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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1906
Page
3
An article explains how to supply fresh air to cattle by elevating the feeding alley floor 12 inches, installing a 10 inch tile or wooden duct beneath the floor, and adding side conduits for up to 15 cattle. It details ventilating shafts, flues, and post placement to prevent drafts and moisture, with guidance on preventing back drafts from roof-level outlets.
Farmer Samuel Fryer recalls calves bloating and dying from milk foam. removing foam stops deaths. He compares feeder milk to cow milk, noting calves fed on separator milk thrive. The piece covers oat smut prevention via formaldehyde treatment and urges pride in farming, plus cow water accessibility for winter milking.
The article emphasizes nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash as essential plant nutrients. It cites Cornell bulletin 103 and Texas station bulletin 70 to compare fertilizer value, noting cottonseed meal and barnyard manure as options, and advises soil-specific judgment to tailor applications for best growth and maturity of nursery trees. It also describes practical application by drilling fertilizer into stock drill lines.
A sketch describes a compact little house for starting garden plants with a south facing orientation, opening windows, and a warm night stove or hot water heater. The article also notes sowing seeds in boxes that can be flipped for sun exposure and other farm tips on cows, calves, bean straw forage, tree trunk upkeep, and pruning black knots on plum trees.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatic and catarrhal ailments. It offers a free sample and prepaid medical advice from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta, claiming long standing cases are cured when other medicines fail.
Mrs. J A Wyatt of 1189 Seventh Street Des Moines Iowa faced near starvation from gastritis and persistent vomiting before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. After two doctors failed she found relief, regained appetite and strength, and praises the remedy as the sole factor in recovery. Pills sold by all druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
Salzer promises free radish seed to readers and launches his Bargain Seed Book with bargains on seeds, touting juicy tender radishes for a summer harvest.
The notice promotes a seed company catalogue with seeds and a free bargain book plus Cosmo annual flowers. John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin is named. The piece includes miscellaneous testimonials and ad-like lines for products and remedies.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a refund guarantee and features E W Groves signature on each box. The fragment also contains a unrelated proverb about a bad man’s suspicion of good men.
In a Selma Alabama letter dated October 28 1905 Lizzie E Sledge describes a four year history of black skin patches and intense itching labeled eczema. After two doctors failed a set of Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent Soap and Ointment allegedly cleared all traces and left skin clear. The note ends noting other supposed benefits and cites a Raleigh News Observer quotation about poverty as safety amid scandals.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Kase as a cure for swollen aching feet with sweating and heat. It claims Druggists sell it for 25c with a trial package free. The text ends with a proverb about respected men and selfthought.
Gorham of Olympia Washington describes six years of back pain after a wet cold. He reports kidney secretions and heavy sediment becoming clear within a week and a gradual banishment of ache and lameness after using six boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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