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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
4
Sixty one years ago a Russian engineer named Benkendorf watched the Lena flood uncover a frozen mammoth in a Siberian bog. The river's thawing carried the carcass to the sea as workers cut tusks and examined the well preserved remains including the mammoth's last meal of fir shoots and cones.
The piece notes the 60th Congress convening with Speaker Joseph Cannon, potential Republican state convention timing, and a forecast of hardwood famine per Secretary Wilson. It mentions currency payment and treasury issues, A J Vory’s appointment affecting the Foraker outfit, and Judge Lamport replacing him as superintendent of insurance. Beverly votes wet as Exator Rose plans a county local option bill for the legislature.
TAIT organs say Senator Foraker has burned his bridges behind him while he forges new ones toward his ambitions. They praise his life from soldier to statesman as a forward march and note his plans to reach the front in pursuit of goals.
The report announces a broad financial recovery with factories and workshops reopening, cancelled orders reissued, and confidence restored. It notes people will need to work and persevere to earn money as abundance returns.
The Times Star laments Senator Foraker’s direct opposition to the President and lauds his lone stand on disputed legislation. It notes his faith in reform and growing public belief that he can handle himself amid mounting odds.
The Times Star reports alleged opposition by the Ohio Federation of Labor to Senator Foraker, while a Wheeling dispatch quotes federation president Llewellyn Lewis denying such plans. The piece emphasizes Foraker's strong support from laborers who will work for him.
Warren county papers back Hon. Sera Brown of Lebanon as a candidate for the sixth district in 1908. Other counties reveal notable figures including George Little of Nenia and Gen H C Corbin of Bata via among others in Clermont Highland and Clinton. Brown county has not yet reported but is expected to name a candidate as the convention draws near.
The Ohio delegation recommended James Cassidy for the House postmastership after showing rival 8 R Langham has caucus strength enough to win the caucus.
Elva M. Huntington filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Clermont County, Ohio, a petition against James A. Huntington for divorce and alimony on charges of gross neglect of duty and adultery. Defendant is ordered to answer by January 18, 1908, or judgment will be entered. Attorney C. Kerns represents the petitioner.
A shore scene prompts a lesson on guiding ideals like sails. Set your aims one way and life’s winds wreck you. set them another and you reach harbor. The piece uses nautical imagery to urge disciplined choices.
I F Benson relays a strange vignette about a doctor who used morphia to help a patient sleep. When the doctor stopped the injections the patient suffered pain and insomnia for two nights. On the third night the doctor gave plain water and the patient slept, yet woke with a morphine mouth.
In 1810 John Green a religious mason laid the first stone at Stirchall near Coventry and completed the church in seven years without assistance. He did all work solo until interior fittings. The church serves a large congregation and gains notable revenue from sightseer contributions attracted by curiosity.
Waltham health board revokes license of a west end resident for keeping a rooster, bantam or not, as rules forbid roosters while allowing a few hens. The decision aligns with the board’s strict interpretation that a rooster is a rooster regardless of size.
A southern city bachelor hires a Black servant to tidy his home and share chores. When the servant jokes about “our blackin,” the man asserts ownership, prompting a rebuke. The next Sunday the servant appears with a chocolate woman and child carriage, prompting the master to hear the claim that the baby is his boss’s child, not theirs.
A New York Press quip describes a peasant family and a dog that pauses a loud clock to keep a baby asleep. The story blends folklore bravado with a sly, brilliant mental image of domestic cunning.
A cow owned by Joseph Blake of Geonaland became trapped tail-first in a tree cleft and survived five weeks on tree bark and scant water. The animal broke its tail during a lunge at Blake, who sought safety on a woodpile for about 45 minutes. The cow later wandered off to find food and is improving under care.
The article notes goose fighting pits once common in Russia and links them to modern Arsamas and Tula geese. It highlights the Arsamas gander with a uniquely shaped bill that helps it grip an opponent's neck or back, reflecting ancestral fighting traits.
A big woman tells a smaller worker that success speaks for itself and need not be bragged about. The smaller woman replies that decline shows in the bitterness of complaining about current circumstances.
The excerpt conveys Miltonic reflection on the value of books. It argues that harming a person harms a divine image, but destroying a book harms essential reason and the life of a master spirit preserved beyond life.
In a humorous exchange a man asks what state the young suitor belongs to for marrying Billyuns' daughter. The reply notes the suitor appeared in a state of collapse after leaving the old man’s office.
The dialogue centers on whether Mr Keenote should perform pop music. Miss Cayenne notes that playing that style would make anything unpopular, implying a preference for non popular or unconventional music.
The late Frederick McNally consulted a lawyer about an infringement he believed was innocent. A publishing amateur involved, likened to a village girl selling game, faced scrutiny when the pastor questioned the honesty of her pheasants and hares. The girl claimed her father was a poacher to Lord Clare.
An anecdote from Crabtree recounts a severe Oklahoma snowstorm that briefly blessed drought-stricken land with a wheat crop only to be undone by alternating 40 mile per hour southern winds drifting snow northward and 80 mile per hour northern winds blowing it back. The wind pattern persisted until no snowflakes remained in the county per the Watonga Herald.
The piece notes Edinburgh streets with odd names such as Jacob's Ladder Gabriel's Ladder Coffinland and Cuddy Lane. It highlights closes like Hole in the Wall close Little Jack and Big Jack close Lady Stairs Heave-Away and Long closes. Long is among the shortest and is compared to Crooked and Turnagain lanes of London for its narrowness.
The dwarf palm fiber, once deemed worthless, is becoming a growing industry in Algeria. Factories are expanding as natives supply palm leaves to be steam carded, spun, and braided into vegetable fiber for mattresses, woven goods, harness, carriage work, military bedding, and various tissues.
A narrator recalls returning to country life where a whole chicken is served at meals in Paris. She notes confusion over the dish describing it as chicken though many believed it resembled a giant centipede. The pension’s Sunday dinner featured a leg per plate for thirteen diners.
A fragment notes Miss Homely-Rich claiming Mr. Hunter cannot love her after he said he did. Another fragment has Miss Cutting reacting to bad news from a banker with surprised, terse dialogue.
A Lady customer and Shoemakere discuss how her shoes should be made with detailed attention to a large inside and small outside design. The exchange highlights tailor made footwear expectations.
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