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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
3
A half acre garden can yield far more vegetables for winter use than a family needs. Focus on late beets cabbage carrots celery onions parsnips late potatoes sweet potatoes and turnips for storage. Plant between crops to extend season and store dried beans including Limas in attic or cellar.
The guide lists which vegetables can occupy garden ground all season and which crops can follow others. It emphasizes grouping early and late crops to keep soil in use and suggests interplanting between rows to speed ground readiness. It also notes planting a dissimilar following crop helps control insects and diseases.
A brisk morning scene questions where tomato stakes and coal ashes are kept as the speaker shops for tools to loosen clay soil and warm the day with gardening.
The India variety castor beans yield 15 to 20 acres per bushel. Soak seed in warm water 12 to 24 hours to accelerate germination. The text notes mining soil profitability hinges on the miner becoming a manufacturer and selling locally, returning waste to soil.
A quirky note suggests solving a neighbor dispute over chickens with a uniform, overalls, and wire netting. If that fails a gentle message to his wireless run may resolve tensions without conflict.
The article advises home gardeners to cultivate specialty crops such as okra and herbs like parsley and chives to save cost and ensure fresh supply. It warns against tall shade-producing plants blocking sun for small beds and suggests separating perennials from tilled crops while avoiding growing the same crop in the same area. Early cabbage cauliflower celery tomato crops are expected to have ready markets, with florists in some towns growing stock at home.
Beans should be planted no deeper than necessary for good germination, never more than 2 inches and on heavy soil not more than 1 to 1.5 inches. Many gardens start well in spring but decline through the season, becoming weed patches before fall.
The note discusses nitrogen use by corn and potassium needs for potatoes and root crops. It warns against experimenting with crops learned only superficially and states there is no easy way to beat crop production.
The Minneapolis Journal notes physiologists contend all people are two faced. The left brain handles thinking while the right governs senses, causing the right cheek to bear more wrinkles and the right eye to appear more expressive.
The piece notes that gleaning bells persist in England with Farnham Essex as a near London example. The 9 a m and 5 p m peal signals harvest progress and villagers pay a penny to bellringers. Proclamations warn of prosecution for gleaning after hours or fence damage, though no prosecutions occur. The decline in gleaning is tied not to the rake but to vanishing wind and water mills.
Absinthe’s toxicity stems from two ingredient types the convulsive and stupefying. Absinthe proper hyssop fennel and similar plants form the convulsive group while anise mint coriander angelica origanum balm mint form the stupefying group. Earlier believed that thu jone caused illness. recent findings show most plants used in absinthe lack that drug.
A quotation from While Bou troux in North American Review praising peace as a consequence of justice rather than a mere goal pursued through lies and cowardice. It emphasizes that true peace follows from rightful conduct and moral integrity.
A child answers a question by claiming a unique skill his own reading ability. The quip showcases self awareness and humor in a brief exchange attributed to a young speaker.
Cincinnati markets report prices for flour and grain including Flour Winter patent 10.90 to 11.35, timothy hay No1 28 to 24, No2 20 to 22.75, clover No1 19 to 20, oats various 74 to 76 cents, corn white ear 1 to 1.55, yellow 1 to 1.40, butter creamery extras 46 to 44 cents, eggs prime firsts 30 cents, live poultry ranges from 18 to 50 cents, cattle and calves with multiple grades and prices from 6.75 to 18.50, shippers and butchers markets, and stockers and feeders priced across several tiers.
A brief aphorism notes some people are pleasant until duties begin, comparing character to cider that tastes sweet but masks effort needed for tasks.
An advertisement urges readers to embrace aging without worry and claim Health through GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promotes kidney and bladder health, expels toxins, and promises renewed vigor, strength, and youthful appearance with ongoing use. Warns against fake Haarlem brands and directs to buy the Original GOLD MEDAL Imported Haarlem Capsules from first-class druggists.
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