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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
7
A Victorian style health tip urges treating winter as healthful with basic rules. Maintain ventilation, sleep cool yet warm, remove outdoor wraps indoors, and wear rubbers in snowy conditions to prevent colds. The piece emphasizes wet feet as a major cold source.
An anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post depicts a pompous visitor seeking office figures at Chauncey Depew’s railroad gate. The porter insists the railroad runs itself, with no officials needed beyond him, yielding a sharp jab at bureaucratic pomp.
The exchange shows Elvira upstairs and a stout caller awaiting. humor centers on waiting and urgency. A brief quip on selfishness and gratitude follows, with social commentary on moneyed daughters’ figures and public sarcasm.
Harry M. Spanier of Columbus was killed in South Africa while fighting with the Boers. He had been a busy Columbus entrepreneur in poultry and commission trades, later securing mule shipments to the region and forming ties with local firms. He left behind a wife in Lancaster and a daughter Clara in Columbus.
Jas Van Meter and Urban Ebner sent quartz from nearby farms to J H Shott of Colorado Springs for assay. Shott reported ore values of 10 and 16 44 dollars per ton. A well dressed stranger, later identified as Shott, leased their land and plans mining operations with Western style equipment.
Bellefontaine Ohio, December 18. William Vance Marquis longtime local businessman and former lieutenant governor under Campbell died suddenly Sunday in the office of Dr Chalfant. Heart trouble caused the death at age 72. Marquis had long served in mercantile and banking ventures and held mayoral office among many honors.
The state board of tax remission heard Cincinnati and Covington Bridge company’s request to cut $200000 from its valuation. John W. Warrington re-argued the case, which was postponed to the 22d inst.
Last January Richard Titus ran against a guy wire at Portage located by the Toledo Bowling Green and Fremont Railroad Co. He broke his false teeth and was injured. He has settled the damages case for $1000. In Findlay, Frank and Jay Vandenburg filed bankruptcy petitions showing nearly $3000 liabilities and no assets, their failure linked to the Standard Press Brick works crash years ago.
In Tiffin Ohio on December 18, the death is reported of John Sabara the oldest pensioner on the government rolls. A Civil War gunshot wound left a running sore that healed eight weeks ago but led to his death.
Athens Ohio December 18 editor Fred W. Bush of the Messenger Herald and Mrs Georgia Hall Jones of New York City will marry in New York January 1. Miss Jones formerly from McConnellsville Ohio is noted as an artist.
Hicksville Ohio December 18 Bishop William X Ninde of Detroit dedicated the new M E church costing 15000 dollars and the services raised 7500 dollars of the amount. He departed for South America Monday to resume his duties.
Jas Beaubi en of Junction went rabbit hunting and did not return. His body was found on a brush pile indicating death from an accidental gun discharge.
In New Paris on December 18 Zylphia Andrews a colored centenarian died from burns after her clothing caught fire while she tried to light a kitchen stove. Her body was found in the snow beside the stove.
Charles E. Knee, 28, an oiler at the Shelby Tub Works, fell into a wheel pit and was instantly killed. He left a wife.
Senate and House pages summarize daily actions from Dec 12 to Dec 16. Debates on currency bill continue. resolutions on Philippine recognition and Meriam case are noted. New fiscal and tariff bills appear, with holiday adjournments and memorials for Daniel Webster and Danford.
Lebanon Kentucky December 15 John A Hullett superintendent at the Lancaster Rolling Mills and his wife and three children were poisoned by eating potatoes in soup Physicians saved their lives after vigorous medical effort.
A man resists superstition and starts a brief business trip despite his wife's warning of disaster on Friday. He returns with only a minor hitch, insisting a lucky blue vest and a ticking dime saved him, as reported by the Troy Times.
A statistician claims the typewriter did not employ 500000 people but omits its health toll. The ad urges all sedentary workers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to help the body bear confinement and restore stomach health, touting its curative reputation.
A Puerto Rican merchant in Ponce escaped unharmed when a bull charged down the street, knocked him onto a veranda where he was lucky to suffer only minor injuries. He lamented being tossed to the veranda and wondered why it did not roll him into a ditch.
A customer in Colum bus, Ohio asks for cracked eggs at half price and buys cracked wheat for a dollar with 50 cents paid. The clerk confirms the store policy of a 50 percent reduction on cracked items.
The Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway runs solid trains with palace sleeping cars dining cars and first class day coaches from Chicago to Calumet Houghton Hancock and other Copper Country points with direct connections to Marquette Negaunee Ishpeming. East South and Southwest travelers are advised to use this route and all coupon ticket agents sell tickets via the line.
A brief quip from the Detroit Free Press notes Willoughby Winks as a sociable card player. The remark highlights his agreeable nature during whist games.
The Southern Pacific Company offers top first and second class service to California, Arizona, Texas and Mexico with Pullman Palace Cars and Tourist Sleepers from major eastern cities. Personal Conducted Tourist Excursions run from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Des Moines Omaha Kansas City. For literature contact W. G. Neimyer in Chicago, W. H. Connor in Cincinnati, or W. J. Berg in Buffalo.
A reader notes a man was presented in court in London and acquitted on two occasions. The Chicago Evening News dated credit line attributes W. C. Rinearson of Cincinnati for a Cuba and Puerto Rico pamphlet description in press and offers a free copy with a 2 cent postage stamp request. A quip from Snell's literature and a child’s remark about diamond mines are mentioned in a brief, period-voice snippet.
The text markets nostrums for coughs colds croup and bronchitis and promotes Hoxsie s Croup Cure priced at 50 cents. It also includes a quotation attributed to Ally Sloper joking about feeling well and liking to grumble reflecting period urban humor.
An assortment of vintage product pitches and quips including To Cure a Cold In One Day laxative tablets with money back guarantee, 25c. See how that human skeleton is cracked and Yes that man's dead broke. Putnam Dyes claim even color. Piso's Cure for Consumption touted by Rev. D. Buchmueller. Heart failure remark from Chicago Daily News.
Local remedies promoted for catarrh claim internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Claims include physician endorsement, non quack status, and testimonials. Toledo firm FP. J. Caexgy & Co. advertises 75 cent cure and 25 cent pills.
An advertisement claims Gnove's Taste Less Cnit Tonic as the best remedy, describing it as iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a satirical note about connoisseurs and authority. It asserts no cure no pay and includes a price reference.
A fragment shows a quip about Maude and George divorcing due to a violent cook who threatened to leave. The scene includes a brief joke from the Philadelphia Record and a second line from the Chicago Daily News about tipping the waiter.
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