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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
6
A call to protect home life as the cradle of patriotism and national strength. It argues American homes and education as pivotal to progress, urging favorable towns with strong schools, local institutions, and loyal citizens to sustain growth and civic virtue.
Gov Folk advocates pride in local elites and growth for both wealth and population. He urges city merchants to develop while supporting country merchants and warns against reliance on mail order. A reader comments on plays and American authors versus English works.
The piece argues that eroding mail order systems harm small towns by reducing local employment and weakening markets for farmers. It notes consequences include poorer schools and services as rural communities suffer from declining business and farm values.
The essay urges readers to stay informed through papers and magazines to protect themselves from frauds in mining oil and insurance schemes. It cautions against get rich quick promises, highlights losses from fraudulent ventures, and stresses prudent investing and critical scrutiny of promotional literature.
The text argues that importing goods via male order catalogs harms agricultural communities by draining trade, employment, schools, churches, and home markets, reducing land value, and weakening town vitality. it urges farmers to favor home trading to preserve local prosperity.
Opinion piece argues that towns with good roads prosper while boggy roads hinder business. It notes initial costs to improve roads are offset by long term savings on wagon and horse wear, urging communities to invest for vital access and trade.
A number of coffee, extracts, and canned goods sold by a premium concern were chemist tested in Mie soort and South Dakota and found greatly adulterated. The items carried prices similar to top quality goods, prompting health cautions for buyers to avoid such foods.
A case before the Interstate Commerce Commission examines whether foreign plate glass shipments into the United States enjoy lower through rates than domestic plate glass moved within the country. Pittsburg manufacturers argue foreign imports receive favorable treatment, noting per‑pound rates from Antwerp to Chicago vs Pittsburg to Chicago. They cite Europe’s 200‑year history of plate glass production and rising U S consumption, with domestic production costs higher than in Europe.
The article argues that true reciprocity requires mutual free markets for distinct products. It notes 1906 imports from South America totaled 140 million dollars, with coffee and crude rubber making up three quarters, and that the U S imposes no tariffs on these. It concludes South American nations must grant preference to U S exports in exchange for free access to their coffee and rubber, or face tariffs on noncompetitive goods, which would breach protectionism.
A Workingmen deputation reports that German workers are more prosperous and content under the tariff, countering free trade claims. They note bread changes from black to brown or white to suit German taste, asserting improvement in living standards. Minneapolis.
The Washington Star reflects on past tariff battles and asks what influence won the 1892 Democratic triumph. It suggests re opening the tariff issue could fuel another campaign, noting the lure of protection as a political weapon and the party’s free trade platform fate.
In remarks dated March twenty second Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad chairman Melville E. Ingalls notes the crisis may turn out well or hurtful but adds no widespread failures or disasters hint at solidity. He also hints tariff reform and tariff stability influenced business during two Black Friday stock dives aiding a fragile yet solid prosperity.
The Boston Advertiser argues Massachusetts Republicans are protectionist yet open to tariff changes. It questions which tariff is said to have outlived its usefulness and doubts it refers to the Dingley tariff, suggesting it may indicate a different tariff.
Harvey N Shepard spoke at the American Free Trade league annual dinner in Poston on the 30th of last month. He argued that lowering duties leads toward free trade and praised the timing of the message while noting local support for the idea.
The article explains that board drains, though less costly, provide good service for many years and help farmers improve crops. It describes methods to build wooden drains using an upright standard with notches and a second rig with posts and boards, enabling one person to install efficiently.
Farmers find birds beneficial for crops and soil as swallows, swifts, nightingales clear airborne insects. woodpeckers, chickadees, creepers guard tree trunks. blackbirds, thrushes, crows, larks curb pests in corn, wheat, and oats. snipes and woodcocks probe the subsoil. crows deter insects and rarely ruin corn. quail and grouse eat weed seeds and grubs, aiding farming efforts.
A simple home method outlines potting a single sweet potato to keep it warm at night. When vines appear trim them on a trellis in the window. Two weeks before planting set out cuttings from the vines to root in damp sand in a sunny warm spot. This yields ready plants with little effort and cost for a family patch.
Spraying only works if all fruit growers in the neighborhood cooperate. If one sprays while others abstain, it will take longer to achieve an orchard free from pests and diseases. Form spraying clubs and invite all neighbors to join.
The article argues farmers can fix dirt road roughness by timely use of road drag, harrow, or disk. Drags drain and firm surfaces, reduce wheel sinking, and save vast yearly costs. It urges consistent effort, fall dragging, and public adoption to cut road expenses by millions annually.
A Missouri farmer describes making a cheap harrow from wood and bolts, detailing assembly from a half-inch by three-eighths inch strip, hinge at X, draft at K, and various tooth sizes. He advises deep plowing, early cultivation, section harrowing, shallow shovel work near corn, and multiple cultivations to promote deep roots. He also notes whitewash mixed with paste as insect and disease protection and mentions June spraying against new broods.
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