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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
6
The Castle family debates Virginia and Herberts mood as Virginia’s cousin Editha returns from a worn life. Editha’s presence stirs Virginia toward playful mischief and social readjustments as the household negotiates roles and hopes for a return to normalcy.
The piece argues Taft’s protectionist stance is questioned by New Jersey leaders and national figures. Col Barbour of the American Protective Tariff League and Ohio Rep Burton publicly challenge Taft as a reliable protectionist, urging clear declarations embracing tariff protection to win GOP support. It predicts a swing back to protectionism in 1908.
A Hull native discusses punctuation in New York newspapers noting the use of periods after abbreviated titles such as Dr Mr Mrs and Rev while his home papers omit the dots. He observes this difference in typographic practice and how it affects reading.
The editorial notes opposition to the secretary of state unilaterally changing the tariff without Congress. It warns the move could destabilize foreign trade and suggests reports of a German bargain have misled readers about the Dingley law. The piece laments state department overreach in revising tariff schedules downward.
The Bulletin of the American Iron and Steel Association criticizes proposed tariff concessions that would let German exporters set import values. It argues such moves nullify Dingley rules and usurp Congress by shifting appraisals from U S officials to foreign exporters, signaling a congressional challenge ahead.
Democratic congress candidate George P. Hummer argues against stand-patters aligned with the Dingley tariff. He contends the nation’s best years followed reforms blocked by those resisting tariff changes and urges fresh policy shifts.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent explains using an old corn planter wheel with a chain to the base of a fence post and over the wheel to the whiffle-trees. This makes pulling posts easier and requires little effort.
Corn stalks returning to the soil replenish nutrients, improve soil texture, and promote decay. Plowing under half decayed stalks after early husking or late fall grazing enhances moisture contact, prevents erosion on hills, and supplies rich plant food for the next season’s crop.
Farmers' Review urges preventing ammonia loss from decaying plant matter in open air or manure piles. The gas escapes more in warm weather, reducing soil nitrogen before it can fertilize crops, especially from horse manure in large stables.
A Southwest Magazine excerpt describes a method to convert gumbo roads into clay-ballasted highways. It details a multi-layer burn process in Mississippi’s Yazoo Valley to create a durable, water resistant roadbed.
Government aid in road building will eventually come in this country though progress seems slow. Other countries have recognized the importance of improved highways and we believe it is only a matter of time before the United States will receive federal appropriation.
Rural publication notes a road project using stone material labor and gumption to convert a deteriorating bridge into a safer more attractive crossing. The piece highlights wide potential benefits for hundreds of crossings on highways and private drives as part of farm and home improvements.
Dr Linfield of the Montana station reports beef steers fed on clover hay with crushed mixed grains yielded best results followed by barley wheat and oats. All grain was crushed or ground. The note emphasizes educating creamery patrons and the buttermaker in the community to implement the practice.
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