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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
3
The document explains voting options on constitutional amendments and intoxicating liquors. It instructs voters to place a cross mark next to Yes for amendments and next to For license to traffic in intoxicating liquors or Against license in intoxicating liquors for liquor questions.
Governor Hadley of Missouri charged that Roosevelt chose personal ambition over party unity and progressive goals at the Chicago convention. The editor of Topeka Capital said Roosevelt was responsible for the failure to nominate a Progressive and the party split.
A critique of Professor Wilson's Gloucester speech arguing his claim of broad market conquests misreads tariff effects. The piece cites that U S foreign commerce has surged, exports surpassing one billion dollars in 1912 and total exports over two billion, with a growing trade balance, despite the tariff policy, illustrating sustained gains in both imports and exports over the decade.
The piece condemns Clark Underwood plans for seven year clearances, arguing they would politicize the civil service and ruin life-long career preparation. It notes Champ Clark favors a sports system and claims democratic office goals erode civil service ideals when near power.
A playful exchange praises a fishing friend for a physique suited to angling. The speaker jokes that the friend has fishy eyes and a compelling, catchlike voice.
The advertisement touts Paxtine Antiseptic for a clean mouth and sweet breath. It notes availability at druggists for 25 cents a box or postage paid by sending the price to The Paxton Toilet Co. in Boston Massachusetts.
A speaker dismisses a man entering chicken-raising as a hen pecking and disparaging form of business, expressing strong aversion to the work. The remark frames poultry farming as restrictive and feminine in stereotype.
A New York item claims a policeman saved 80 000 dollars in a month from a 2 800 salary, prompting doubt that such figures can stand. The remark questions income figures and suggests possible misreporting.
A witty line by Mrs. Jinks about her tardy husband as "my late husband" prompts amused commentary in a diplomatic social circle. The remark highlights social tact and the ease with which she navigates delicate topics.
An officer of the French colonial army carried a letter from a southern Pacific island missionary chief describing famine and religious unrest. The harvest is destroyed and the group cannot resist fanaticism, prompting an urgent dispatch of more missionaries.
An English sparrow started blazes at the homes of Mrs Mary Webber Mrs Sophia Shafer Otto McCright and Emanuel Wuest in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The bird carried a burning string from a rubbish pile to each roof igniting shingles. Neighbors quickly extinguished the flames with little damage.
An ambitious girl crippled by nervousness and hysteria found relief with Grape-Nuts. After failing at school she improved sleep, headaches and strength, resumed studies, and later taught for ten months. Now four years of use ended her weakness, and she runs a happy home. Read The Road to Wellville.
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