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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
6
A newspaper column discusses childrearing advice from an astrologer. It cautions against harsh discipline for a strong willed child born on a certain date and urges gentle guidance that appeals to affection and reason to channel willfulness into positive behavior.
A playful note on giving a bed quilt as a wedding gift when a bride seeks happiness. The piece humorously links a hush hint to a happy, prosperous marriage, endorsed as a charming family custom.
Bananas from South America sometimes carry live creatures including a marine opossum that ended up in Leicester and was gifted to London. The curator warns that handling and cold storage pose risks but such journeys can succeed if careful, noting the animals’ surprising endurance.
A compilation of ancient and medieval maxims on rivalry wealth and success. The verses contrast resilience and folly with urges toward self reliance and prudent desire, featuring Phaedrus Livy and St Augustine as quoted authorities.
The passage notes King Henry IV of Germany performing penance in the mow for absolution and reinstatement during three days after his excommunication in 1076 by Pope Gregory VII. It states Henry IV submitted, was later excommunicated again, and his son Henry V faced and endured multiple excommunications and reconciliations.
The black willow is a small tree 15 to 35 feet tall with rough black bark and slender brittle branches. Leaves are narrow and dark above pale below, with common leaf rusts and defoliation. trunk damage comes from the mottled willow borer. It grows along streams and lakes and mainly serves soil conservation and limited fuel use.
The article urges replacing lower value trees with more attractive varieties. It notes wood and charcoal as current uses and recommends suitable replacements for reforestation efforts.
Columns describe entertaining kids with simple treats and recipes. It includes playful ideas like fig turtles, lollipop creations, and book transfers, plus step by step recipes for Tiny Tim Apples Cup Cakes and Chicken a la King, with icing and decorative touches.
A humorous note describes the whiffletick, popular in southern New England, and details a quirky hunting method using a duck boat cheese lure, a post hole auger, shovel, and landing net to trap the creature. The illustrated specimen features a pine cone body, peanut head, and split filbert ears held with chewing gum.
Poem reflects on a funny world where perspective shapes humor. The speaker notes that what one finds funny often seems mad to others and laments vulgar shows while acknowledging a place for comic folk and shared beliefs amid an absurd world.
An old circus trouper declines a yearly tour to stay home with his newborn baby and wife. He quips that despite the annual circus visits, babies are far rarer in his house.
The tale follows Private Gus Plopulos who is discharged after a chain of mishaps in Gettysburg and a botched effort to walk off duty. It then notes the 28th Infantry’s status as among the first American units in France, detailing June 1917 landings and early WWI actions.
The text explains that money existed in various forms beyond coins and bills. It notes Virginia used tobacco as money, New England Indians used wampum, and California frontier groups used red birds’ heads, illustrating diverse monetary practices.
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