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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement urges readers to take one Calotab at night to clear a cold and prevent flu complications, promising a refreshed system and full appetite next morning. Calotabs are sold in sealed tins for 35 cents with druggist refunds if not satisfied. The copy also promotes Castoria for infants and notes a saying about ducks and money.
A historical ad notes Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims flu deaths exceed wartime deaths and touts decades of use in American homes worldwide with promise of better sleep and morning expectoration.
Philosophical inquiry asks whether suffering comes from ignorance or from knowledge. Probing contrasts the pains of not knowing with the burdens and responsibilities knowledge imposes on a thinking person.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to buy a small bottle of Danderine at a drug or toilet counter. It claims dandruff will disappear after several applications and that hair will stop falling out with renewed vigor and color.
The message urges women to seek Kilmer’s Skin medicine for kidney and bladder troubles and eye strain. It notes many suffer in silence, warns against neglect, and promotes bottles of Kilmer’s product sold by Palldrum stores. The ad also cynically hints wives as attentive when a proposal is near.
Billy Evans recalls amusing ball field incidents from New York including an outfielder who lost a suned fly ball and was credited with an assist while the center fielder completed the catch. He also tells of a player hitting a home run after retiring between first and second, a bone in the box score. A rookie on first base misplayed the play, and the batter, who passed the runner, was ruled out for the improvised action.
The Milwaukee Sentinel warns against a comeback by Jess Willard after a lackluster wartime record and a poor showing against Dempsey. It notes he was never a popular champ and cautions him to stay out of the ring to avoid a renewed public backlash.
The University of Pennsylvania announces the formation of a varsity basketball team plus a junior varsity and two freshman squads as part of broader athletics development. This expansion aims to broaden participation and develop players across levels.
A Chase college half back named Medsker returned a kickoff from his own goal line to the opposite goal line in a game against Mount Union. The 108 yard run is cited as one of only nine such plays in modern football history.
Revival of the baseball players fraternity is reported with a wide list of sports notes. The piece mentions Cornell’s rowing squad, American Trapshooters association shoots, Pat Duncan’s real name, Gandil’s stance with the White Sox, Beaumont club leaders, George Tyler’s pitching, and cricket and boxing developments. It also cites league franchise debates, possible transfers, suspensions, league presidencies, a blind soldiers athletic meet, English football inquiries, and a new Chelsea grounds upgrade.
Golf great Harry Vardon says he is not opposed to the stymie but believes it should be dropped if most players reject it. He argues the stymie is a traditional feature only and that a standard ball is not worth the effort, noting England and Scotland shares on the matter and his own experience in matches.
Through a cooperative agreement Columbia University and the Union Boat Club of New York City will allow Columbia students the use of the Harlem boathouse while they are candidates for the Blue and White crews and upon graduation will be admitted to the club without the election formalities.
College athletes on the Pacific coast display strength as UC Berkeley’s Jack Merchant, a husky weight thrower, hammers 144 feet in an informal campus meet. Four pole-vaulters cleared eleven feet six inches in practice.
Gol R L Baker resigns as manager of the Lexington track at the Kentucky Jockey Club after one year in the post and plans to sell Kensington farm near Lexington, a major thoroughbred breeding operation.
The country shows heightened interest in sports as baseball posts a record year, football draws enormous crowds, and many pastimes run at capacity, reflecting renewed public fervor after the war.
Advertising copy touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches, biliousness, indigestion, and stomach misery by cleansing the stomach, removing sour food, easing liver bile, and expelling waste. Claims relief by morning after a single dose, with other ad lines referencing Garfield Tea.
A banquet anecdote from the Chicago Tribune recalls a guest of honor arriving late and a thirsty guest signaling a waiter. The quiet plea turned into a comic realization when the dignitary in a dress suit paused at the table.
A shopper complains about 17 cents of milk and sugar in an ice cream soda while the store manager notes that customers must pay for labor as well as material. The exchange touches on labor of drawing the soda and the labor of making change.
In a playful clash of words, Bill’s anger is linked to a jumping tooth ache. The exchange hints at a comic, punny situation where pain and temper collide. Local readers will recognize the lighthearted banter.
A Syracuse gents' furnishings shop sells winter caps, a backwoods man asks for one, finds it too small, offers to buy, and jokes he will modify it at home with a knife and shoestring to fit. The tale appears in the Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The exchange portrays Maud praising Jack as wonderful while noting his vanity, as he too believes he is wonderful. The brief dialogue captures light, flirtatious tone and social temperament.
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