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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
3
Elma Perry Foulk argues spores bacteria and yeasts in air cause spoilage of canned foods. Proper heat sealing and sterilization in jars or cans are essential, with open kettle methods, oven heating, or steam cookers as options. Use glass jars for fruits and prevent air transfer during transfer to jars.
Circular spots ruin fields as dodder parasitizes clover and alfalfa. It spreads from unclean seed. once noticed, mow burn patches before seeds form, or hoe to halt spread. Use only clean clover or alfalfa seed. T L Wheeler Ohio State University Extension.
The great cyclone along the Chilean coast extended from Pisagua to Antofagasta with torrential rains following the hurricane. More than 200 people are reported dead and vast property damage is feared as Iquique is said to be devastated. Vessels and smaller craft have founder. Incoming steamers report buoys adrift and derelicts.
A boiler explosion on the City of St. Joseph near President's Island in Memphis killed six deck hands and left fourteen more likely to die. Ten others were seriously injured as fire consumed the vessel with fifty passengers aboard and crews scrambling to save those aboard.
Nantucket reports say two young women died in a blaze that also injured three men and several firemen when a boathouse owned by William Barnes of Albany burned after a match was dropped on an oiled floor. Prominent New York women escaped narrow.
Fred Schilling, an engineer on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line, stopped his locomotive on a trestle when he spotted a twelve year old boy floundering in the Allegheny river. He leaped into the water and saved the child, cooling off himself afterward.
Pekin John C Ferguson an American becomes adviser to the Chinese ministry of communications overseeing railways telegraphs and post offices. He owns the Shanghai Times and formerly led Nanking University and Manyang College in Shanghai.
Five hundred women from prominent families in Mexico City and state petition the president for voting rights in upcoming elections. The constitution lacks a bar to female suffrage and Madero is inclined to grant the request.
Washington reports parcels post between France and the United States now allows packages up to 11 pounds, more than doubling the previous limit of four pounds six ounces. The declared value of articles rises from 10 to 80 dollars.
The National Livestock Exchange unanimously elected E. H. Ingwersen of Chicago as president, Rube Woodbury of Kansas City as secretary, and A. F. Daily of St. Joseph as treasurer. Portland, Oregon, won the next convention hosting rights.
Richmond reports 25 percent drop in Virginia tobacco yield due to drought. J J Owen, crop estimator for the state department of agriculture, cites drought affecting both bright and dark sections. State acreage last year stood at 180 000 acres.
A scorching southern wind hit Eastern and Central Kansas and Western Missouri, harming crops and driving temperatures to new highs. Reports from a Missouri county mention rain, offering limited relief.
A party including farmer Elmer Wells and County Surveyor Dolph Smith with several men find a mastodon skeleton in a marsh near Anderson Indiana. They uncover a jaw bone with six teeth and large bones still below ground, suggesting a major paleontological discovery.
Springfield farmer Smith Jenks poured coal oil on a seine and lit it to destroy a net. fined 25 dollars. Hamilton court house damaged by eggs. janitor found egg splatter on the High Street entrance. Sandusky Odd Fellows hold seventy fifth annual convention. defend Grand Master Huffman amid graft probe. Toledo Myrtle Walker found not guilty of pandering after second trial. facing further indictments. Portsmouth James Cooper accused of selling a vote. fined and jailed with enfranchisement suspended. New Philadelphia Frank Cobb discovers neck injury from 1910 fall treated with steel cast. expected recovery. Cincinnati sheriff sale of Commercial Tribune. bank suit for 250000. plant valued at 350000. Canton fire destroys Canton Fertilizing Co. Delaware Mrs Henkle arrested for arsenic poisoning of stepsister Merle Henkle. Chardon Julius Dietrich sued for breach of promise. verdict for Dietrich. Delaware five senior Ohio Wesleyan graduates awarded degrees after earlier expulsion for theater attendance. East Liverpool Judge Blair criticizes voters’ suppression efforts and pledges to reveal more about Adams county voting.
A dialogue shows De Whiz defending fireworks control and De Quiz urging unrestricted use. De Whiz notes safety and lack of boys in his care, while De Quiz argues for letting boys use large firecrackers despite dangers.
A 25c box of Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic claims to make 16 pints of germicidal solution and serves as mouthwash deodorizer and deodorant. It purifies breath, cleans teeth, soothes sore throat and inflamed eyes, and eradi cates body odors in sponge baths. Available at drug stores or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston with a free sample offer.
Betty vows fidelity to Reginald as he works in Idaho and plans to return to Media after making his fortune. Her best friend asks if her thoughts stay true to Reggy and Betty admits she often imagines kisses are his.
Aesthetic appeal and home beautification are linked to art reproductions ready for framing. Send twenty five Hewitt's Easy Task soap wrappers and a two cent stamp to Hewitt Bros. Soap Co Day ton Ohio to obtain rare art gems. Hewitt's Easy Task has served households for 25 years and costs five cents nationally.
In a brief exchange, an architect presents plans showing a library room while Mr Newrich objects that he must have a place to smoke. The dialog hints at a living space design balancing study and smoking.
Castoria is urged as a safe remedy for infants and children and mothers are asked to check that each bottle bears the signature In Use For Over 30 years. The ad notes Fletcher's Castoria is trusted and widely used for young patients.
A compact clipping mixes a courtroom line with an ad for Allen’s Foot Ease powder claiming it eases tight shoes. It includes a quip about a judge and a reflection on drift, attributed to Hans Sacks, and a brief note about footwear sizes.
Cardinal Gibbons argues that government endures through justice truth and righteousness with a supreme being guiding providence. He states there is no official church state union yet civil and religious authorities run parallel, with church aiding civil law and citizens supporting the president.
A fellow inmate in the eastern penitentiary writes a poem during a five year term. The poem is printed with a footnote explaining the inmate’s circumstances and intended warning to other poets.
Vintage ad touts Mrs Winston’s soothing syrup for teething children claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
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