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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
3
The Orange Judd Farmer advocates frost boxes as best protection for pipes against frost. A simple three dead air space design runs from below the frost line to the delivery point, ceiled with tar paper and surrounded by two outer air gaps. Proper construction resists condensation and outperforms felt or cork coverings.
A Delaware farmer explains in Dr Judd Farmer how prudent money use can bring home water comforts. The windmill pumps water into a large tank feeding automatic outlets to the bathroom kitchen stalls hog houses garden hen houses and lawn fountain. The same windmill also powers fodder cutting and feed grinding.
The Indiana bureau of statistics notes a crop about 50 percent larger than last year’s banner yield. Small potatoes from productive hills outperform large ones from unproductive hills, underscoring seed selection at digging time. Texas Nut Growers report native pecan trees yielding $200 to $650 per tree within five to twelve years after top-working with improved varieties.
Instructions outline using ammonia in holes and cracks to repel rats and spreading a white powder on a uth with red pepper sprinkled for rat holes. It also describes whitewash made with copperas painted thickly on cellar stones and rafters as another purported method.
Lime on clover land often proves a good remedy for clover sick soil conditions where the crop dies from extreme soil acidity. Some apils require additional fertilizer with lime to achieve better growth and success.
The depth of plowing varies with drainage soil type and fertility. Prof Hopkins notes potash depletion in upper soil and recommends deeper plowing where suitable. Sandy soils benefit from deeper tillage. clay soils resist deeper aeration. Subsoil plowing helps some lands but not all. no universal rule exists.
A South Dakota Farm and Home correspondent describes a corn crib built on posts 1 foot from the ground with 3x4 inch sills and 2x5 floor joists. It features double floors, heavy wire mesh inside posts, movable board fences for shelling, and locked doors to deter borrowers.
Do not dig potatoes when the ground is wet or when the dirt adheres to the potatoes. The skin will not have a bright appearance. Potatoes harvested under proper conditions store better and rot less when free of mud and dampness.
A vivid scene from Macmillan’s Magazine depicts two female wrestling captains leading sides in a dirt arena. The bout features feigned fierceness and real throws as the umpire struggles to control the crowd and declare a winner amid hissing, spitting, and crowd debate.
The president of a Central American country expressed worry after hearing of the army's thirteenth retreat. He cited high costs but said the insurgents have the nerve to call the regiments his running expenses.
In a Chicago Daily News remark a chief examiner questions when a physician should call another doctor for help. The student replies that a consultation is warranted when the physician fears the patient might die under their care.
Elsie complains after Mose and Elsie name their new baby John despite her wish for a girl. She resents missing a chance for a sister and laments the family naming choice.
An old advertisement mentions Putnam Face less dyes promising vivid colors with less effort and no mass. It also parodies social remarks about obesity and neighborly scrutiny, ending with remarks on self knowledge and a tea of common products.
A brief tip describes a window cleaning method using lukewarm suds made from Ivory Soap. A soft cloth is dipped in water, wrung almost dry, used to wipe the glass, then polished with a chamois to avoid lint and ease the task.
The article recalls Robert R. Hitt's expert shorthand and its impact in debates. He could respond with notes and defend quotes, earning the title patron saint of house stenographers. A Michigan stenographer’s rise faced opposition until Speaker Cannon affirmed Hitt’s judgment.
Mrs. A. Moore proprietress of a Waterville Missouri restaurant testifies she suffered kidney trouble for year and a half with back and head pain and weariness. After a few doses Doan's Kidney Pills gave relief and she was cured. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
John Fiske the historian endured heat while a church quartet played beside his summer lodging. A hostess daughter offered him a new novel, but he quipped that only an audible choir would interest him at that moment.
A Indianapolis resident reports severe itching and hair loss in July and August. After using Cuticura Ointment for four weeks both itching and hair loss ceased and the patient was cured.
Lydia E Pinkham born in 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts built a home remedy from roots and herbs. Her family expanded the plant to help women and turned hardship into a global enterprise with free advisory letters and a widely advertised medicine.
A witty line notes that onions and whisky together make a potent mix capable of ruining a happy home, suggesting a humorous warning about domestic misadventure.
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