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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
4
Senator Foraker proposes a Republican primary to measure state support for succession to the Senate and the Presidency. Taft hints at entering but, as a stout former official, would face a formidable foe in Foraker known for his public record and broad public esteem.
A reflective snippet from the Manchester Union likens humans to leopards, noting dual traits of gentleness and stealth. It suggests a moment of greed that leads to harming neighbors, ending with a rueful, catlike greeting of “Poor man.”
Appealed to eye and palate, cooks stressed ornamentation of dishes. They called it flourishing or strewing and often gilded or silvered the leaves used for decoration, showcasing artistry in food presentation.
London Dispatch notes that prohibiting mustaches for officers seems odd yet reflections on war office duties reveal why some fathers support families by managing sensitive tasks. The piece weighs appearance against professional reliability in a wartime bureaucracy.
A brief dialogue recalls Mr Carondolet and Miss Backbay. The speakers discuss paleontology and touch on Paley’s Evidences of Christianity, noting it was heavy reading in youth.
Prof Edward Pickering director of the Harvard College Observatory has drawn notice with a plan for an international observatory. He seeks a committee of eminent astronomers, funds, and a gigantic telescope to study a prime celestial location on Earth. The piece also notes a gender discussion and a fragment about Egypt.
A Chinese witness was disqualified for oath taking after a magistrate asked where he would go after death. In another court a girl replied I dont know, prompting the judge to shrug and order the oath. The judge commented I dont know either and told the witness to swear.
In Amiens France a large tailoring industry thrives with thousands of women working at home to sew trousers. They supply their own machines needles and thread and are paid four ceats per pair.
Prof Alexander Stephens of the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons told his class that older doctors are increasingly skeptical about medicine's virtues and are more inclined to rely on nature.
A spring health guide urges avoiding spring illnesses by keeping winter clothing on longer and cleaning the body through a simple home prescription. It promotes Fluid Vascara Aromatic, Barkola Compound, Prickly Ash Bark, Aromatic Elixir, and notes Dr George Edmund Flood endorses it for rheumatism kidney and bladder troubles. A gale of 80 mph is described with its pressure on the air.
A damaged ad promotes a home remedy called The Vegetable Treatment or Cyclone Blood Purifier. It lists fluids and syrups including fluid extract dandelion and compound Karyon, advising small teaspoon doses after meals and at night. Claims it aids rheumatism and chronic weakness and can be made from ingredients bought at a pharmacy.
Batavia Ohio seeks bids for bonds totaling 3500 dollars to fund sidewalk construction. Auction closes April 22 1907 at noon with bids sealed and endorsed bids for sidewalk improvement bonds.
Village of Idewalke plans to issue bonds totaling 2400 dollars for sidewalk construction costs. Bonds include four of 500 dollars and one of 400 dollars, all 4 percent interest, issued after a March 2 1907 election, bids due with 100 dollar certified check, sealed and marked Bids for Sidewalk Improvement Bonds.
Notice that Charles M. Troy has been appointed and qualified by the Probate Court of Clermont county Ohio as administrator with the will annexed of William M. Troy, deceased. J. R. Woopuier, Attorney. mobl3 4
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