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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
5
An advertisement touts Asthma Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a cure for asthma and other chest ailments including bronchitis hoarseness weak lungs whooping cough croup and winter night coughs. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1 all sold by druggists.
Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings appear across Edenton with relatives from Batavia Chillicothe Fayetteville Hamilton Pleasant Ridge and Red Bank. An advert promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets with testimonials from J G Gluck and J H Seitz alongside local notices about friends and visitors.
The article records several local events including the removal of stone piles along the Ohio pike by the traction company. It notes the marriage of Edward J. Glover to Miss Mary Dunham on Kline avenue officiated by Rev Crum. Also reported are a burial for Mrs M Short in the M B cemetery, Thanksgiving visitors to area residents, and a railroad bridge builder named F A Williams returning home due to health, with local schools closing for Thanksgiving.
Entertained at dinner Sunday by C A At wood and family. Revy J A Baker E G Penn and Walter Thomas on the sick list. Mrs Mary Johnson of Tabasco was a guest last Tuesday. Felicity. Rev W J Baker holding meetings at Pt Isabel. Mrs 8 F Waterfield with relatives in Covington Ky. Felicity lodge F and A M publicly installed officers Thanksgiving night. After exercises oysters served at Days with Katharine Bagby of Cincinnati guest of Kate Quarry. Robert Altman took a butcher shop job in Covington Ky. brother Clifford employed in Nicholasville. Death of Lot Woodmansee at his home near town Saturday evening. Miss Mary Robb guest of her sister at Batavia. Mrs Sam Houser of Cincinnati, formerly of this place, ill and grave doubts of recovery. William Ford of Neville purchased the Ford property and moved there. Mrs Mary Johnston guest of daughter Mrs Morgan Utter at Utopia. Condition of Attorney John Walker remains unchanged after months of illness. Strength and vigor come of good food a ready to serve wheat and barley product adds no burden but sustains nourishes invigourates.
A large crowd attended Ulrey's ball last Friday for a gold medal contest under the W. O. T. U. The program included orations music and readings with Miss Anna West Saunders of Milford winning the medal. Other notes mention residents moving to new homes future institute meetings and upcoming Sunday school convention.
Lew Hopkins of Amelia Ohio offers to supply funds and buy or loan against farm or life insurance policies. The notice promises quick responses by mail or phone. A separate ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness and headaches available at Nash’s Pharmacy in Batavia and Amelia Drug Company.
Lew Donley longtime public school teacher in Fostoria resigns to take a position at a carriage manufacturing plant in Fostoria. The community wishes him success in his new venture as local families return from holidays.
An old advertisement touts Agee's Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as a winter tonic to curb sluggishness, improve blood, and nourish nerves, claiming it treats weak lungs and indigestion. The notice sits among local society items noting visits, purchases, and Thanksgiving events.
The McLennan Paint Co. invites a capable youth to a permanent sales position in Buffalo New York. Send for an application blank and a stated pay amount. Engage locally in town and surrounding area.
A parade of neighbors and relatives from Newport Kentucky and nearby towns visit relatives and guests. Numerous names from Cincinnati, Batavia, Madisonville, Sardinia and Columbus appear among visits and entertaining hosts, plus funeral of Chant Livingston from Dayton.
A string of marriages and family updates from Walnut Hills to Decatur Alabama mark the social section. Couples wed in Louisville and Columbia with reception notes and upcoming relocations. Local visits, new babies, funerals, and a shoe store promotion round out the period’s happenings.
The column lists numerous local guests and visitors over the Thanksgiving period. Names include Mr. and Mrs. C. N. DuBrus, Mr. and Mrs. H. Young and son Richard of Cincinnati, Misses Mary and Daisy Adams of Mt. Washington, Ruth and Kate Wood, Delia and Nell Bell, Rose Jones, Rachel Vogt, and many others.
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