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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
4
President Taft inspected the canal and announced it will be open for navigation in 1915. The column mocks political figures and notes various social changes, including prohibition moves, anti race tracks, and reforms across multiple states.
Paul Rapp trades his farm implement warehouse and stock plus some real estate to Charles W. Seyler for the 129 acre Alex Maham farm near town valued at about 45000 dollars. Seyler to move to town and occupy the Waesner property on Spring street. Wilbur Simpkins, longtime Williamsburg Lodge Knight of Pythias member, dies in California. lodge to drape charter 30 days and extend prayers to widow and family.
The fragment lists liabilities and capital figures including capital stock paid in and surplus funds. It notes national bank notes outstanding of 80,000 and deposits subject to check alongside certificates of deposit totaling 90,000. The data appears as a financial ledger excerpt with numbers and headings of liabilities and capital.
The Nicaraguan president enacts a decree creating a government monopoly on importation manufacture and sale of matches and wax tapers. From January 8 1908 all consumers must buy these items from government agents only. Officials may seize stock from merchants and individuals deemed excessive. Anyone holding such goods on January 1 1908 must notify a government agent or face indictment as smugglers.
An affable New York police officer who knew locals at his corner notes a German porter who spoke daily. He reappears and, when asked where he had been, replies he had been “Over in Jersey.” The porter cannot recall the exact Jersey town, remarking that towns in Jersey all have different names.
Cyrus, entering the sixteenth floor, swelters as he complains the stairs are long. An office occupant jokes about elevators and recalls a man falling down the shaft, setting a tense city-room tone.
Readers are urged to request a sample copy of the Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer to evaluate its value as a family aid. The paper is touted for guiding fathers on income, mothers on household management, and children toward useful futures. It emphasizes nonsectarian sermons by Chas I Russell and claims to be the cleanest, best family weekly.
Petroleum ranks just after gold as California’s most valuable product, reflecting its crucial role in the state’s economy and energy supply.
Wilson S. Finnwater files a partition petition in Clermont County Common Pleas seeking division of land in Miami Township. The 51.46 acre tract, described by Nevilles Survey No. 937, borders the 1895 100 acre tract and is tied to heirs including Lucinda Hutchinson Silas H Fitzwater Elisabeth Humphreys and others. Respondents named: LER Hutchinson Serena Hutchinson Olve Hutchinson Margery Ward Mary Shaw Highland Fitzwater Elmira Harden Silas Finwater. Answer deadline set for March 6 1909. Attorney: J R Woopaser.
A garbled OCR snippet shows stray numbers and letters without clear context. The piece contains sequences like 2.00 1 65 ah and 3h al, offering no discernible events, people, or places to anchor a report.
D. Fe. Kirgan is listed as Vice President and I. Turnipseed as Clerk in the official roster.
Four train numbers 23 24 25 and 26 are scheduled to arrive at and depart from the Pennsylvania Lines station located at Pearl and Butler streets in Cincinnati.
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