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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1924
Page
2
Milton Sigleton of Batavia advertises general hauling and moving furniture with live stock to market. He lists trips to Cincinnati on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and invites calls for prices.
John L Bladon captains the Phasille team to a close victory over local rivals in a tense city match. The contest featured sharp defense and late plays, shaping a pivotal result for both sides.
The Lapps of Sweden, a nomadic Mongol branch, live with minimal comforts as reindeer move seasonally. Their birch pole tents are portable and some homes have modern amenities. Autumn brings ear tagging of young reindeer and tribal gatherings where individuals identify their own stock by marks.
A reflective verse asks for clear conscience and fair dealing in daily life. It prays for humility toward others, honesty with family, and simple dignity at life's end, urging self awareness and kindness over wealth.
A man in England died after nearly fifty years as a brewery smell tester. He spent half a century sniffing empty beer barrels, rejecting the stinkers, a meticulous career that would have impressed any critic if expanded.
Lynde Putti, a German film star, is rumored to be attracting the attention of Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten, husband of Millicent Rogers. Reports say a divorce may be contemplated and the count would wed the movie queen.
The sun dew is a carnivorous plant named for its shining sticky substance. Glands secrete this fluid in sunlight to lure prey. The leaf edges curl inward forming a stomach like cavity for digestion. Undigested parts are expelled and the plant readies for new prey.
A brief column cites Hille Boro News Herald noting that many men remain bachelors because they failed to seize opportunities, urging timely action and personal initiative.
A nocturnal scene describes a mockingbird singing from a high roost above Ozark hills. The moon glows through mist over Balm of Gilead trees while dewdrops fall, and a deep silent world rests in slumber.
Historically noted fight near Milan in 1515 between French Venetian forces led by Francis I and Italian Swiss troops under the Duke of Milan. The battle ended in Francis I’s victory with deaths said to exceed 20,000, described by Trivulzio as a rivalry of giants after many battles.
The Chicago Journal notes a shift from the old belief that atoms of an element are identical and indivisible. It explains that radioactivity reveals isotopes as new smallest particles, with the term meaning that which is in the place of, and points to its Greek origin.
A Chicago Journal reader recalls a humorous scene as a young girl leaps onto the narrator's lap and professes love, asking him to wait until she grows up so they can marry, only for the narrator to marry her older sister instead.
Popular Mechanics notes that ancient Gauls produced soap from goat fat and beech ashes, used initially for hair color and skin remedies rather than cleansing. It claims soap spread globally, cites Pompeii remnants, and records U.S. yearly production near 2.5 billion pounds with Spain and Marseilles as early centers.
Courtlandt Bleecker recalls a hotel joke about prices in Europe and a Colombo tale. An American in a hotel asks for a frog to kill cockroaches and a snake to eat the frog, then must kill the snake to ensure a good night's rent.
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