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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
5
An advertising blurb from AYER Co of Lowell Massachusetts urges readers to consult their physician about Ayers Sarsaparilla and follow medical advice for safety. It touts this grand old family medicine as trusted by doctors.
Lynchburg resident F K Thurber returns home for a short visit while Nettle Pearce visits Cincinnati relatives. Cincinnati and New Richmond guests, along with Lindale and Amelia connections, show a busy regional social scene. An advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills, claiming mercury free and internal use.
Moses Long, aged 93, died Friday evening. Funeral is Sunday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Newton. He leaves several children. his wife preceded him. Long had lived with his daughter Mrs. J. B. Rapp. The town reports visitors and ongoing local events including a Batavia Sunday school convention and a measles outbreak.
Public notice proclaims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the only salve on the market made from pure witch hazel. It claims to have cured thousands of piles where other treatments failed and warns against counterfeit products sold by Nash’s Pharmacy.
Residents of Newtonsville and nearby areas attended Easter services. Visitors included Mrs. Clifford Turner and her Remington children visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Philip Van Horn. Miss Maude Garriteon of Cincinnati called on friends. Harvey Glancy of Elenor and Raymond Kenney of Pleasant Plain stopped by. Mrs. Mollie Murphy returned from Cincinnati and shoppers Mrs. Wilson Schooley of Newtonsville and Mrs. Jane Pierce were seen in Blanchester.
The advertisement touts a child friendly cough medicine that acts at the source of coughing and croup. It claims immediate relief and permanent cure by drawing out inflammation and aiding lung function with pure air to the blood and tissues. Nash's Pharmacy.
M C Hirsch did business in Levanna early week and visited his daughter Mrs R V Kautz. Otis Bushman from Cincinnati spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs H H Bushman. Will Danbar of Hamilton stayed with Miss Jessie Armacost on Sunday. Monroe township Sunday school also-
Mt Zion hosted a Saturday gathering with strong attendance and good music. Rev Spurrier and Rev McMinn led activities while Miss Lorena Tatman completed a school term. Several locals ill or traveling, with marriages and family visits noted. Electric Bitters praised by a Philadelphia man as a life saver.
Clifford South and family visit as guests of Mr and Mrs Major Zed South. Daniel Barron and mother attend funeral of Mrs Berwanger in Fayetteville last Tuesday. Miss Hallie Needham stays in Marathon with brother Gaylord. Estella Whittaker returns home to Cincinnati after weeks with relatives. Maggie Moore of Cincinnati visits brother James in town. Blondin McKinney and Daniel Brunk take a business trip to Warren county. Mr and Mrs Andrew Dimmitt spend Sunday with James Gorman family in Pleasant Valley. Harry Losey of Edenton calls on friends here Saturday. Clinton Shumard and Leon Woods of Morrowtown attend Easter church. Carrie Shumard and mother visit Goshen friends. Ford Woods leaves Sunday for Morrowtown for a good position. Mr and Mrs Barry Jordan spend Sunday with Edenton relatives. Mrs Daniel Mayham visiting friends in Delphos.
A townsperson touts Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure for irritable nerves and exhaustion. Mrs Ida Markland of Batavia Ohio testifies the pills improved rheumatism and provided strength, sold 50 cents a box at local Dr Bunn’s Drug Store and Buffalo manufacturer’s outlets.
The item lists people in Salem Ohio and nearby towns with brief mentions of store remodeling by L O McMahan architect Andrew Whittaker visits by Miss Ella Holmes and Mrs J B Cover, Arch Hunt at Red Lion for a court trial, Mr Watson of Illinois visiting Mrs John Rapp, J B Turner doing business at Milford, Attorney J H Hall attending client matters at Williamsburg, two men George Flescher and John Martin recovering, Joé Brown suffering lingering grip, Rev B A Cook preaching at the Christian church, Mrs Gus Inen at her mother Berwanger’s funeral in Fayetteville, and Mr and Mrs Benjamin Government Easterobservance.
W H Brown of Leesville Ind says he endured agonies from asthma until King's New Discovery for Consumption gave immediate relief and a complete cure. The remedy is praised for cures of consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with trial bottles free and price 50 cents and one dollar. Nash Batavia James Hicks Amelia guarantee offered.
Jackson township pupils examined in Batavia ahead of county commence. Mr and Mrs John Rapp spent Saturday in Cincinnati on business. Mr and Mrs James Good attended court in Brown county last Thursday. A Thoughtful Man recounts Dr Kings New Life Pills relief and cure for wife. Ed Bardon and family visited Linwood relatives. Poison vine injury hospitalizes A F Kayser. A Cincinnati worker drowned crossing river. body not recovered. Public schools set to close May 1 with commencement May 7. John Manning Jr and Miss Elizabeth Lanham wed April 8. William Selby arrives from Peoria for brother James I Selby funeral.
The column lists a May 1 high school admission exam, a baccalaureate sermon April 26, and Arbor Day observances. It notes visits by Dud Day and William Stouder, a surprise for Tilden Whitenack, a teaching certificate for Lena Gibbs, and various local personal updates. Easter services, a new iron bridge, organ dedication, and obituaries are mentioned along with several town visits and appointments.
A notice lists Ed Drake A Doreman Eric Evans and others in sketches and lodge scenes with music by Mrs A M Crane. Local visitors include Miss May McChesney Cecil Reese Ed Long and Stella Brown. Loveland Milford youngsters attended entertainment while Bell Telephone workers install a line near Citizen's line. greetings to the new editor are extended.
An 19th century advertisement extols Kodo as a digestive restorer for weak stomachs. It cites Eugene Field on dyspepsia and claims Kodo digests food to relieve work on the stomach, restoring tone and vigor. Prepared by E. O. DeWitt & Co. Chicago. bottle sizes and prices noted. dispensed at Nash's Pharmacy Batavia.
A young child in Marathon was cut by a pair of scissors causing a serious throat wound but recovered with medical care. The report also notes a trial at Squire Hist's, a liquor case involving Sam Remley, a Fayetteville shooolnist, and several local moves and visits including Mrs. J. H. Day’s Idaho trip for health. Wynona James attended the WCTU event in Boston last week.
A newspaper editorial urges awareness that stomach trouble is serious and endorses Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion and stomach diseases. It praises the medicine for improving digestion, and extols Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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