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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
7
The Coca Cola Company of Atlanta Georgia is referenced in a historical fragment seeking a genuine full name and noting the city location. The text centers on corporate designation and geographic base without additional context or events.
A Savannah doctor with two children overhears a Bible quiz. The boy misstates Adam and Eve as “dem and Ab” in a playful exchange. A follow up joke about Moscow’s absence on a map evokes a mother’s protest over harsh schooling.
Dialogue hints at impending marriage while noting misaligned expectations. Mentions Cordelia and references to a squall at sea and a nursery as separate concerns, suggesting domestic and nautical themes in a light exchange.
A New York newspaper substitute copy reader drafted a dramatic one line headline for the Volturno disaster. He condensed the thrills into a single big black line and submitted O Restless Sea as the final title.
Clyde Firebaugh of New Sharon Iowa describes years of pimples and dandruff. After trying several remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, received a free sample, and then bought more. He reports being free from pimples and dandruff at the date May 11 1914. Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertised with free samples and skin book.
Four people struggle to sit as the train departs. A truthful old woman insists on facing forward saying she cannot ride with her back to the engine. A younger relative jokes that the train has a motor, not an engine, and the woman settles with her back to the motor.
An advertisement extols Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claiming relief for millions over 75 years. It asserts the product regulates the bowels stimulates the liver and purifies the blood and closes with an urging trial.
Civil Engineer F T Moore of a Windsor Conn scientific society reports finding a single Barkhamsted tree with three species: oak at the butt, chestnut in the middle, and hemlock at the top. Moore also serves as a church member.
Ad notes Red Cross Ball Blue powder cleans better and travels farther than liquid blue. Available at any grocer.
A quotation attributed to George Eliot emphasizes that character forms through repeated decisions toward good or evil, shaping actions and moral resolve over time.
A devotional meditation on God's marvelous loving kindness. The piece emphasizes its origin in eternity, its unfailing constancy, and its work through Christ in sanctification. It cites biblical references and personal reflection, urging faith, gratitude, and trust in divine mercy.
The late William H. Smith and Charley Backus sailed from San Francisco to Australia on a business venture. The captain suggested carrying potatoes as cargo. Backus, famed as a comedian, grew seasick while Smith stayed steady. In a quip about a possible death, Backus told Smith to bury the potatoes in hell.
A ragged hobo visits a Philadelphia kitchen and, after being invited to prove himself, flatly declares he is superior to sawing and splitting half a cord of wood, bowing courtly as he declines the task and leaves.
A mucilage with surprising tenacity is produced by briefly boiling a Spanish onion and pressing out its juice.
A Wisconsin couple describes coffee withdrawal leading to improved sleep mood and skin after switching to Postum. They note others who followed directions on the package also improved and say the change happened gradually as coffee was phased out. Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan promotes two forms and a consumer slogan.
Capt W V Lucas of the Fourteenth Iowa recounts a barber shop incident during General Price's raid into Missouri. While half his face was shaved a long roll sounded, forcing him to rush to his unit with one side beard and the other unshaven, later finishing the shave miles away. A colored barber in Rollo completed the job.
A mother gently explains conscience as the inner voice that says no and guides a child toward good. The child questions the idea while recalling a prior joke about indigestion killing a voice. A separate ad notes Red Cross Ball Blue, and the piece ends with a remark on women outnumbering men in major cities.
An East Side school tale shows a teacher urging Tommy to follow the golden rule. After initial resistance he responds with a blunt moral, claiming he has already shown kindness by “heaping coals of fire on his head.”
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