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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
4
The Clermont Courier issue from Batavia Ohio dated December 7 1904 presents local news items and notices typical of a small town newspaper of the period. It carries community updates, short notices, and possibly advertisements relevant to residents.
A column exposes the Democrat and Republican papers as twin organs in the Kline building, sharing offices and printing areas. It accuses editors of duplicity, selling out party loyalty, and aligning with Bishop Williams in a bid to control votes. It condemns the practice as treasonous and says the public will not stand for such theft, warning that five to six hundred dollars is too little to buy defeat of the Republican ticket.
A long critique charges Democrat and Republican papers with using clergy to attack alleged political fraud. The piece accuses ministers of hypocrisy for backing or opposing candidates and questions the integrity of a Bantam Fair Ground convention and Amelia delegation while denouncing perjury and corrupt tactics.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims benefits for digestion liver kidneys and blood while promising stomach relief and bowel regularity. The copy touts a low price and a guarantee of satisfaction with Amelia Drew as contact.
A Kansas City Star reporter recounts a Kansas City to Chicago train speeding through a storm. Lightning struck the engine and rear car, tearing up ground and throwing red heat into the air as the train continued seven minutes ahead of schedule.
The Japanese government provides each army with ready printed post cards showing a standard message that the soldier is alive and well and asks for letters to a named address that may change. The cards cost little and could ease distress among families awaiting news.
Telegraph lines in East Africa suffer from fashion driven theft as local women wrap wires around waists to accessorize outfits. Commissioners report depredations prompt company to hold tribal chiefs responsible. Young styles prompted a shift to protect lines.
The Spaniards encountered the potato in Peru where natives had long cultivated it. It took about a century to reach Europe. In 1857 it was introduced to Spain, and in 1856 Sir Walter Raleigh began cultivating it in Ireland from North Carolina seed.
The Danish government grants greater privileges to heads of families to change surnames. The nation is depicted as divided into three main clans Hansens Petersens and Soerensens with common names like Smith and Jones seen as a small minority. In one town of 25 000 there are about 20 surnames shared by over 1 200 people each.
The Hollanders punish fit but unwilling workers by placing them in a clatern with a pump and a water stream. The water runs in just slow enough to require the lazy pauper to pump continually to prevent drowning, a stark method of enforcing labor.
The states Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island and the District of Columbia form the group studied for registration death rates in the 1900 census report.
The Dutch fight Achinese in Sumatra for over a century with cycles of raid and siege. Each expedition brings attrition but little lasting gain while violence escalates to mass killing reported by a Dutch commander who cites 281 women and 88 children slain. The Hague, seat of rules on war conduct, faces no official censure.
The Dead Sea fortress Monastery of Mar Saba bars women from sight, once home to many monks. Founded about 1,300 years ago by Euthymius, it features Empress Eudoxia’s nearby tower now watched by a guard. Desert raids and severe life drive some monks to madness.
The U S government appoints David Hill of Little Falls as custodian of Star Island, center of Cass Lake. Hill relocates his family to the island amid a majestic pine forest described as a wonder of Minnesota scenery guarded by Gen. C C Andrews fire warden to prevent fire and trespass.
A vintage advertisement urges early treatment for consumption, praising Scott's Emulsion as the best lung fertilizer. It promotes fresh air, rest, and generous eating, claiming early action prevents deception and promises a free sample via a label loot wrapper offer. The ad lists Scott & Bowne, chemists, as the suppliers.
Ingenious clocks enter the market including a handless dialless model with revolving flaps that show hours and minutes in bold figures. The clock winds and sets like a normal one and conveys time at a glance from a distance as minutes move. A second novelty is an electrically powered clock marketed to run 12 months without maintenance with a replaceable battery, housed on a polished wood base and covered with plate glass.
The article notes that American wives of British peers are not inherently extravagant. It highlights Lady Curzon and the duchess of Marlborough as examples of careful household management, with the latter reputed to scrutinize the estate accounts each morning and possess strong bookkeeping knowledge.
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