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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
7
Readers explore making decorative crepe paper dolls for wall art and nursery decor. The piece describes assembling velvet and crepe paper outfits, self fabric flowers, and Flowered gowns with decollete emphasis, noting Paris fashion infl uence and clever craft arrangements for low neck gowns and evening wear. Julia Bottomley notes the trend and material sets available.
In Penarth Wales organized peeping parties threaten girls swimming along the coast. With no bathhouses the feminine swimmers disrobe behind rocks but gangs with long range binoculars have intruded on privacy. Women beg authorities to place plain clothes officers on beaches to restore their right to bathe without being spied upon.
Atlantic City reports voodoo beliefs enter the death case of Joseph London a 58 year old retired grocer found in his burned Conover town home. Otto Martin a 45 year old neighbor implicated in rites and alleged spell over Mrs London who sought antidotal voodoo remedies to break his control. Martin admits quarrel with London over a trucking business but says he cannot explain the murder mystery.
Keeper Overton set a banana bait box near the monkey mound to catch a wandering ape. A monkey triggered the trap and released another, freeing his companion as they fled past Williams Park enclosures.
Regina report: a cat rescued from a toppled pole revived forty eight hours after electrocution. Charles Lefrentz a North Portal farmer who tried to save the animal was killed by the same high tension current. The cat survived and appears lively.
David Hughes of Jenkins Kentucky drowned after friends hurled him into a lake during his marriage celebration, a fatal prank at the wedding.
A story of Jack Seabury who rejects a pampered partner for a real woman named Alice. He learns to affirm Alice and finds Billie, nicknamed Alice, transforming into the match he desires as she gains confidence and warmth. With a club dance and a candid kiss, he realizes his dream is practical love.
A Mumbai malaria battle sparks religious opposition as orthodox Hindus and Parsees resist sealing private wells. Proposals include glass covers to admit sun rays and brass plates with tiny holes to allow spirits to enter and leave the water, illustrating the clash of science and superstition.
At a Denver dinner Judge Ben B. Lindsey remarked that marriage should be entered into with deliberation for the species’ future. He noted that some oppose this view as love matching being correct. He quipped about a twice divorced woman and a lover’s crank stereotype.
Miller Creek correspondent reports H. D. Cowden a Alaska miner returning to his truck watched a bear climb through the rear door and settle on the seat. The bear accidentally hit the ignition and the self starter, roaring, sent the truck racing down the grade before the vehicle crashed into a willow thicket.
About 1,200 banding stations operate nationwide for bird migration studies. Operators send data to the U S Bureau of Biological Survey which maintains an indexed card file. Reports of recaptured banded birds total 13,794 from around 200 species, captured alive or dead.
The article notes Andrew Carnegie’s first organ gift went to the little Swedenborgian church in Allegheny Pennsylvania where his mother was a member and which he attended as a boy. The installed organ’s tall pipes became a current joke that the organ blew the roof off.
The record states General Pershing never held major or colonel ranks. In 1906 he was appointed brigadier from captain for service in the Philippines, with President Roosevelt passing over 862 senior officers.
A brief quotation from the Birmingham Gazette shows a domestic scene where a child invites a pretend guest for tea and shares imagined cake, reflecting everyday life and print style. The fragment preserves period voice and social detail from the source.
A witty exchange unfolds as a friend questions the husband about his spouse. The wife retorts sharply that when talking to her, listening suffices, underscoring no need for words.
A fragment quotes a tense exchange about obedience at the altar and avoiding a scene, with commentary on people wasting time sharing troubles with uninterested listeners in Boston.
A light exchange between two players shifts from a grim tone to a playful jab as one comments on deteriorating golf, noting that progress remains bleak while the other asks after the sport. The quip highlights aging and humor in a golf setting.
An ad explains acidity causes digestive distress and soda cannot help. It promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast acting neutralizer, stating one spoonful neutralizes acid and provides quick relief, with praise for its use in adults and children and availability at drug stores.
Mrs Exma Greco of Route 3 Denison Texas credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash and Pills for constipation with enabling her to do any kind of work. She says she recommends the medicines to others and will answer inquiries.
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