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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1925
Page
3
Mrs Brown Cow and Mrs Brown and White discuss gossip about compliments from a city gentleman and share tales of cows resisting motors. They visit Mrs Black and White to see a new boy calf and praise the herd’s peaceful life and rights in the countryside.
The piece argues Rudyard Kipling, praised or scorned, wields vast influence in Britain as a political voice aligned with Premier Stanley Baldwin who is his cousin. It contrasts Kipling’s poetic idealism with Baldwin’s practical ironmaster stance and calls Kipling a powerful propagandist for patriotism.
General John J. Pershing is named head of the commission to supervise a Tacna and Arica plebiscite to settle sovereignty between Chile and Peru. The Peruvian embassy in Washington alleges Chilean terrorism in the occupied area and the commission will oversee registration and voting while handling such charges as this contentious case.
Sol Bloom of New York spoke on the Jewish farming community in the United States. He cited a Jewish farm population over 75,000 farming more than 1,000,000 acres worth above 100 million dollars and noted Jewish scientists and professionals in agriculture including Lipman brothers Rosen Taubenhaus and others.
Newly elected South Carolina Democrat Senator Coleman Blease pledges to oppose entanglement with foreign affairs and the League of Nations. He says he will not recognize the Bolshevik government, will not follow party bosses, and will vote for what he believes best for the nation and South Carolina.
Petrie Townshend notes a vogue for short hair skirts sleeves manners and engagements as the era of longer leisure ends. He cites meals dances and events pared to brief snapshots with quick decisions and monosyllabic speech reflecting a brisk social tempo.
A returning resident inquires about recent events in Oklahoma. Gap Johnson replies that three new houses are up, feuds among the Hocker Smith and Hellbender families have ended, many locals affected by drink have died, Lem Lummocks remarried, and other notable shifts have occurred since the speaker’s departure.
The article notes about one billion dollars in electric labor saving devices in U S homes. It lists irons with 8 350 000 in use, cleaners 4 575 000, electric washers 3 460 000, and fans about 4 150 000 across domestic and commercial settings.
Farmers across communities attach mail boxes to large discarded wagon wheels on fence posts to eliminate unsightly rows. A new metal stand offers the same function and adds a space for local notices. A revolving center post supports a top mounted arrow road sign.
University of Maine warns students to classes with horns on electric light poles around campus. The windy days drown the bell used for fifty years, so sirens are introduced to deter tardiness excuses.
A North Illinois street grocer displayed Fresh Eggs 85c Doz in his window. An erasure left Wish Bege 85c Doz, puzzling passersby and drawing amused reactions in the city.
The account traces Fort Mackinac from Father Marquette’s 1673 mission at Point St. Ignace and La Salle’s 1675 reconnaissance to Cadillac and La Motte Cadillac’s strengthening efforts. It covers the fort’s shifting control through British capture in 1763, Pontiac’s uprising, continued English defense, and final U.S. transfer in 1796, with notes on the 1812 siege and 1818 surrender.
Sir Henry Robertson, a local government board official for Ireland, slipped a grease soaked pancake into a pocket and mailed one bag to the government board office. He later found the bag full of papers and sent a quip in reply claiming a potato crop failure as the reason for forwarding the pouch.
Postmaster Delia Austin keeps a domestic deer that acts like a pet. The deer uses a tiny outhouse with an electric light and noses the hasp to enter whenever it wants food or shelter, then helps itself to Aroostook potatoes stored nearby.
Robert W. Chambers criticizes academies for barring deserving figures. He cites the French academy excluding Zola and the American academy excluding Dreiser. He recalls Whistler at the Royal Academy noting great painters often start as artists.
Listeners note the broadcaster starts slow and clear then speeds up as an official signals the address will run short. The shifting tempo suggests the speaker must wrap up within the allotted time while still covering the scheduled remarks.
An airman on the Omaha to Cheyenne air route shot an antelope spotted from the plane while over Nebraska. He crammed the animal into the aircraft and continued, later being apprehended and fined 155 dollars by the Lincoln game warden.
Chemical engineers in China’s eastern railway system have developed a castor oil based lubricant praised for efficiency and economy. The oil is also noted for broad technical and medicinal uses and is even mentioned as a food additive in Popular Science Monthly.
A tiny bottle of Freezone is sold by druggists for a few cents. It promises to remove hard corns soft corns and corns between the toes and foot calluses without soreness or irritation. The product claims immediate relief and easy removal with no pain.
A Miami Herald reader notes a vacuum remark that seems to enter one ear and exit the other with nothing inside to hook onto, prompting discussion on engagement and comprehension.
Omaha housewives urged to join a promotion promising a free 10 cent bottle of Liquid Veneer and a postpaid $2.00 polishing mop after sharing the ad. Mrs Urquhart says she received a $2.00 mop for telling friends and twenty thousand more mops are being given away with descriptive circulars available from Liquid Veneer Company Buffalo NY.
Mary responds she has been wearing pumps causing damp feet. The dialogue centers on wet footwear and the humorous exchange about fashion choices.
An advertisement extols a refined woman’s aura from a chosen perfume. It recommends Cuticura Soap for cleansing and Cuticura Talcum for a clear skin finish. It also touts Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a traditional worm expeller with a single dose. The text closes with a reminder that education drives reforms.
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