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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1930
Page
3
In Alium Kara Hissar, seven Turkish women died when a ravine collapsed while they collected lime for home limewashing ahead of Kurban Bairam. Villagers fear an evil spirit haunts the site, recalling similar accidents in 1896 and 1923 that allegedly demanded women as offerings.
A college friend notes Bobby resembles his father in temperament but the boy insists their faces do not share the same shape. In Los Angeles, lamp post bumpers guard posts on steep streets to prevent car damage. A quote on life links action and moderation.
The British airship R-100 completed an uneventful transatlantic crossing from Cardington Wales to Montreal in about 76 hours. Squadron Leader R. S. Booth led a crew of 39 and notable passengers included Lieut. Com. Burney and Maj. Scott.
Alec Milne of Mount Vernon New Hampshire favors a three foot striped snake as a working companion. The leg injured truck farmer relies on the snake to remove grubs worms and insects that threaten his crops. Each morning the snake accompanies him through vegetable rows and returns to rocks at day’s end.
In a London courtroom a tall healthy wife and her meek husband are brought in. Asked to plead, the husband says guilty. The magistrate fines him thirty shillings or seven days, noting the punishment for bragging.
A shipwrecked sailor washes ashore and bluntly proclaims I am through I am washed up as he surveys the stranded scene on the sandy shore.
A distressed woman pleads for a new dress or she will scream while her inscrutable partner warns she cannot shout as loudly as the landlord. The exchange highlights tensions over money and authority in a domestic scene.
An applicant Sambo answers a question about marriage with a humorous refusal, saying he makes his own living. This exchange highlights social attitudes toward marriage and employment in the period.
A Chicago Post panel humorously notes a reader question about time telling when a watch rests idle. The sketch pokes fun at how people read clocks and labels.
A humorous dialogue frames kleptomania as society’s stainless steal as a boy asks his father about the term. The exchange reflects satirical takes on social norms within Stray Stories.
A brief note recalls vacation memories from March focusing on what was hunted during a camping trip and the journey back to camp.
A fragmented note comments on past dress styles three years back and contrasts with personal views. It reflects a wary mood about people’s motives and the value of duty, ending on a resigned assessment of current hardship.
A historic note promotes a universal children’s remedy that can be given to infants as needed. It claims to soothe colic, diarrhea, and upset stomachs, improving appetite and rest. The remedy is described as pure table tion and highly valuable when children are unsettled or unwell.
A new reflector system lights the interior of the lung during an operation. Doctor Siebert records a film at Charité hospital Berlin that clearly shows operative details.
The streamline projectile was developed and perfected by Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1866. The French adopted it in 1893. It saw use by this country in World War I.
A northern Indiana lad listens to shop talk by a girl selling books and, on a warm day, asks to go to the pool. He receives a vague reply as he pleads for his mother to “sign on the dotted line” when requesting chores.
A reflective quip notes that the old and rich may buy costly flowers yet never know which to choose. It suggests that reckless generosity can backfire as the winds of fortune return consequences.
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