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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
3
C Ottgen of Ohio Farmer explains a windmill driven system with a 35 barrel supply tank 100 feet from the house and 40 feet from the windmill. Water is circulated through house and stock tanks with a float‑governed feed, all laid 3.4 inch pipes underground to prevent freezing using corn fodder windbreaks and tank heaters to keep stock water warm.
The article notes that government carriers deliver and collect mail over 300000 square miles representing a third of the agricultural U S, tracing the growth of rural free delivery from 1900 to 1902 and the expansion to about 12000 carriers serving seven million people across hundreds of thousands of miles of road. It highlights the scale and significance of the program and the cost growth from 450000 to nearly four million dollars.
The Rural World advises varied feeds to prevent tedium in horses. On grass, one oat feed suffices, but in winter confinement a daily warm mash with chopped carrots twice weekly is recommended. In severe weather, water should be cooled before stock drink.
A Bee Journal note emphasizes providing a nearby, simple watering place for bees as soon as they warm enough to fly. It warns against letting bees learn distant sources, suggests a small jar with wood to board their landing, keep it filled, and add a little salt to deter mosquitoes.
A simple coop cover idea from the Larm Journal uses two boards driven into the ground with a cross strip atop. Tape tarred paper or resin-sized building paper across the top to shelter hens and chicks from sudden showers.
Barrels on their side are not ideal for young chicks. Eggs require nitrogenous material and over fat hens produce weak offspring. Farmers should raise more chickens with less plowed land. Cleanliness and well maintained coops prevent disease. Keep poultry houses closed in rain or snow. Provide enrichment to prevent idleness and keep dogs out. Frozen combs halt egg production until healed. Older chicks suffer bowel trouble. switch to scalded milk and remove plain water.
A Midland farmer extols the honey bee as a valuable farm companion highlighting its hive music and nectar as offsetting the care it requires. The piece notes bees contribute beyond pollination and add sweetness to bread and butter.
A New York Sun critique notes lawyers target the smartest juror but a stenographer recalls the term miscue. In Garnett Arkansas Mary Dunlop suffers kidney trouble, praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as a perfect remedy, claiming rapid relief and wider cures for rheumatism and cerebro spinal issues.
A brief humorous exchange shows His Aunt-John pressing John about his church calling. John deflects by saying T was called, and Aunt-John questions if a different sound tempted him, ending with a playful admonition to pack.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Fase as a cure for painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It promises easier shoe fitting and offers a free sample through A Solmsied in Le Roy New York.
Mrs Chugwater Jostan discusses palmistry while Mr Chugwater recalls a Chicago Tribune report noting palmists earning about a hundred dollars a week. The exchange suggests skepticism about palmistry as a source of income.
A garbled early 20th century collage of gossip, product ads, and newspaper blurbs touches on modern progress, health cures, and stock market fever. It references The Coming Country, May issue notes, laxatives, stoves, and dyes, with brief quotes from Princeton and Trinity Springs testimonials.
A historical notice recalls the May 17 1903 fiftieth anniversary of the New York Central Railroad incorporation and its consolidation with the Hudson River Railroad in 1869. It highlights the line from Albany to Buffalo fostering westward development, Mohawk Valley travel, and the era advancing through 19th century rail progress.
Advertises rising popularity of lake and mountain getaways this summer. Noted are Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway bookings, published planning booklets for Colorado California Lakeland and Lakes Okoboji and Spirit Lake, with prices four to six cents each.
A compendium of testimonials from readers across multiple towns praising Doan's Kidney Pills. Patients recount relief from back and kidney pains, improved sleep, and regained energy after using the product.
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