from field and barn storage.
Guidance for pullets near separation from cockerels. Separate males and females to speed growth and prepare for early fall egg production. Provide clean housing free of lice, dust with powder if needed, and feed bran beef scrap and oyster shells to encourage rapid, mature growth.
A farm note explains feeding hens with small potatoes and vegetables unsuitable for human consumption. Boil the scraps, add bran or shorts, and mix into a dry mash to stimulate peak egg production.
A buyer complained a cow did not yield the promised milk. The Quaker seller replied that the pasture should have been bought too. The remark hints at skepticism toward pasturing as the cause of dairy output.
Farmers face a dilemma as they sell off healthy young stock, arguing the animals hold equal value for both seller and buyer. The piece notes the tension between maintaining herd quality and cash needs amid market pressures.
The article describes a convenient water supply setup for a dairy farm. A windmill pumps water into a galvanized iron tank with overflow to a second tank, then to a large watering tank placed away from the cattle, illustrating a modern system for cooling milk and drinking.
Mrs. Allen and her husband debate excuses to skip Mrs. Matheson’s party while considering inviting the Doolittles instead. The couple hides their reluctance and social navigation, ending with a note that they were not invited to the Mathesons, contrasting the lively others across the street.
An elderly reader testimonial from Russellville Tennessee dated April 11 1912 praises Resinol Ointment and Soap for curing barber's itch and eczema within ten days after trying multiple remedies. The notice also notes products sold by Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Maryland and warns about tourist plunder of alpine flowers. A light joke about tailor pockets follows.
A Washington Star item notes Mr Chuggins bought a car after his wife urged him by highlighting the savings of having gasoline on hand to clean gloves. The anecdote underscores domestic influence on purchase decisions.
The dialogue sketches a social slip at a train station where Jack debates kissing his cousin and Tom asks for the outcome. Jack chooses to give her the benefit of the doubt, while a Landor quote links goodness to happiness.
William Shaw recounts a Back Bay girl asking how to spell devil during a letter to her Yale brother. The anecdote highlights the auntie’s Christian Endeavor work and playful misunderstanding about the word devil in a Boston after-dinner address.
A satirical quip from the Milwaukee Sentinel depicts Satan rousing Dante by claiming the first man asked if the heat is hot enough for him. The Wicked Soul sits beside lava, fanning with red hot iron, in a grim witticism.
Senator Dixon condemns a political deception described as flagrant, comparing it to a railway case. A brief station encounter is recounted with two men discussing a half ticket and a beard concern, ending with a sly suggestion to call it a mole. The Paxton Toilet Co offers free Paxtine Antiseptic trial boxes to women upon request.
A fragment notes a planned broken engagement with Cholly due to doubts about love and letters. An ad lists Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25c a bottle. A quip mocks selfish men and a gag about haunting. An instructional line warns against liquid blue and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue.
Peoria and Jessup women credit Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery. Mrs Christina Reed of Peoria says the product cured her two year tumor risk and inflammation. Mrs Joseph A Lynca of Jessup reports relief after two months of use following childbirth.
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