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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
7
This guide highlights hardy perennials and herbaceous plants like peonies and hollyhocks as low effort, long lasting options. It explains care, planting groupings, and suggests strong performers such as Delphinium, Rudbeckia, Dicentra, Spirea, Iris, phlox, and perennial peavine, noting many bloom the next season.
Ornamental trees and shrubs may be pruned any time during winter if needed. Pruning should preserve growth characteristics and avoid destroying them. Remove overly prominent branches and those growing too close together. Continuous end-cutting on blooming shrubs can reduce flowering over time.
Low lantana seeds on the north side of a picket fence and moisten the soil well. Cover with newspaper to retard evaporation. The soil must not be allowed to dry out. The seeds germinate slowly sometimes lying dormant for several weeks.
Get out your notebook and plan next summer’s garden now. Decide which flowers to place in each bed and border, then place orders accordingly for a coordinated, colorful display.
Farmers should value baseball as May and spring rain aid crops, a blessing not guaranteed but granted by the national game per the Toledo Blade.
Ohio Supreme Court rules occupational diseases not covered by the 1911 workmen's compensation law. The decision overturns lower courts and dismisses David Brown of Cincinnati from a claim for bad colic. Justices concur except one, with the full opinion forthcoming.
Grand Master C. S. Younger urges a $25 000 hospital and nursery for the state home at Springfield as a key issue at the Ohio I O O F convention in Lima. E W Mammaugh is named grand marshal replacing the late J H Judkins, with Dr M S Bowsher named grand chaplain pro tem. City Mayor Miles Standish and Allen County Odd Fellows leader N W Cunningham deliver welcomes.
A blaze at the East Second street building housing C. W. Hoffritz Sales Co and Baker Taxicab Co destroyed 31 autos worth about 40000 dollars. Hoffritz owned 28 cars, Baker 3. Five taxi cars were in use. Building owned by A. C. Marshall and J. Harries Gorman sustained about 3000 dollars in damage. Fire likely started by a gasoline tank explosion.
The seventeenth annual convention of the Ohio Federation of German Catholic Societies met in Springfield. President George Dorgen of Cincinnati attended with a delegation of 30 and invited the federation to hold the 1916 convention in Cincinnati. The session lasted three days with welcomes by J. C. Nafz and Charles Ashburner at St Bernard school. Dr. J. L. Lassen of Fostoria and Rev. Nicholas Pfeil of Cleveland spoke in response. At least 200 delegates expected.
Youngstown Ohio rejected a tender for 600000 rifles as the main factory is busy producing shells for the United States government. The allied offer would require new machinery, but the plant is already at capacity, making expansion for a European client unwise.
Columbus reports unofficial increases in taxable values for several utilities and rail lines. The Ohio Electric Railway properties jump by about 1.33 million from last year’s 13,003,440 while Union Gas and Electric in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Covington and Newport Railway, and others await final figures and protests.
A fire in Middletown Ohio destroyed the Warlon Thomas Paper Co warehouse. Loss estimated at 50000 with 12000 on the building. The two year old structure held stock of paper ropes bagging and other supplies and was a total loss after the fire gained headway before fire units arrived.
The State Woman's Missionary Alliance of the Ohio Universalist church elected Flora B. Corning of Cleveland as president and F. B. Bishop of Columbus as vice president. Also chosen were Sarah L. Stoner of Eaton recording secretary, Ethel M. Allen of Columbus corresponding secretary, and Sadie Young of Haton treasurer.
Dry vote in Moscow 14 margin with 52 to 38. John Curtain, 20, of Cincinnati, crushed legs in freight accident. Dayton to open first police school with city library rooms. Anthony Richca, 8, drowns at Lock 14. body recovered after draining chamber. Post office safe in Selma dynamited. burglars fled. Measles spike in Cleveland with 1,000 cases and 19 deaths in May. Harry Stevenson, cartoonist and Mason, dies in Toledo. Thomas J. Peale 76, Civil War surgeon and Baptist leader, dies in Cincinnati. Burglars steal 20,000 railroad tickets at Hazlin’s Penn Station office. Guy Longley 88 killed in auto crash near Zanesville. Henry Duerhouse 35 fatally injured. Freight wreck near South Charleston kills Frank Bingham and Walter Thompson. Cleveland dealers form hay and grain exchange as Chamber of Commerce branch.
A German embassy denial disputing claims that Dr. Meyer-Gerhard is actually Dr. Alfred Meyer is released after a series of Berlin Washington exchanges. The State Department says the allegations originated with a detective agency and notes the ambassador will meet Secretary Lansing to ease tensions over the Lusitania dispute.
The Indiana Supreme Court impeached El H. Redman formerly Vigo County Circuit Court judge at Terre Haute after finding no dispute over the facts. The court refused Attorney General Milburn's bid to disfranchise him or bar future office. Redman, a Democrat, had been elected by ten votes and later sentenced to five years in Leavenworth for poll fraud conspiracy.
New York estimates say 1915 war munitions sales to Britain Russia France and Italy will total 1.5 billion dollars. The gains could cover all interest bearing debt and still leave over 500 million dollars.
Admiral Howard leads 600 marines and sailors aboard the Colorado from San Diego toward Guaymas Mexico to rescue American settlers in the Yaqui valley. Secretary Daniels said the force will not establish a land garrison.
Murfreesboro Tennessee resident Mrs H E McBean describes relief from female weakness and displacement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The ad touts the remedy as a longtime tonic derived from native roots and herbs and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Eph Wiley argues that in a small town, licensing billiard halls becomes a moral question shaping local policy and community standards.
Local grocers promote the Red Cross Ball with the theme of white attire and pride. Advertisers emphasize sponsorship and community involvement in the fundraising event.
Biggs asks who started the mother in law joke. Diggs suggests Noah as origin after building the ark and not bringing her inside to avoid the wet. The exchange notes a humorous ancient punchline about staying dry with the ark builders.
Over 100000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder shipped to German and Allied troops for instant relief of corns bunions and sore feet. Promoted as safe for shaking into shoes with easy walking after use. Sold everywhere for 2c. Note mentions burning bridges before a creek crossing.
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