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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
3
The guide describes building side by side nest runs fifteen inches wide with four foot long boards, using tarred waterproof lids and straw borders to keep eggs in place and nests dry. It recommends boards raised from the ground and a movable crate for sanitary cleaning.
Beekeeping and poultry notes advise pure foods and kind handling to boost eggs and health. Store honey cool and dry. avoid sudden shocks to bees. Use human guidance for incubation and selection of eggs. outcrossing turkeys maintains vitality but increases roaming. Choose smooth, uniform eggs and prevent chilling.
Article discusses turning orange boxes into hens nests by placing them on their sides on a shelf and nailing back a narrow cover strip. It notes these nests can be made quickly and cleaned outdoors. It also comments on farm accounting, urging regular records of crops and receipts. It ends with optimism about arid U S regions becoming productive through irrigation and water use. Continuous irrigation projects and future land productivity are highlighted.
An article describes a near perfect potato cutting machine used in Colorado's Greeley district. A wide boxed bench holds two to three compartments with sacks at each end and a steel knife fixed over each sack opening. Potatoes are shoveled into compartments and workers sit on boxes to operate the cutters.
A description from the Orange Judd Farmer explains a seed potato cutter that, by pulling against a blade, slices potatoes into multiple pieces which drop into a sack. It claims two cutters can replace a planter for daily potato output, while Greeley district farmers prefer seed potatoes that are true to type, cutting small tubers into halves or quarters and those near shipping size into eight pieces.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a litigant asking if personal trial appearance is needed and when the case is up. The circuit clerk says to rely on his attorney and that the hearing is scheduled for the week after next. The litigant replies he will attend if sure.
A Salzer Seed Co notice promotes a special seed catalogue Salzer's Bargain Seed Book offering bargain seeds and a free seed package enough to grow 5 tons of grass. It invites readers to send for the catalogue and mentions Cosmo annual flowers from John A. Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin.
A Pennsylvania woman tries to send ten words via telegram importing dress goods. The Erie Railroad orders 25 built by American Locomotive Co for March delivery. The engines weigh 389 750 pounds each with 16 tons coal and 8500 gallons water and run 12 to 15 car trains on Chicago to Buffalo routes.
The Philadelphia Press humorously remarks on their refined habits and unique coffee, noting that he imports coffee directly and others in the country do not access it. Mrs McCall questions the claim, and the exchange suggests only a saucerful per meal.
An ad claims a cure for piles with Pazo Ointment and warns druggists to refund 50 cents if no cure in 14 days. The text also recalls humorous notes about Boston and Japan’s emperor and a quip on awakened public sentiment.
A collection of 19th century ads and quips including a testimonial for Cuticura Soap and Ointment claiming rapid cure of a infant's skin sores, a Foot-Ease powder pitch, Garfield Tea liver circulation line, a Garfield Tea sample mail offer, plus generic ad quips about advertising ego and cold cures with Laxative Bromo Quinine.
Fowl meadow grass, or false redtop, is common in the United States and thrives in wet meadows and stream banks. It is a perennial originating in Germany, grown in England for 150 years, good hay, tolerates ripe stalks, and prefers mixtures with other grasses, especially in moist northern meadows.
The article advises using fresh bones to stimulate egg production in hens. It suggests splitting bones with a bone cutter or a big stone and an old ax, then pounding until fine enough for swallowing. It warns that hens will greedily eat this diet and that heads and bones can crack if careless.
A man living on a four acre farm near town plans to sell hogs while keeping some chickens. He notes a sow yields yearly pigs and suggests he could prosper beyond many 160-acre farmers. An ounce of salt seasons mash for 100 fowls, and even the worst looking hen can be a good layer.
Capt. John L. Ely, Co. E 17th Ohio, now of Newton Kansas, recalls kidney trouble from the Civil War and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing him after 1901. He describes prior crutch use, back pain, and urine retention, noting a lasting recovery. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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