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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
7
A Texas woman reports relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous illness and fatigue. She says the remedy boosted her energy, appetite, and mood, restored strength for sewing and chores, and improved sleep.
A historical account notes that the only recorded snake of major importance in Porto Rico is the boa constrictor. Habitat decline is linked to dense population and widespread extinction of certain animal life, with birds also affected. Turtles are rare except near the eastern coast, while manatee sightings are infrequent and lizards are plentiful, with ten common types observed.
An acquaintance asks about children and the mumps. Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge explains some have had mumps, some are still mumping, and the rest plan to mump soon. The rustic humor and dialect evoke a light country exchange.
A witty exchange sets up a recruitment joke as an applicant is urged to suggest a bright industrious young man. The California Pelican frames the gag around job search banter and social norms of the era.
South Dakota State College researchers estimate a 5 cent per pound premium for better quality butterfat could have added about 1.5 million dollars in 1922. They urge standardized cream grades and more high quality producers to sustain grading and fair pay, noting current flat rates ignore grade differences.
Struthers Burt recalls distant Wyoming neighbors and a cosmopolitan mix of remittance men, ranchers, and outliers. He highlights an heir of a South African official shot by a ranch hand, a Boer's strange charm, and a mix of dangerous pasts, mischief, and moments of odd education.
Counting as a dairy veterinary note, the article cautions that milk fever affects pampered cows, especially with protein-rich pre calving rations. It advises propping the cow, draining excess via udder inflation, using coal tar disinfectant on teats, withholding feed for eight to twelve hours, and preventing by exercising cows and reducing rich feeds weeks before calving.
The article explains why supposedly gentle bulls can cause harm and outlines two key practices for safety. It urges securing bulls to prevent damage and emphasizes environmental control, adequate exercise, social contact, proper feeding, and restrained, respectful handling with a capable staff.
The notes stress native tropical beans cannot be planted until frost danger ends. Sudan grass aids drought grazing for cattle and hogs. Use pails with partly covered tops to reduce dirt in milk. Profitable dairying needs good pastures and soil acidity testing with county agents. Scours slow calf growth. halve seed use and diagnose causes promptly.
In New York at a dinner Alert Lord Beaverbrook recounts the tale of Young Higginson seeking Banker Bonus's daughter Annette. Higginson vows frugal future with a modest bungalow, a life policy, and a cook for $80 a month, impressing the banker who agrees.
The article notes language variation across Italy, with Lecce and Reggio di Calabria showing Greek dominance, Albanian spoken in parts of southern Italy and Sicily, French spoken by over 100,000 in Aosta and neighboring districts, German by about 12,000 in Piedmont and Veneto, Catalan in Sardinia, and other dialects in recently annexed provinces.
A forest duel near Berlin between two lifelong friends ends when the wealthy suitor shoots the merry squire’s friend after sending a staged love letter to a twenty-one year old woman. The jealous man, who used a fictitious name, regrets the tragedy and vows to abandon the affair.
William C. McCloy recounts an incident involving Richard Harding Davis and Arthur Brisbane at a Philadelphia newspaper. Davis refused to surrender his sideline badge during a football game, insisting his city editor sent him to report. Brisbane praised Davis, proposing a salary raise for such loyalty.
The article explains that sweat glands extend to the skin surface and, if lined up end to end, could cover about 80 miles. Perspiration removes body wastes, varies with air temperature, and persists year round though evaporation is less noticeable in cold weather.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, guided by Count Zinzendorf, was founded before Christmas 1741 and earned a national musical reputation. Benjamin Franklin praised its church music, and by the late 1800s J Frederick Wolfe led a choir to perform Bach’s St John Passion in America, then St Matthew Passion and others, culminating in an annual Bach festival lasting three days.
The handkerchief evolved from Roman refinements into general use in polite society during Henry VIII's reign. It likely stems from ecclesiastical dress and the maniple. In eighteenth century France pocket handkerchiefs appeared, often richly ornamented. Women adopted colored handkerchiefs with the rise of fashion.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a vegetable herbal tonic for kidney liver and bladder relief. It emphasizes purity strength and non stimulant nature with teaspoonful doses and a sworn purity statement with each bottle available in two sizes. It invites readers to try a sample for ten cents before purchasing larger bottles.
United States forest service trials in Asheville North Carolina study the Snow Gum eucalyptus from Australia. If winter hardy, this species could grow on arid Southwest slopes where native trees struggle to establish.
An ad promotes Roman Eye Balsam to prevent and relieve tired eyes and strain at night. A brief anecdote from H A Vachell underscores the joy in work, recalling a California pioneer who dug postholes for fun, illustrating contentment in labor.
An advertisement pitches Cuticura Talcum Powder as a fascinating antiseptic scented powder for face skin and dusting. It claims economical use and states it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment.
The United States Department of Agriculture has devised a measuring instrument attachable to a car to rapidly measure field widths along highways. Successful experiments show promise, and the device will be used in several states this year.
A cryptic exchange between Dr Sulgrave and a child hints at a troubling health or mechanical miscue as the child reports relief when breathing inward but fear when breathing outward like an elevator starting to descend. The vignette centers on dialogue and mood rather than a clear event.
The neighborhood notes Haughtree, an essential local figure, while Newt Muffin praises constant effort to please people. His barn has been repainted four times in the past year amid reflections on misfortunes and social commentary.
The exchange recalls Sagebrush Chapley who never draws a gun. Cactus Joe laments his decline from the Gulch’s big man as he lost nerve after a cameraman warned him about registration.
A Wash. lumber firm uses a massive nine foot diameter buzz saw to slice enormous logs at its Hoquid facility. The machine handles oversized timber, enabling processing of giant logs for plywood and timber products.
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