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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1892
Page
6
Iowa and Ohio stations tested liquid manure collected from stables and cows. Results show significant yields and fertilizer value, with corn yields rising about 23 bushels per acre and chemical analysis valuing the fertilizer at forty seven dollars per six months, implying substantial annual savings.
Orchard and Garden extols kale as hardy winter greens with August to September planting for home gardens. Leghorns are praised for egg production and widespread popularity across regions, with notes on both black and white varieties and breeding trends. The Winged tips discuss feather growth through feeding tweaks, tar oil for feather eaters, and weed control through early burning of late-season weeds to reduce pests and seeds.
The Rural New Yorker advises on seed bed depth and fineness, stressing two inches of finely worked soil and the use of rollers to compact and firm the seed bed. It explains why deep plowing is harmful and notes roller benefits for temperature, moisture movement, and germination, with recommendations for manure application timing.
An old advertorial text claims tls manufactured powder can be mixed in beer coffee or tea or food without the patient’s knowledge. It asserts permanent cure for drinking and alcoholic wrecks, stating thousands have been cured with no relapse. It offers a 48 page book of particulars free from Holden Specific Co.
A London Globe reminiscence recalls Lord Sherbrooke’s mordant humor about Lord Beaconsfield's gift to his secretary. The quip likens Caligula elevating his horse to a proconsul, reflecting sharp satirical wit of the era.
Administrator of the estate of W. A. deceased offers a farm of sixty eight seven acres near Williamsburg with house and barn and other small parcels on very easy terms. The sale emphasizes half price and favorable financing, with details provided by J. R. Woostef, administrator.
Instructions describe a self supporting orchard ladder built from light pine and oak with a hinged upper section for stability on uneven ground. It covers grape harvesting and packing tips including ripeness, stem trimming, and recommended shipping containers and weights for distant and nearby markets.
An advertisement claims a new discovery by Dr. Miles that speeds cure of disordered nerves and digestive issues through nerve action. It touts relief for bad taste torpid liver piles constipation and is advertised as safe for men women and children. Sample free at Dr John Bunn Batavia priced 25 cents for 50 doses.
Mr. A. W. Pearson reports experiments in circle grafting around bearing trees. He describes felling a Sheldon pear trunk and crown grafting sixteen grafts to form a new head that now bears pears. A fire blight attacked tree was crown grafted after cutting the stump to six inches. only two grafts remain and now reach twelve feet with fruit. He uses a liquid grafting wax of rosin beeswax and linseed oil heated to apply wounds.
The article notes Kentucky’s potential World’s Fair exhibit with a sod display from Henry Clay’s home and other historic sites. It cites 13,972 artesian wells west of the 97th meridian irrigating over 100,000 acres, with 200 million gallons of water per well. The London Live Stock Journal reports Britain received 247,846 cattle in six months, a rise from 1891, while Manitoba Red File wheat won the champion medal at the London international exhibit.
A messy note details a loan story with figures from 200 to 9000 dollars and mentions a borrower and an attorney. The fragment references locations and names but lacks clear context, dates, or outcomes.
Reading includes a recipe to deter earthworms from pots using quassia or wormwood with ground horse chestnuts. Also notes large tracts in southwestern U S can grow dates. Concord grape praised. Russian fruit varieties tested. hard shelled seeds should be planted in fall. Mentions Kansas black cap raspberry variety and Bradford Well & Pump Co trade ad.
A Jichols Nichols Attorneys at Law Batavia Ohio and Gee W Malick Police Bishop Batavia Ohio provide prompt attention to business. Loans negotiated. Joseph Wood 68 Parravans Pxxea. For time cards rates of fare through tickets baggage checks and train running information contact any agent of the Pennsylvania Lines Geo Hooke Agent Batavia Junction.
Batavia to Cincinnati accommodation departs 6:00 a.m. arrives 7:20 a.m. from Cincinnati 6:00 p.m. to Batavia 7:15 p.m. Sunday train Cincinnati 7:55 a.m. to Portsmouth 12:05 p.m. return Portsmouth 1:36 p.m. to Cincinnati 5:50 p.m. E. F. Gray General Passenger Agent Samox Hon President J. A. Gleason Train Muster.
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