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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
2
A historical guide extols the Babcock milk tester as essential for fair milk sales by fat content. It describes equipment, preparation, and procedures to determine butter fat in milk and dairy products, stressing accuracy and efficiency in testing.
An article from Ohio discusses pod corn as an ancestral type of corn. It notes its unique husks around each kernel, variability when planted, and potential for breeding a improved variety. Observations from University of Ohio farm show partially podded ears and bare kernels, suggesting future selection could yield a developed strain.
El Paso reports heavy casualties in the initial clash for Chihuahua City. General Orozco commands and Villa switches sides to attack, with ongoing fighting into the evening. Relocations and reinforcements are noted near Galego and Villa Ahumada as rebels and federals manoeuvre.
Mrs Lavina Blackwell aged 60 died at her home in Indianapolis of leprosy after quarantine since December 26 1911. Specialists from New Orleans and the East confirmed the diagnosis. The cremation will follow.
A blaze in the back parlor of a Madison Avenue boarding house killed Mrs. Ella P. White, 50, secretary to Rev. Dr. William Carter of the Madison Avenue Dutch Reformed church. Firemen saved 20 boarders and sustained serious injuries in assisting residents.
Wheat and corn prices in Cincinnati markets list No. 2 red at 1.01 to 1.03 dollars and assorted grades, oats at about 54 to 56.5 cents, hay prices from 21 to 25.50 dollars, and cattle hogs sheep and lambs with bid ranges and quality grades reflecting steady to active trade yesterday.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky Ollie Cayce 20 shot and killed her father farmer Irvin Cayce 50 after he chased her with a chair inside their home. Irvin Cayce Jr 18 was wounded in the wrist while trying to protect his sister. Neighbors note Cayce had a history of fits of temper.
In a Tooke trial, Lord Eldon weeps about the small inheritance he can leave his children. Mitford, the attorney general, is moved to tears, prompting a bystander’s quip about the share Eldon’s children will receive.
Scribbler asks about becoming a great poet. Ruyter replies that writing a lot of junk that no one can understand is the best way. The exchange frames poetry as a test of clarity and craft.
Marine Eye Remedy promotes relief for red weak and watery eyes with granulated eyelids and included booklets. marketed by Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago at 26c and 60c per bottle with aseptic tubes of 2c and 60c. The text also cites a controversial remark by A Tennyson Dickens on war and slavery, followed by unrelated witticisms about poetry and translation.
A reader quotes remarks about contortionists and vaudeville acts, noting the era’s shifting tastes and a critique of public speaking missteps as out of fashion. The exchange hints at changing entertainment trends and social judgments of performers.
Boston firm Paxton Toilet Co advertises a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic for women upon request. The ad promises cleansing and germicidal effects and includes a cheerful, sunlit motto. Garfield Tea claims to correct liver and kidney disorders in a brief product note.
An anonymous advertisement promises a free recipe to cure urinary tract and kidney problems for those with weak kidneys. It claims dramatic relief from frequent urination and related symptoms and urges readers to request the recipe from Dr. A. E. Robinson at Detroit, using free mail.
Ollie James of Kentucky charms a Washington visitor with a joke about Col Prescott living well in retirement. The anecdote mentions a farm trotters whisky aged 16 years and a wife of the same age as part of the humorous reply. An unrelated ad offers Piles treatment and a quote from Froude on character.
A health advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe, effective laxative for women and kids. It claims relief from colds headaches indigestion and constipation and warns against counterfeit imitators. The genuine product is sold by leading druggists at 50 cents per bottle with the California Fig Syrup Co. name on the package.
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