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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
3
A Greenville woman recounts relief from monthly headaches nervousness and near fainting with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy for improving symptoms common to women and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere.
Popular Mechanics notes Canadian detectives are being trained to communicate covertly through eyelid movements and discreet finger tricks such as touching, cigar twisting, mustache fingering, and finger twiddling behind the back to transfer thoughts when near suspects.
A Victorian style brief mentions four cardinal rules in business emphasizing a square deal wordkeeping loyalty and efficiency. It also notes Eskimos building underground stone houses and using whale jawbones for roofing in a curious cultural aside.
H R Lascelles notes the economics of herd size and milk yield. He cites that 12 cows producing 10 000 pounds annually yield 120 000 pounds total with lower costs, while many cows at lower yields raise overhead. Superior results come from cull elimination, up-to-date feeds, and proven pure bred dairy bulls with records.
A. Iverson of Iowa State College warns that unusedly tested cream separators may secretly cheat owners of butterfat. He cites Worth county tests showing five separators in a cow testing group losing excess butterfat. Skim milk testing using the Babcock method can reveal falsified readings and protect farmers from annual losses.
The article stresses using a good cream separator to obtain nearly all the cream and shape it for butter making. It highlights thorough cleaning and sterilizing of all dairy utensils as essential to produce butter with a clean flavor.
The article explains two ways to boost a dairy community herd. One is by breeding with pure bred bulls of proven ancestry, the other by importing mature cows ready for service from other regions. It notes two import options: bringing in animals from elsewhere and sourcing within the state.
Creamery activities show 29 percent of organizations buy feeds, 25 percent buy containers, and 22 percent buy fuel. The full list includes building material, fencing, hardware, implements, general merchandise, and miscellaneous products alongside those specified.
As hot weather nears the cream needs careful handling. Cool cream promptly after separation, avoid mixing fresh with stored cream, and do not keep cream too long. Poor stale cream yields bad butter and lowers values for the average price.
Researchers recount Petrie's Sinai tablet find and Grimme's decipherment of an old Hebrew text. The fragments mention Joseph Manasseh and Moses and hint at Exodus records. Sinai's harsh conditions slowed exploration but recent work by MacAlister on Jerusalem fuels renewed interest in Sinai antiquities.
Mrs Thomas Alva Edison promotes a homemaker role for women, urging daughters into college and endorsing a liberal education for children while opposing business careers for women. She favors home duties and traditional roles, contrasting with her husband’s public life.
A group from Boston University and other colleges will travel to Mexico City for summer courses at the National University of Mexico. They will work at Mexican firms mornings and early afternoons without pay but earn college credit. Lectures are in Spanish with English outlines. No extra tuition fees.
Senator Sorghum defends plain truth over novelty in remarks. He says the people crave straightforward honesty, not ingenuity or originality, underscoring a populist appeal.
A Florida hotel clerk is identified as a potential source of information about oil money flows. Miss Cayenne notes the man could reveal where some funds go, suggesting a link to corruption or hidden transactions. The fragment hints at investigative angles and key players without detailing outcomes.
Adventure Magazine notes Wisconsin hosts the largest Indian population east of the Mississippi in 1910 with tribes including Chippewa, Oneida, Brothertown, Stockbridge, and Winnebago. It details migration from New York and New England, mixed Stockbridge groups, language retention, and survival through farming, crafts, hunting, and fishing.
A Vienna sculptor opens a studio making plaster masks from living faces. Most clients are women. masks take about a quarter hour and cost around $25. The process uses grease, plaster, cotton, and silk threads for easy removal, with wigs for women and hats for men. The eerie, deathly pallor heightens the unsettling effect, and the artist seeks orders beyond sculpture to earn a living.
As Mars nears Earth scientists plan an August communication attempt from the Jungfrau Alps at 14 000 feet using a powerful lens to send light signals. The idea of intelligent inhabitants arose from Schiaparelli 1877 and was echoed by Marconi after mysterious signals suggested extraterrestrial sources.
A Butler College student teacher, studying sociology and economics, encounters a curious pupil who humorously jokes that his field means cooking. The exchange highlights the student’s early teaching practice and the lighthearted misunderstanding during a high school assignment.
Government scientists report a blood sucking mite linked to rats that inflicts painful bites and causes irritation in southern states. The measure to control the mites includes eliminating rats and spraying rat nests with kerosene.
A Great Help scene shows a customer asking for pillowcases while unsure of size, replying only that they wear a sized hat. A clerk prompts for a measurement, framing a humorous campus dialogue from Stanford Chaparral.
In an old advertisement, Fletcher's Castoria claims eighty years of use to relieve fussiness gas colic and diarrhea in children. The ad promotes gentle stomach and bowel regulation to aid assimilation and comfort.
A young boy, exploring the shore, ran toward a sandpile thinking it sugar but a large wave swept him back. He fled as the surf roared and later claimed the sand seemed unowned. Eye infection and inflammation healed.
Willis Booth of the International Chamber of Commerce spoke in Philadelphia praising prosperity and spotting charity irony. A poor man mocked a schedule of charity dinners and required engagements from various aid groups across a string of meals.
Europe and America rely on large timber inputs for match production. a single firm consumes about 625 tons weekly. Logs average one foot in diameter and ten feet long. Matches are treated to prevent smouldering as a mandatory safety measure.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben saying the power of mind over matter has never helped him in a crap game and notes a toothache makes a man indifferent to others sympathy.
A brief quoted exchange in the Boston Transcript features Dobbs joking about a chauffeur who drives a car well, with a remark about personal knowledge limited to his wife and daughter. The exchange highlights social commentary on reliability and notoriety in transportation.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday heal, the Talcum to powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them.
An Englishwoman with extreme sensitivity is said to sense earthquakes before reports arrive. Professor H H Turner notes she endures electric like nervous tension and has suffered a severe attack on September 9 with India quake news two days earlier. The case, though unproven, may inform seismology and physiology.
The medical examiner quizzes the applicant about heart issues while noting angina. The applicant corrects the insinuation, saying the doctor is mistaking the name for a different person. College Humor recounts the quip with wit and irony.
A fragmented Boston Transcript joke shows a man seeking work answered as a mechanic with a misheard name Oliva McCarthy. The other line muses on shifts, wealth, and social circles, hinting at decorum in labor and marriage roles.
An advertisement uses 1920 United States Life Tables to claim Americans face an “appalling problem” after age 40. It urges readers to avoid stimulants and switch from coffee to Postum, presenting a health angle and a marketing pitch framed as life expectancy questions and self improvement.
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