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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
2
A fragment lists two quotes: Rashness as a faithful but unhappy parent of misfortune from Fuller and a note that whatever is popular deserves attention from Mackintosh. The lines read like a brief anthology item.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer cross on package as the genuine product. It promises proven directions and notes tablets sold in boxes of twelve and bottles of 24 or 100 by druggists at low cost for relief of colds neuritis toothache neuralgia headache lumbago rheumatism and pain.
Local interest grows as the underground stream known as Surrey Woe Water surfaces again in Caterham valley. Tradition says it appears every seven years and the recent rising, likely aided by heavy rains, has observers considering a world-shaking omen.
A humorous social scene captures Mrs Grab bragging about her daughter Jenny's engagement to a friendly man named Tillie. The dialogue shifts to a quip about political money as Senator Sorghum declares it has been cruelly wasted.
The California paper notes steady condemnation from both sides for his fair handling of all cases. A Claudian line calls him next to the gods whom reason, not passion, impels. The editor reflects on debt and the unease of a man feeling like a fish out of water if freed from debt.
Daddy recalls a story about an orphan boy in a hospital ward who longs for a canary. The nurse allows a bird to visit, lifting the boy from danger as the canary brings joy to patients and staff and becomes a cherished friend named Mumps the canary.
A collection of light riddles and puns about ships sea life and a blind man’s quip. The lines include questions about the best ship on the ocean jelly hearts mislay and misplace knots and a clotheshorse with the final joke about the blind man and the policeman.
A fragment recalls a child crying as a spoon caused an eye injury. The scene includes a stern parent urging cup usage and a frightened boy named Tommy, hinting at a domestic accident and its immediate distress.
A list of 20 trivia prompts asks about fields from sports records and geology to literature and law. Topics include high jump records, sewing machine inventor, vice presidents tried for treason, Mrs. Fiske roles, Britain’s highest peak, Tennyson lore, umbrella bird traits, eye strain phrasing, Job’s third verse, core sauvage coast, 100 yard run record, Labor Day holiday history, presidents as lawmakers, emerald locations, art critics, the Biglow Papers, vanilla, would rather vs had rather, and psalms.
A compilation of numbered trivia including 13 Mary Ann Evans and Philadelphia defeating Boston 4-1 in a 24 inning game on September 1 1906. It also lists segments on historical figures a geography and science topics authors and a Bible reference with brief factual statements.
A Kansas City Star article recalls Shakespeare as a pioneer of modern theater. It notes his move to London about 1586 as a twenty two year old with a wife and three children, starting as a call boy before rising to stage work and authorship. The piece credits his breakthrough with Romeo and Juliet, heralding a new world of art.
The text notes domestic horse breeds in Europe since prehistoric times. It cites the first British horse in Cactr and says horses were extensively used in warfare while agriculture appears to have been the initial role. An early agricultural use is inferred from Bayeux tapestry imagery of a horse drawing a harrow.
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