Tag: Agriculture
In the agricultural heartland of Mercer County, Ohio, the year 1921 was marked by a contentious public health and consumer protection battle. The central figures were a traveling purveyor named Dr. D.W. Nolan, his associate E.A. Brenneman, and their aggressively marketed hog remedy, “Noxine.” This episode, meticulously documented in regional newspapers and agricultural journals, reveals […]
Founded by educator and inventor Joseph Oppenheim in Maria Stein, Ohio, and moved its operations to Coldwater, Ohio, in 1908, New Idea revolutionized agriculture by developing a manure spreader that efficiently and widely distributed manure, significantly reducing manual labor and improving farm productivity. Early advertisements for New Idea highlighted the spreader’s unique paddle mechanism, inspired […]
