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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
2
In 1916 a miner reports coal dust settled in his lungs causing severe pain and coughing. Climate change and Milks Emulsion improved his health, restoring sleep and appetite. The ad guarantees six bottles with refund if unsatisfied, from Milks Emulsion Co. Terre Haute Indiana, sold by druggists.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet shows an officer questioning a driver about parallel parking. The driver, claiming to be a geometry professor, contends uncertainty about the offense while discussing his purpose.
An advertisement claims Freezone removes corns and calluses from feet with a few drops, stopping pain instantly and letting the corn lift away root and all without pain or scare. The tiny bottle is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
A worried woman asks George for arithmetic help about paying a new cook and whether the wages she wants leave enough money to buy ingredients. George answers while reading his newspaper.
A fragment describes a freckle treatment sold with a money back guarantee. It claims one ounce will whiten the skin and remove freckles with double strength preparation.
In 1930 the Sear secretary of the navy expressed a desire to buy a battleship and wondered if the naval committee Interthan her could accompany him in battleship shopping, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
A garbled note describes Cuticura Ointment and shampoo for itching scalp. It mentions applying ointment to soothe itch and using soap and hot water for cleansing, aiming to make skin soft and white.
A fragmentary note asks if Mr Perkins is at home and mentions a crew to Perkins. The unreadable text limits further detail.
Fragmentary ad text mentions Ro B Eye Balsam used at night to relieve eye irritation. It references prices in crowns and hints at an Austrian context, suggesting a year or economic note tied to a deficit of 18. The readable portion implies a product promotion rather than a full article.
Philadelphia district strikers ordered to resume work after mediation conference with William J. Tracy and rail officials. Baltimore fast ends with crews to return. Chicago insurgent leaders face expulsion and bond hearings as the two week walkout loses momentum.
At Sulina on the Danube mouth the yacht Ostara yielded 11 Russian victims shot in the head, identified as Solztein and Shadowski family members. Soldiers found 14 million rubles in gold and paper and jewels aboard as 14,000,000 rubles, with the cabin half filled with water and all hands dead.
American rye whisky entering Greenock is described as the shock variety by the chief constable who filed a report. He warns the composition harms users, causing poisoning and temporary madness as effects pass, noting the whiskies are called snake bite in Scotland.
Washington reports that Representative Martin B Madden charges that favored insiders among War Department officials earned 100 to 500 percent profits on surplus army supplies. Madden claims such goods were withheld from sale until inside dealers finished their arrangements, asserting there was good authority for the allegation.
Paris rumors say the General Government orders heavy guards around state buildings and requests fifteen tanks and twenty armored cars to deter a reported plot to overthrow the government and ally with Soviet Russia to wage war on France. Local Democrats urge registration for defense efforts.
Reports from Nogales indicate Guerrero and Chipas gunboat crews deserted to Sonora authority under General Calles. Angel Flores and 2,500 rebels move from San Blas toward Culiacan as federal troops defect in Sinaloa. Sonora massing troops to push rebel advance and protect regional resources.
Chicago public school engineers threaten a strike unless the school board approves a 40 percent wage increase. The workers earn 180 to 145 dollars monthly after paying helpers, and the strike authorization comes from the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers.
New Ibéria Louisiana men died after lighting a cigarette to strike a match, igniting gas fumes at the bottom of a 90 foot salt mine shaft on the former Joseph Jefferson estate. The pair were painting the steel casing interior with creosote and gasoline when the blast occurred.
Two bandits entered the Atlantic Lithographing and Printing Co near West Thirty-seventh Street Police Station. They threatened the cashier with revolvers and fled with $10,000.
London miners by 65 185 votes accept the Government offer of a 20 percent increase on gross earnings. The decision prevents a strike and ends the dispute.
In Braintree Massachusetts two bandits killed guard Alessandro Barandelli and fatally wounded paymaster Frederick Parmeter of Salter Morill Company during a payroll theft of 27000 dollars. They threatened eight workers with pistols, fired at factory windows, then fled in an automobile and shot at a railroad crossing tender trying to lower gates.
Captain Paul Foley of the United States Shipping Board announces the boards tank steamers form the world’s largest fleet under single direction. He cites about 600 000 deadweight tons now and that the fleet will reach 900 000 tons with a total program near 10 000 000 tons of shipping, including 8 000 000 tons oil burning. He claims savings of over 85 million dollars this year from government tanker bunkering and oil stations. He notes US oil production is 68 percent with foreign access on equal terms, while most future production is controlled by Great Britain for British nationals.
In New York hundreds of people join in a gingham and overall protest against costly apparel. Women vow to wear gingham dresses and overalls until hats shoes coats and other garments become affordable. Jamaica High School students plan khaki uniforms to curb clothing costs with wholesalers supplying material for all students.
Figures from actual transactions between wholesalers and retailers reported to The Credit Clearing House after Easter show growing consumer spring purchases and steady dealer activity. Most reports note small volume purchases but good assortments and robust stocking, with jobbing centers reporting solid demand.
Harry G. Mills, assistant superintendent at Armour Co. Brooklyn plant, was arrested by a Justice Department agent on Lever Act profiteering charges in meat. A butcher reported pork rising from 82 to 38 cents per pound between orders, with both deliveries fulfilled.
A Pennsylvania farmer suppressing crop data in the Census Bureau schedule explains that local population pressure has kept him from planting for 20 years. He now plans to turn about 40 acres into a cemetery and hopes to fill it soon.
Berlin reports a failed revolution plot involving military leaders and Communist representatives with arrests at the Ministry of Defense. London papers note Britain backing swift German disarmament and possible food sanctions, while San Remo preparations and a cautious stance on enforcing treaty clauses are described. Baltic troops in Munster display defiant Kaiser symbolism.
Senate Military Committee reports changes to army courts martial proposing a Board of Review in the Judge Advocate General's office. The amendment would allow this board to modify or annul all Court martial sentences as part of the army reorganization bill introduced by Senator George B Chamberlain of Oregon.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington proposes federal government takeover of the capital’s street railway systems. The move follows the District Publicities Commission’s action to raise street car fares from seven to eight cents.
In Carson City Nevada the attorney general filed a suit in Minden to annul the divorce decree granted to Mary Pickford from Owen Moore. The complaint spans over 15 typewritten pages and names Douglas Fairbanks who married Pickford soon after the decree as supporting the annulment.
Rear Admiral Strauss, former Chief of Ordnance, testified to the Senate Investigating Committee that the navy began laying in a large reserve of guns, powder, and projectiles as soon as the Cold War started in 1914, ensuring no shortage when the United States entered World War I.
An old ad claims Calotabs purge the system to prevent influenza and severe complications. One tablet at bedtime with water, no side effects, will supposedly unclog the liver and purify the body by morning. Sold in oil sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee.
A colorful dialogue between neighbors over the fence notes a husband who seems satisfied yet is troubled by two needs. He must stop eating to sleep and stop sleeping to eat, highlighting a humorous paradox in his routine.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not know it. Back pain headaches and nervousness can signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root offers relief, with a sample bottle available for ten cents upon request to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York, and purchase at drug stores.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County ss Frank J Cheney swears he is a partner in the firm of F J Cheney doing business in Toledo and notes the firm has paid one hundred dollars for catarrh medicine taken internally that purportedly cures blood and system issues as witnessed by Notary A W Gleason on December 6. J Cheney Toledo Ohio is listed.
March 1 is a sacred holiday to St. David the patron saint of Wales in Queensland. The saint resided in Menevia, an early popular pilgrimage site where William the Conqueror Henry II and Edward I visited. Two pilgrimages to Menevia were seen as equal to one to Rome.
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