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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
7
An old advertisement urges readers to insist on Bayer aspirin with proper packaging and directions, noting Bayer trade mark status and tablet counts. A brief vignette then humorously contrasts a child Norma's unconscious action with a parent’s admonition about manners and language in a dialect story debate.
Mrs C B Robinson of Amarillo Texas writes that Velo Compound gave relief from back pain cramps and fatigue enabling her to carry on with housework and send the medicine to friends. The ad claims many women report similar benefits and urges others to try it despite possible misgivings.
Dairy expert M. H. Keeney from the New Jersey College of Agriculture urges analysts of dairy methods. He says success hinges on knowing cows, keeping milk records, weeding out unprofitable stock, and using pure bred bulls. He notes balanced rations, silos, alfalfa, and Grain feeding as essentials and predicts profits in 1923.
Plan to raise dairy cows to maximum milk and butterfat output by creating credible official records. Emphasizes understanding fitting rules for accurate records and applying fundamental feeding rules during testing to achieve better results.
Instructional guidance to weigh individual cows’ milk output using a spring scale, log each milking's pounds on a chart, and tally monthly totals to create an annual record of milk production by each cow.
Calves require constant access to fresh water. As they grow, salt intake increases from one-fourth ounce per day at four weeks to up to one-third ounce daily at six months, with salt fed alongside their feed.
Calves should receive skim milk and hay grain soon after birth. A Jersey calf needs about eight pounds daily in two or three feeds for two weeks. Holsteins ten to twelve pounds. Bloat is caused by leafy clover or alfalfa. severe cases may require a trocar and a veterinarian. Lice infestations are common and weakening to calves with many removal methods noted.
A Pan American Union bulletin extols northern Peru’s Montana region for vast forest resources, diverse plants and hardwoods, rubber sources, textile plants, dyes, medicines, and perfumes. It notes 50 million potential settlers but cites transport and capital limits restraining current profits.
The article describes three long distance telephone service levels in Sweden. Ordinary calls use standard rates, urgent calls cost triple and take priority, and lightning calls have absolute priority with a fixed 100 kronen plus triple rate, reflecting extreme demand and rapid connection options.
The Scientific American notes a revival of plans to erect a Columbus memorial lighthouse in Santo Domingo. The project, a long‑standing idea abandoned during wartime, envisions a tomb‑like monument modeled after Grant’s tomb with a 300 foot beacon tower on top to aid navigation.
The Popular Mechanics Magazine reports the first American one man racing car, lighter by about 400 pounds than rivals, with a 122 cubic inch piston displacement. It is four inches shorter and narrower, built with airplane-inspired lines, and recorded a 110 mile test run.
A war profiteer in a crowded streetcar shows courtesy when a wounded doughboy hobbles aboard. He offers a brief, curt remark about getting off in seven blocks, prompting a quiet, disciplined exchange in the aisle.
A dialogue lines show Migs Millyons and Young Impecune debating marriage as a luxury and lifestyle in a Boston Evening Transcript fragment. The exchange hints at social expectations and witty banter about status and domestic life.
A Indianapolis Light and Heat plant outage disrupted a man named Joseph who, despite trying to restart his electric washer, found the power off citywide and at his workplace delaying his week. He reflects the morning’s misfortune as he heads to the factory. The ad promotes Cuticura products for baby rashes with a 25 cent price.
A vivid courtroom aside from Life depicts a judge asking where a speaker was when a lamp was thrown and a witness replying with a retort about knowing his own whereabouts. The dialogue highlights fault and blame within a tense confrontation.
A newspaper ad extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims vegetable ingredients and non stimulant action with a sworn purity statement. It invites readers to request a sample by mailing ten cents to Binghamton New York.
Blake chats with Scribbler about anonymous writing. Scribbler confesses a wish his own work had been anonymous, recalling a past letter proposing to Mrs Scribbler. The exchange, set in Fleet Street, hints at literary intrigue and secrecy.
A three year old amused herself by asking to imitate a chicken. Her nurse could not, so the child declared her father could do it. The doctor, noted for his following, treats them.
A young recruit, still voice changing, visits the army barber shop seeking a haircut as squeaky or booming tones alternately surface. The barber, perplexed, calls for order with a light hearted command to handle customers one at a time.
Over forty years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used in treating catarrh. The ointment provides local relief while the internal medicine acts as a tonic through the blood to reduce mucous inflammation. Sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A Detroit multimillionaire who owns two large cars and hires a chauffeur says he favors street cars. He finds riding the street car friendly and sociable, unlike a limousine ride where he sits stiff and alone. the habit gives him pleasant conversations.
A dramatic domestic moment unfolds with Sweet Young Thing pleading to stop teased by Harold who sits across the sofa while Mamma calls from the stair landing. Judge remarks on the scene.
The exchange centers on Hank wearing a rag around his neck as a jab about missing laundry. The judge quips the gag line about waiting for the laundryman and sore throat, reflecting a light courtroom moment.
A playful dialogue centers on a dance crowded with girls described as a garden of flowers and Wallflowers. Nitwitz adds a cheeky comment urging focus and steady effort as the scene unfolds.
A humorous excerpt recalls a sign painter debating the apostrophe placement with a pupil. The craftsman argues the mark belongs before the s for artistic balance, noting that others place it after the s, but asserting the difference is mainly visual.
The excerpt notes she is old-fashioned and keeps a dressmaker visiting the house, highlighting domestic fashion practices of the period and the woman's lifestyle.
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