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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
3
The Swanmore saved 197 passengers from the burning Rio Grande 205 miles northwest of Diamond Shoals. Lifeboats were deployed amid choppy seas and a high southwest wind, with both ships at risk as the Swanmore ferried passengers to safety.
Washington report outlines a reorganization plan for the department of agriculture in Secretary Houston's first annual report to President Wilson. The proposal, part of 1916 fiscal estimates, would group work into five or six main units including research state relations rural organization forest service weather and regulation. It also mentions redistricting for enforcing the pure food law.
New York reports 416 motor vehicle deaths and 2149 injuries in 11 months as secretary of state Michael May criticizes the law and enforcement. He calls the high toll a radical flaw in the system, nearly double last year, despite automobile benefits.
Cincinnati markets list Old and New corn prices by grade, hay timothy and clover values, oats and wheat ranges, poultry and egg prices, cattle and hogs bid ranges, bulls calves and lambs quotes. Details cover No 2 white corn to yellow ear, timothy and clover blends, egg primes and seconds, and live stock bids.
In Galveston an epic flood tale unfolds as Brazos and Colorado waters sweep past Bryant Hearne and move toward Wharton Eagle Lake. Victoria and Richmond brace for rising floods while residents flee to higher ground amid scenes of death and misery.
Scientific farming can be pursued with more profit in Western Canada than elsewhere. governments support farming through experimental farms in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. agricultural colleges and university programs, with extensive demonstrations and public schooling, train farmers and raise land value. Dean Curtiss praises Canadian commitment to vocational education and coordinated promotion. The 1913 Western grain yields averaged strong outputs, signaling potential growth.
A kindly colonel, known for helping those in need, meets a one legged man on his estate. He gives money and asks where the man served. The reply reveals the man served time in jail for jewelry theft. The exchange blends humor with a moral about generosity and consequences.
Former New York mayor George B. McClellan Reflects on Thanksgiving and recalls a seashore scene in Atlantic City. He describes a quarrel between an overdressed couple with a push that knocked the woman down and her retort about pawned fly screens.
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect bottles of Castoria for the signature and to trust the product as a safe remedy used for over 30 years. It notes use for infants and children and mentions that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A Missouri Brunswicker excerpt describes the knocker as a two legged creature with a corkscrew soul and jelly backbone, provoking fear among honest men and angels. The text then notes Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops effectively drive out colds and stop throat irritations at Seat Drug Stores.
A farmer meets a man at a railroad station asking for tobacco. The man requests a knife then bites a plug and plans to bite it in the next town. A reader note warns against accepting small favors and invites Red Cross Ball advertising.
The comic quip notes a vanished soup on the bill of fare and a waiter’s quick wipe. It adds a jest about people bragging despite lacking flexibility, illustrating a humorous social moment.
The Times notes the public misses a picture of a vessel just after being picked up in the open sea as the schooner Marjorie Brown sinks after springing a leak. The New York Mail comments on the lack of illustration in the paper.
The dialogue contrasts a dogmatic manner with categorical questions, signaling a clash between rigid certainty and sharply defined inquiries. The exchange underscores how phrasing can reveal temperament and epistemic stance in a brief interaction.
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