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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1906
Page
3
The corn bill bug infests corn by feeding on young stalks. Adults drill holes in stalks near ground, later leaving elongated holes on leaves. Species S parvulus injures blue grass. S robustus breeds in corn roots. Prairie Farmer suggests rotating crops, early planting of flax or potatoes, and fall plowing to move beetles away.
The Farmers' Review highlights cow peas as a versatile crop now grown from the Ohio River north to Michigan and Wisconsin. It notes use as green manure, hay, and potential regional adaptations, urging farmers to consult state experiment stations for local growing details.
A farm note explains portable fence panels bound by hooks for corners and the value of alfalfa seed per acre. It also cites cotton seed meal as a fertilizer, discusses Greece alcohol production at 2,600,000 okes annually, and lists peppermint oil output in the United States.
The article explains germs as tiny living beings from both plant and animal kingdoms. It outlines beneficial roles such as soil nitrogen fixation and food ripening, then lists harmful diseases in plants, livestock, and humans caused by germs, including tuberculosis, smallpox, and typhoid fevers.
The article discusses hop clover or Tri folium agrarium introduced from Europe as a wild growing plant in pastures and meadows, noting cultivated clovers provide more fodder though yellow clover aids uncultivated land pasturage. it also covers sowing timing issues for cow peas and oats and reports on cutworms damaging rhubarb leaves with a practical control.
A defendant in a magistrate court pleased reporters with a boastful scheme to promote his establishment by dressing a statue of the Duke of Wellington with braces, a collar, hat, shirt, coat, and placards. He admitted his plan as hard times driven advertising, while the magistrate denounced the act as improper and disruptive.
A belief about Fallieres and Jules Simon is recounted along with a Winnipeg Free Press piece urging immigration to Western Canada. The article extols the Canadian West wheat belt as a land of opportunity for energetic young men, promising social and civil advancement through farming and municipal growth, with government agents aiding relocation.
A diver who retrieved the sheet anchor of the British battleship Cumberland, sunk in 22 fathoms in the Mediterranean, died two days later from the effects of the pressure after surfacing too quickly.
A collage of quotations and ad blurbs from era periodicals. Diogenes laments finding an honest man while a 1906 subpoena joke sits beside. Lottery of ads promises cures and sample teas from Garfield Tea Co. and Dr. Kline’s nerve restorer.
An appeal notes rising female hospital operations from neglected symptoms. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventative, citing letters from women rescued from operations and urging others to seek her advice at Lynn Mass.
The Cassville Record notes barber Frank, praised for his skating talent, and mentions a fine looking woman who leans on his arm in a light, folksy item.
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