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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
4
Ohio headlines narrate a mix of state fiscal notes and political chatter. The piece notes a $25 000 rifle range, $3 000 telephoning bill, governor Pattison’s health, and Judge Parker's critique of the GOP. It mentions Toledo forming an independent state ticket and identifies various local election certainties and misfires.
The article critiques Standard Oil while noting they supply cheap light and fuel. It reports a salt price war with Ohio Salt Company reducing barrel prices and hints at further drops. It mentions Ohio road repair plans and a $150,000 two year budget with Clermont included in the distribution.
In several eastern cities Holy Name Society groups stage large parades to rebuke blasphemy with crowds reported up to 30,000 men marching in some events. The group promotes reverence for the name of God within Roman Catholic communities.
A Chicago Tribune quip compares civic ambition to geography as two men discuss serving as an alderman. One voices doubt about political breadth while the other jokes that public service broadens a man's equator, reflecting humorous urban commentary.
At the London cancer hospital annual meeting the medical committee chair said a Paris visit by surgical and pathological staff invited by Dr Doyen showed his serum was ineffective for cancer cure.
From jungles inhabited by cannibals Bishop Augouard writes that missionaries are transforming the ferocious Bondjes into lambs. The phrase ravening wolves is not metaphorical but conveys a startling truth.
A remarkable wedding united Capt. Kuhns aged 101 and Mrs. Sarah Crawford who just turned 100 at Maysville. Their courtship began seventy years ago and spans two wars in the groom’s career.
A brief dialogue depicts a young man and Miss Cayenne debating why women marry for money. Miss Cayenne argues the average woman prefers money because it offers less risk and reflects practical judgment.
The article explains why wallpaper installers are called paper-hangers. It notes that before wallpaper, tapestries were used on walls and the workers who put them up were called hangers.
A brief discussion on milk as nature s emulsion and the idea that without dairy, mankind would lack essential milk. It notes that cod liver oil is nourishing but requires emulsification to aid digestion.
An advertisement asserts Scott's Emulsion combines high quality oil with hypo phosphites to aid digestion and improve health, branding it the most strengthening nourishing food medicine in the world. The product is from Scott & Bowne, chemists, 400-416 Pearl Street New York, priced at $1.00 and sold by all druggists.
Secretary Shaw orders the destruction of 200 tons of government documents. A hopeful applicant for a clerkship seeks a strong endorsement from his congressman, but the reply simply places the file on a vast attic stack. The hopefuls fade into a silent chamber of blasted hopes and fat moths.
Alexander Dowie faces multiple accusers including his wife and son amid allegations of infidelity and abuse as Voliva, his associate, charges hypocrisy. Dowie reportedly offers a 5 percent compromise on Zion's possessions, potentially totaling a million dollars.
The most rational remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It acts on the bowels as a mild cathartic and helps expose the cold from the system. It cuts phlegm from the throat and relieves coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It is ideal for children and suitable for adults. Sold by Runn's Drug Store.
The Cincinnati Enquirer offers a new three sheet wall chart 28 by 36 inches with updated maps of Ohio the United States Panama and other regions nine maps total plus portraits seals and flags. It is free to subscribers who remit one dollar for a year or renewal, with agents invited to sell the offer.
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