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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
5
John W. Bayless of 406 Johnson St Hillsboro Ohio reports backache linked to kidneys. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he gained relief and now recommends the product. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Carl Judd and family of Dayton visited J. N. Judd and wife Sunday. Miss Rachel Penn hosted a party of girls Monday afternoon. Mrs. Beatty entertained Dayton and Cincinnati friends recently. Prof. E. E. Somermeier of Columbus and Bettie Justice and Fannie Barnes of Bethel visited B. F. Moyer and wife. Cordelia Stickel of Bantam spent Wednesday with Bessie Ferris. Will Houser and Fred Warren families drove to New Richmond Sunday. Mrs. Holtman hosts her Chicago daughter. Mrs. Miley visits friends in Indiana. Mrs. Saunders held a creche party for Bernice Per at St. Louis Thursday. Johnson, Ohio Farmers Insurance agent from Batavia, did business here last week. An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $1000 reward if not effective, promising constitutional treatment for catarrh and urging readers to send for circulars. Hall's Family Pills are also advertised.
Amelia and nearby towns report visits from residents including Mrs Howard Hancock and Miss Helen Coulter. Frequent Sunday arrivals, family visits, and social gatherings as well as several mentions of Boston fair attendance and various local exchanges. An advisory about kidney health concludes with a drugstore recommendation for Foley Kidney Pills.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York endorses Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for curing cholera morbus in her seven year old and for family bowel troubles. She recommends the medicine as highly meritorious and widely obtainable.
Walter Holland of Indianapolis visits his brother Wilson Holland and family as the Grange holds a well attended meeting Saturday afternoon. Guests from Owensville Williamsburg Amelia and Stonelick join locals for a supper after the 3rd and 4th degree work. Several locals and visitors travel to Ripley and Kentucky for visits and events.
A Webster City Iowa man Tam Dingman notes recurring liver trouble with side pains and stomach soreness. He reports using Chamberlains Tablets and feeling better after half a bottle with no pain signs. Obtainable everywhere.
Mrs Anna Patton hosts two Middletown daughters as Will Hill and wife, plus Mrs John Grover and Miss Catherine penned, visit Peoria Ill. Many locals welcome relatives from Ohio Kentucky and Indiana. The Bethel band performs weekly and preparations for the Baptists centennial event proceed.
A Duncan Mills resident Mrs G H Eveland reports that after suffering lumbago she was unable to turn in bed. A neighbor with Foley Kidney Pills who had similar trouble helped and she was cured after three bottles. Nash Pharmacy notes kidney health links.
Our Grange hosts a Saturday banquet with inviting members paying for guests. Mrs. O. H. Hatfield returns from Russell Ville visit. Mrs. Bertha Stroup visits relatives while farmers work wheat harvest and seed status noted. A Hobbs whitewashes his farm and hosts city friends. A warer on vacation in West Virginia. Local residents with ties to Olel Cemetery haul gravestones and visit streets.
A vintage ad encourages using Dr King’s New Discovery for colds, highlighting Pine Tar and antiseptic oils. It claims the remedy eases coughs and sore throats, clears the head, and acts as cold insurance with regular use and a laxative effect. Aimed at households, it urges readers to buy at their local druggist.
Williamsburg notes show Flora Trout moving to town to head the dressmaking department at Mr Lady's Shop. Local visits include Kate Williams with her daughter, Mrs Chergas, and many relatives. A marriage, Corrine Schneider to William Woodruff, occurred at noon with plans to reside in Dayton. A play by the Williamsburg Grange, Engaged by Wednesday, entertained families. Hay fever and asthma relief via Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised by Nash Pharmacy.
Sam Bass of Miami township wins the Second-Fourth district nomination for State Senator despite not having his name printed on the ballot. He organized voters to write his name, with Brown Butler Clermont and Warren counties in the district. Also notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a nonopiate child cold remedy from Nash Pharmacy.
In Cedron, residents began rebuilding after recent storm destruction. Saw mills are producing frame material while shipments arrive. Loan options are advertised from several attorneys and firms in Batavia Ohio, offering first mortgage and other mortgage securities.
Notice that the Clermont County Board of Revision has revised the current year tax statements and valuations. Public inspection is allowed in the Auditor's office. Complaints about valuations will be heard by the board in Batavia and other townships including Williamsburg and Franklin, Monroe, Union, Miami, Wayne, Bronalick, and Jackson. CLEONA SEARLS is listed as auditor and clerk of the board.
Heat struck Ben White of Batavia while working on Dr. Ashburn's home last Friday. He recovered with medical aid and stimulants at his home. Frank James, 42, pleaded guilty to assaulting Grace Lodwick, 11, near Loveland and received a 1 to 15 year penitentiary sentence in Hamilton County courts.
A basket picnic is planned on Twelve Mile at Mc Millian's woods two miles from New Richmond on Sunday August 27. Rev. B Scott and other able speakers will be present. The event is looked forward to with much pleasure by many.
Clark Harlow a Batavia mail carrier triumphed in the Boston fair horseshoe contest on Thursday earning a spot and entrance fee for Ohio State Fair next week. The pitching event showcased steady nerves and sharp eyes among contestants. Harlow will represent Clermont at the State fair and is expected to win.
One of the state’s largest cattle sales occurred in Highland county when H. M. Brown & Co. sold sixty pure bred Angus cattle to Arthur MccCecil & Sons of Muncie Indiana for $16 000. The herd ranged from day old calves to 15 year olds and the sale drew wide attention in the region.
Distress signals sounded as the cofferdam below New Richmond failed Sunday evening August 13. Sixty feet of the structure disappeared while no lives were lost. Repair work will proceed but the accident will slow progress.
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