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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
3
Early aging signs from weakened kidneys prompt use of Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad urges elderly readers to avoid dropsy or Bright's disease and touts widespread beneficiary endorsements for kidney support.
Advertisement promises painless relief using drops to loosen corns or calluses then lifting them away with fingers. Product touts no humbug and easy at home use with no pain.
An advertisement touts freezone as an ether-based cure discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. Sold in small bottles at low cost, it allegedly shrivels corns and calluses so they detach without pain, with steps to obtain it from drug stores or wholesalers.
A widow marriage exposes a grim truth as lies travel unbound while forgetfulness stands as a cure. The ad promotes Doctor Pitree's Golden for skin ailments with a terse moral about deception and consequences.
Ohio seen as potential hub for mobilization and training camps for thousands of soldiers. Gov. Cox cites central location, transport allusions, and food belt as reasons. plan includes home guard options and 21 labor bureaus funded by a $250000 appropriation.
Salem James Conway aged 50 of Cleveland, a laborer on track construction, was instantly killed when struck by a flyer. Mansfield Arthur J. Hout 37 died from burns after stepping into boiling water at Pavonia pumping station. Ashtabula Fire destroys Penn Cigar Co factory killing 400000 cigars and loose tobacco.
Eight hundred Oberlin College girls prepare for Red Cross training to bolster war service efforts.
Columbus announces Lee Dumm of Newark A J Johnson of Kenton and E M Keefe of Norwood were named narcotic inspectors by the state board of agriculture.
Russell Lee shot and killed a man trying to break into his Akron home. The deceased was identified at City hospital as M Nash a machinist. Lee was not arrested.
For the first time in 30 years the Home Milling Co. of Wapakoneta has suspended its mill due to an inability to secure wheat, signaling a halt in local milling activities and potential ripple effects on surrounding markets.
A. W. McMullin aged 30, station agent at Summitville, was struck by a Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad passenger train and died of injuries after being brought to the hospital. The incident occurred at Summitville and is recorded as a railroad accident with McMullin succumbing to his injuries.
Carey Bumgardner, 80, a Prospect farmer, was struck and killed by an Erie railroad train near Marion. The incident, details unavailable, prompted investigation by local authorities.
Rev. Dr. Charles H. McDonald of First Presbyterian Church will work on local farms in June and July and donate his earnings to the Red Cross.
Fremont photographer Benjamin Brunner is listed in critical condition after a motorcycle crash that struck a chicken and caused him to be spilled from the bike. Doctors report a fractured skull and expect possible death.
Columbus reports Clinton Cowen will remain state highway commissioner of Ohio as Supreme Court judges uphold his claim against A. R. Taylor of Findlay who sought to oust him on Gov. Cox’s nomination.
Miss Bessie Sinzheimer seeks to change her name to Sensemer claiming the current spelling sounds too German for her loyal American standing. The request was filed in the probate court in Cincinnati.
O. C. Barber announces that the 1,300 acre scientific farm in Akron will donate all resources to the garden and bumper crop movement. The farm is owned by the millionaire match manufacturer and will support agricultural effort.
Seven assistants in the department of entomology soils and nutrition at the Ohio experiment station have resigned to take positions in other states. They say the latest Ohio appropriation bill provided no raise in salaries.
A sizable group of 11 Oberlin College undergraduates left for the war college at Newport Rhode Island to enlist for active service in the naval coast defense reserve.
Mr and Mrs Chas Vines with their 11 month old child stepped from a street car in Shadyside and were struck by a passing train. The parents were knocked clear but the infant was dragged several hundred feet on the engine pilot, suffering only a scratch on the cheek.
W I Miller a 50 year old automobile dealer from Troy Ohio was instantly killed at the Main street crossing of the New York Central lines in Wauseon. His car was hurled about 100 feet after impact.
Mrs. H. L. Harrington aged 25 was killed instantly when her car collided three miles east of Ironton. Her husband suffered both legs broken and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lusk were badly injured in the crash.
The piece urges farmers to boost production amid two dollar wheat and wartime shortages. It highlights Western Canada lands offered almost free to entice settlement, promising fifty bushel yields, ownership, good wages, and national service through farming. It frames victory as tied to agriculture and cross border unity with the United States and Canada.
An advertisement from 1916 touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a valued kidney remedy. A Berkey Ohio druggist notes fifteen years of selling the product with no complaints and urges readers to request a sample for ten cents plus a booklet on kidneys.
An advertisement touts Dr. Peery's Vermifuge Dead Shot as providing certain results for worms or tapeworms. It notes a claim that a vivid imagination is more dangerous than a little learning.
Des Moines woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with avoiding an operation and restoring health after severe female troubles. Another Richmond Indiana case describes regained strength and ability to work after using the remedy. The notice notes many cases where medicine suffices and invites letters for confidential advice.
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