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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
6
A wounded prospector in Dead Man's Canyon near Arizona, bleeding from a bullet wound, crawls toward a river to drink. He narrowly avoids an Apache sniper and, just as death nears, cavalry arrives, and he salutes with gratitude as the troops approach along the river trail.
A Living Age writer notes Bluebeard’s wealth came from unknown sources then reports a newly uncovered gold vein beneath his castle. Mineral prospectors link the alchemist’s study to smelting gold likely mined secretly at night. The tale ends with doubt about the baron’s fate after four centuries.
The bishop of Colchester reopened the long closed Chickney church in Essex built in the Alfredian era over a thousand years ago. The visit aims to revive interest and consider preservation for a rare unrestored Saxon site once central to generations of Chickney worshipers.
Little Jimmy tugged his mother’s skirt at a county fair stand selling bright balloons and mechanical toys. He shouted for a pewkle doll, mispronouncing it as pewkle, and, in a childlike moment, received the doll he desired.
The Dearborn Independent explains that carpet strips run along the floor of England's House of Commons to prevent duels among members. Originating when swords were worn, the rule kept speakers from crossing the carpet edges during debates.
Beaded gowns with rhinestones pearls and paillettes lead the season’s evening wear as beaded fringe velvet ribbons and pastel silks decorate gowns and hats. Off the face brims return with pink rose tones and large flowers while gilded trims and faille silk hats pair with fur for midseason town wear.
Lord Coleridge, veteran judge, shares witty reminiscences from his law career. Anecdotes cover jurors, a gouty man and port, a golf ring loss, a spade planten case, and a Riviera holiday misdirected letter. The tales blend legal life with humor and sharp wit.
Rural districts show higher defective vision rates than city districts. In Pennsylvania 16.8 percent of 500000 pupils tested are defective versus 8.5 percent of 370000 in cities. Iowa rural districts report 14.4 percent defective vision and city districts 6.8 percent. Causes are uncertain, likely linked to testing conditions, illumination, and limited corrective care for rural children.
Popular Science Monthly notes Belinograph, a photographed telegram system, growing in Eastern Europe. France cuts autographed telegram cost to 25 cents. Messages need not be translated, up to 100 words fit on one photograph, ensuring exact delivery and sender verification, with rapid transmission highlighted.
In Washington the Cheap Car Representative Riley Wilson relates a tale about a buyer who challenged an agent after a cheap car failed. The agent replies that the car’s lifetime is its own stated in the sale, prompting a humorous exchange.
Sir Harii Singh Bahadur the new maharajah begins rule with an order for all male subjects to shave their beards mustaches and hair as a mark of honor to his late uncle. Dispatches note the edict while identifying him to the western world as Mister a.
An advertisement claims Dr Peery's Dead Ghot expels worms including tapeworms and cleans mucus where they breed while toning digestion. It asserts one dose achieves results and promotes the product.
The Department of Agriculture orders destruction of mistletoe in U S national forests. The plant is deemed a dangerous forest pest and a ten year effort aims to exterminate it, with the department allowing kissing but targeting the pest.
A quip exchanges views on old fashioned ideas and a young person learning horizontal and vertical concepts. The banter hints at generational gaps and a humorous take on education.
A man without sufficient worries is advised to marry a flapper, suggesting matrimony as a remedy for restlessness and a way to cope with life's burdens.
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