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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
2
The Chicago Chronicle notes physicians praise walking as the best exercise for women to develop physical charm. It urges giving up streetcars, walking daily, and increasing distance, with gym and open air options including a private Susquehanna bank gym built for a millionaire's delicate daughter where Diana of the chase imagery illustrates vigorous lung exercise.
The engagement unites Grand Duchess Helene Vladimir Rovna, 20, to Prince Nicholas of Greece, son of King George. The romance draws interest due to their youth and popularity, following past rumored matches with Wilhelmina of Holland and others.
Washington society anticipates the arrival of the new British ambassador Michael Henry Herbert and his American wife Leila Wilson. They are expected to take up residence on Connecticut avenue after summer, with a salary likely equal to Paris ambassador levels and a welcome from many in official and social circles.
A collection of light quips and cartoon snippets from newspapers including Indianapolis News Smart Set Washington Star Baltimore Herald Chicago Post Baltimore News and Philadelphia Press. The jokes cover fashion misfits: a dressmaker and a protesting customer. funny Q and A lines. and household gags about noise and charges.
The Philadelphia Times quotes a librarian admitting many reputable people steal books. He describes recovered titles including Tales of Unrest and Wreckage, notes a Bible thief caught with the text in his waistband, and recounts a 68 year old lawyer who took Celibates in a moment of absent mindedness. He claims no one has been jailed for library theft.
A New York Weekly note cautions that wives in limited income homes should avoid dowdiness and keep personal appearance neat even at home. It urges children to wash faces and hands before meals and asks husbands to tidy up before meals, stressing tidiness over visitors.
A home stain remedy from the era explains removing fruit stains from linen by tying cream of tartar to the stain, boiling in soapsuds for a few minutes, then washing in clear water to remove the stain.
Two trains each way on Sunday with one fare for round trip. Schedules show Georgetown departures at 6 10 a m and 4 00 p m arriving Cincinnati 10 20 a m and 6 30 p m. Cincinnati departures 9 00 a m and 00 arrive Georgetown 11 40 and 9 05 p m. Sardinia branch notes congestion in Meadowin Hillsboro area with Sardinia trains daily except Sunday at 4 00 p m and 7 15 p m. W B Bevill Allen All General Pass Aptos Division Agent Roanoke Va Cincinnati text garbled
A collage of clipped quips shows dinner talk about delicious meals at Mr Hauskeep’s table and a plan for Mrs Hauskeep to host friends. In Baltimore a clerk jokes about netting 15 yards for himself to avoid mosquitoes. A Detroit caption jokes about Felix’s lifelong lack of steady work.
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