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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1913
Page
4
The Mothers Pension Law will take effect in 90 days and a new juvenile code raises school age to 15 for boys and to years for girls. The piece criticizes the legislature, notes political shifts in Ohio and nationwide, and discusses tariff changes, bond issues, and calls for wool tariff maintenance with remarks on Governor Johnson and Senator Pomerene.
The Columbus paper notes the state house racing to adjourn on April 18 with rapid third reading votes. Lawmakers, often uninformed, passed 51 of 55 bills while four were defeated as aides claimed other officials approved measures.
Court actions include Hulick vs Guthrie foreclosure. McCall Co. vs Rosenweig money claim of 610.81 with interest. Morford guilty verdict for assault. Crane divorce decree with child support. Weatherspoon rape verdict. numerous partition, sale, and deed notices. various stock transfers and property lot actions. several dismissals with costs or records waived.
The notice names executors for multiple estates including John F Flothman Elvira Armstrong and others. It also lists marriage licenses Claude Miller and Minnie Haubrock. The Widmeyer will from James Widmeyer of Williamsburg Township details debts payments funeral costs and life estate to Cynthia Widmeyer with farm sale provisions for children. Executors named without bond include Cynthia Widmeyer Anna Maddox and Lawrence Widmeyer.
A list of real estate transfers detailing buyers and sellers across Goshen and nearby townships. Entries include Carrie S Cunningham to August Smyser for Lots 67 and 68 in Goshen, Bethel Improvement Co transfers, J Clegg Wright to Kate Ricker, Henry B Shenkle heirs to J H Wood, Mary L Spohr to Mabel Smith, James L Brown to Grace F McDonald, A Carter to John C Swope, and several other motions including First National Bank of Winsburg and multiple parcel locators.
A list of jurors for the May term is published with names from multiple townships including James Comer Howard Simmons John Holderfield Henry Brothers H R Sinet Theodore Snyder and others. Jurors are ordered to appear at 9 or 96 oclock am on Monday May 12 1913 and May 19 1913 respectively.
Local editor urges trying Cham berlain cough remedy for coughs and colds citing world wide praise and availability from dealers. Also mentions Foley Kidney Pills claims of kidney benefit and a Daily Thought by Phillips Brooks as a closing note.
A Gelderland school teacher was violently attacked by parents after giving mushrooms to their children during a lesson on edible fungi. Parents argued they could feed their own children and rejected mushroom charity, while a judge noted the exchange with a parrot joke.
Belle and Ben announce their engagement and Belle jokes that their club bans marrying a man who does not shave every morning. Ben replies he belongs to a club too and may miss mornings he is not home. Light, humorous social vignette from Lippincott's Magazine.
The article notes sunflower seed eating as a favorite holiday pastime among Hebrews of the Levant after synagogue. It contrasts the seed’s nutty oily flavor with raw peanuts and mentions wealthier classes preferring salted pistachios.
The essay argues the world and nation are awakening to the ugliness of cities and the plight of non urban lives. It asserts the spirit of art persists and will spark a strong revival, eclipsing the Renaissance as a pale precursor.
Scientists say when we think we have a cold we may only be recovering. The idea offers little comfort but explains why we don’t realize we are sick until improvement begins.
A admonition against self pity urging fortitude and rational hope. It encourages using philosophy and religion to resist melancholy and to believe that the darkest day will pass tomorrow.
An average man’s daily heat and muscular effort, if converted to electricity, would run a sewing machine motor for 100 hours.
Darwin laments the loss of reading poetry and listening to music each week as a risk to intellect and character. A humorous vignette from Harper’s Weekly shows a motorist finding unexpected profit when his car explodes and a buyer purchases his worn tires.
Henry F. Rinehardt administrator filed a petition in Clermont County Ohio Probate Court on March 7 1913 seeking administration of Darius Littleton estate. He alleges insufficiency of personal assets to pay debts and costs and describes several parcels of land in Washington Township Clermont County Ohio as part of the estate with numerous heirs and defendants including Plackard family members residing in Indiana Oklahoma and Arkansas and unknown heirs. The filing lists two described tracts of land totaling multiple acres and requests property be ordered to satisfy debts.
Advertises Dr King s New Life Pills for headaches sour stomach indigestion and biliousness claiming fast relief and renewed vigor. Each pill purifies blood promotes health and guarantees satisfaction with a 25 cent price advised by dealers.
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