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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1930
Page
7
Fashion notes describe midwinter formal wraps in panne satin and velvet, with heavy fur trims and sheer white jackets. Designs feature long or three quarter length wraps, decolletage emphasis, and luxe fur accents such as mink and chinchilla.
A quartet sings on the waterfront under moonlight when the tenor falls into the bay. The leader fails to notice the mishap until the basso notes that one singer is off key, revealing Jack has slipped off the quay.
A brief exchange notes a dog acting oddly as a joke about the end of the dog day season. The punchline suggests the dog senses the season ending.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a comic skit where a diner faux pas asks for a fly in soup while on vacation. It also reports a widow Kate coping with two children after her husband’s pedestrian death, neighbors expressing sympathy and shared humor about the union.
A brief joke exchange features a salesman complaining of ringing in the ears and a wife dryly noting his forgetfulness with his sample case and portable wireless set, delivered in a Passing Show style.
A witty ditty on blind dating with a sting about language skill and appearance. A sharp line about a self made man contrasts with a puzzled reaction to makeup and the other party’s gaze. The piece uses humor to expose vanity and social perception.
A wartime tone notes a surgeon predicting a major operation while a former recruit jokes about calling a general. Comic snippets show household life as Mrs Newgilt hires 14 servants for a town house and Mrs Littleflat says she engaged more than twice that number for her apartment, but they did not stay.
Two cow punchers clash in a rough rodeo altercation with heavy riding and bucking moves. Onlookers report a tense exchange as the crowd watched a tense confrontation unfold on the dusty arena floor.
A historical note observes that signs announcing English spoken have declined as Paris stores and hotels employ staff able to converse with English visitors. The lone remaining marker reads English Spoken, of Course, reflecting the shift in tourism support and multinational staff presence.
A Bias quotation notes that choosing between enemies and friends is decisive since a friend can become an enemy and an enemy a friend. The adage reflects wary social judgment about shifting loyalties and loyalties in personal relations.
A sixteen year old Franklin New Hampshire boy kept nearly 100 common snakes in a wash boiler during winter. In spring he released them but some return regularly seeking food and he gives handouts at his home. A second note reports on a National Student Federation survey of 763 colleges finding 46 percent of men and 23 percent of women earn part or all expenses. Only 2 percent of college women are fully self supporting.
A large Georgian family near the north Georgia mountains includes triplets and nine sets of twins. The 57 year old grandmother is the mother of 18, with 50 grandchildren aged up to fifteen. Dr. Bowdoin confirms the counts and records.
The 1910 Michael Sars expedition led by Sir John Murray found surface weeds in patches rather than a continuous barrier, disproving the myth of ships becoming hopelessly embedded. The Beebe expedition later confirmed this finding. The text ends with an unrelated adage about mice and a cat.
The federal railways of Switzerland plan to deploy engines operable by a single engineer on all trains. This prospective change aims to streamline operations and reduce crew requirements across the network.
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