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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1914
Page
3
A brawny Irish time keeper in a rough boxing clash counts eight seconds as his mate battles a black opponent in South America. The crowd and taunts fuel the scene until Pat rises, lands a decisive blow, and the official proclaims the opponent out amid charged racial language.
Advertisement claims the product makes one as fit as a fiddle and offers a trial box free. It directs readers to a New York address at 372 Pearl Street for the offer.
In reply to a parliamentary inquiry the secretary of the treasury states he cannot classify income divisions above 500000 dollars. The latest figures show 66 persons assessed for super-tax on incomes over 500000 dollars.
An advertisement touts Castoria as a safe infant remedy with a 30 year signature claim and notes a German invention of a calendar clock that voices the day of month. A reader questions how the device marks the 10th 20th and 30th while noting a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad nearby.
A dialogue notes Jiggins is removed under new management after a critical lapse. It questions how the head loss occurred and observes that buyers ignore buyer wisdom, caring only for goods to sell.
Upton Sinclair, writing from Baltimore, critiques immense American fortunes. He links lax financial laws and lax enforcement to wealth, noting that many fortunes owe their rise to aggressive pursuit and disregard for regulation, as reported by the Chicago Record-Herald.
A Westerner at a Progressive banquet in New York recounts a story about the colonel. He notes the colonel visits the west and comments on a growing family, ending with a joke about never seeing their last baby.
In Belfast summons court an elderly farming witness was sworn in but, amid laughter, recited lines from the hymn O God our help in ages past instead of following the clerk's oath. The moment reflects the court's impression of the man's nervousness.
Representative Simeon D. Fess of Ohio explains optimism with a vivid contrast. He defines a pessimist as one who asks if there is milk in the pitcher while an optimist asks for cream and passes it along.
Juror reasons floated in the note suggest sympathy for the defendant or dissatisfaction with his attorney. A remark linked to affection for a mother is contradicted by another claim that money or popularity influenced jurors.
From Columbus notes comes word the Ohio National Guard can field 6 500 soldiers within hours if called. Adjt Gen Wood reports no strike from the war department yet but officers and men expect service and two brigades under Gen Mc Mahen of Toledo and Gen Speaks of Columbus would lead.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a sugar coated laxative and digestive aid. It claims to regulate stomach liver and bowels and presents a quip about a recovering alcoholic from the Boston Tran script.
An old grocery ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue detergent promising clearer white clothes. It appeals to shoppers with statements that the product makes laundress happy and is available from all good grocers.
A humorous remark from Michigan Gargoyle claims a steward mislabels soup as coffee prompting debate over kitchen mispronunciations and taste perceptions.
Gen. John B. S. Todd born in Lexington Kentucky accessed three wars and governed Dakota territory. He graduated West Point in 1837, served in Florida Mexico Vera Cruz Cerro Gordo and Sioux campaigns. He led a division of the Army of the Tennessee during the Civil War, later was Dakota delegate to Congress and governor 1869 to 1871. He died at Yankton in 1872.
Red rough hands become soft and white with a one night Cuticura treatment. Soak in hot water, dry, apply Cuticura Ointment, and wear loose gloves overnight. Soap and Ointment advertised as emollients for workers’ hands with a free sample offer from Cuticura, Boston.
Richard Croker, famed Tammany figure, lampoons a millionaire’s charities in a recent letter. He quips that true canonization in American opinion requires public giving and private theft.
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