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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
3
The Bayer Cross marks genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin to prevent imitation. It has advised physicians for over eighteen years and promotes unbroken packages with directions for relief from colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia and other pains. Small tin boxes of twelve cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
In a sharp societal quip, a speaker notes England’s obsession with spirits. The remark ties this craze to financial concerns as much of local stock appears destined for overseas markets.
An article reviews North American nut bearing trees led by hickory and notes 14 species with 13 east of the Rocky Mountains and one in Mexico. It highlights shagbark as notable in Indiana, praises hickory wood, and mentions pecan and black walnut habitats and forms. It ends with unrelated epigrams about money and beauty.
The torch flame was cut and lamps installed to create a beacon 305 feet above the water, visible 24 miles at sea. The light, managed by the Lighthouse Board, proved of little navigational use and was extinguished in 1902, with illumination shifted to the War Department.
The line asks a blunt question about soldier behavior after discharge and suggests an answer in colloquial tone. No clear event or named entities appear, leaving a fragmentary, humorous jab at military life.
A phrase about self-sabotage noting that personal failings invite external aid, suggesting the harm from self-imposed obstacles often attracts unhelpful attention and blame. The idea frames internal conflict as a magnet for counterproductive support.
The United States navy and shipping interests back a new evasive fog navigation device. A cable lies in the channel with low frequency signals audible to onboard listen receivers. Ships follow the cable, using indicators to stay centered and avoid collisions. Tests will start at New London and then aboard liners in Ambrose Channel.
Many East Indian people sit in meditation before a grave and hold their breath for inspiration from a saint. Women select graves for offerings and Thursday nights bring a female servant with an earthen lamp plus cotton thread to burn at the grave. They bring sweets or flowers, or butter and ghee are burnt in lamps, and some spray the grave with water in summer.
O Nakano of Kawara Japan followed a dream in which a forefather promised treasure under a former warehouse. He dug and found a stone jar containing old gold and silver valued at 25000 dollars, benefiting a family long in poverty though ancestral headmen were once wealthy.
In a long-ago London stroll, Thomas Carlyle clasps a friend’s arm and asks who passes by. The friend identifies the man as Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, prompting Carlyle to remark that Webster resembles a walking cathedral.
Mr Growcher admits that all men are born equal but suggests most forget this truth as time passes. The remark underscores a belief in diminishing ideals amid social change by the speaker.
A historical price table from Cincinnati markets shows quotes for hay and grain including corn varieties No 2 white at 1.04 to 1.66 and No 2 yellow at 1.00 to 1.61, live poultry and dairy prices, and cattle and hog categories with ranges such as shippers at 10.10 to 14, butter and eggs by grade, and hogs around 15.50.
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleansing remedy. It asserts kidneys can become sluggish and recommends a daily dose of four ounces in water before breakfast to restore function and reduce bladder disorders. The copy highlights a lemon grape acid base with lithia and claims harmlessness and low cost.
Giles lives with his ill grandmother who cannot care for him. He returns home dirty and shabby. she laments her inability to look after him. He replies with a grim, defiant line about knowing the world and seeing "the other guys."
A mother questions her daughter about taking a second piece of cake during a tea visit. The girl admits the act and explains she challenged the admonition by recalling a social line she heard from a hostess about having more cake.
Advertisement touts Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills as containing only vegetable ingredients serving as a tonic and purgative. The copy emphasizes natural composition and immediate action.
American officers arriving in Cannes to compete for the army tennis championship were met by Colonel Johnson the organizer. One competitor answered modestly when asked if he was a tennis player saying he had orders to prove it.
Dialogue centers on Horace seeking the name of a prior kiss from Helen. Helen teases that the former lover may be too many for him, implying a humorous or flippant tone about past romance.
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