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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
3
Modern poultry housing favors ample ventilation over constant warmth for steady egg production. Hens endure cold better when houses provide water tight, wind tight roofs and openings for summer air. A lightweight durable house with rear or end ventilation suits most winters, while pullet feeding yields 10 cents per dozen eggs.
In a concise note the article describes opening quantities as needed in other seasons, outlining flexible production or supply practices without specifying exact figures or timelines.
A compact eight by eight foot poultry house for 20 to 25 hens is outlined. It uses 2 by 4 lumber for sills plates corner posts and rafters with no interior studs. Roofing paper covers the roof and sides with optional battens. Ventilation and a front window with a movable screen are noted along with a single slope roof and 6 foot front height.
A long list of Ohio notices covers Reverend changes at St Joseph's in Wapak, shootings in Newark and Hamilton, deaths of veterans and prominent locals, appoints of agents, train and streetcar accidents, fires, legal actions, and state war measures. Notable names include Rev Julian Mayer, Russell Hunter, William Ross, George Reed, Peter Kuntz, Taft at Camp Sherman, and D. J. Jenkins.
Chinese Christians adapt Easter to local customs linking observance with the Pure Bright Festival. A citywide Easter Monday service drew two thousand believers, with a 500-voice choir trained from mission schools, aiming to replace traditional grave rituals with reverent worship.
English women in uniform cut their hair short to fit caps, preserving lengths to wear as switches later. The London Daily Mail notes thousands of women perform men’s work and demand uniform standards, including masculine trousers for efficiency and a more trim look.
Pearls are valued by factors beyond size shape color and luster and expert knowledge. Popular belief often misreads pearl value with tales of pearls found in oysters, which do not bear pearls.
An opinion argues that being the general manager of a group demands brains patience and attractiveness. It claims such a role benefits the individual more than the community and that many could be replaced without harming society. The piece stresses the manager must be mentally strong and capable of harmonizing people.
Market report from Cincinnati lists prices for flour and rye flour, various hay grades, oats, corn, butter and eggs, live poultry with seasonal restrictions, and live stock including cattle hogs and sows. Prices are given per unit with ranges for quality levels and notes an embargo on poultry sales from Feb. 11 to May 1 by the Food administrator Hoover.
A farm wife from Oregon Illinois reports relief from organic troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes improved health enabling her to work on her six hundred chickens yearly and recommends the remedy to others, inviting advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for further assistance.
Two women in Smithfield inspect a poulterer’s display of two ducks, blackened and dried by long storage. One woman accuses the birds of being gassed, a remark noted by the Westminster Gazette.
The comment urges anglers to resist hopping between streams and focus on mastering a single waterway to improve success. It argues that frequent movement causes missed bites and less reliable catches. Focused attention on one stream yields better knowledge of where fish feed and decline unnecessary relocation.
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