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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
8
A dense cluster of notices, ads, and brief items from Batavia Ohio and nearby: subscriptions offer for Cincinnati papers, real estate and mortgage lending in New Richmond, Norwood and Ripley, theatre entertainment for Batavia Public Library fundraiser, Dr Shoop Croup Remedy, piano advertisements, clothing and fabric sales, and local personal notes about residents, meetings, and health updates.
The Raymond Dramatic Company delivered an excellent performance at city hall Saturday night. The troupe, composed of bright young society people, plans a 12-town tour and a New Richmond show next Saturday.
Samuel Apple lists a No 1 set of farming tools for sale at his Kemp Texas area home near Crosstown on March 4 1900. The notice includes wagons survey plows cultivator double shovels harrows hog rack hay rigging and Deering McCormick machines with five sets of harness. A testimonial from J A Stone civil war veteran notes recovery from lung trouble. Dr King’s New Discovery advertised for coughs colds hemorrhages and pneumonia with 6c and 1.00 prices.
The court schedule includes continued cases State of Ohio vs Gilbert Aughten and State of Ohio vs Samuel Passell with plea of not guilty for obtaining property under $35. fines and jail terms set but suspended on good behavior. Other items include a hand ferry permit to Thomas Hastings, alimony for Sue Marie Markland, and dissolution of an injunction against Citizens' Telephone Co. Also entries list mortgage foreclosures, probate marriage licenses, real estate transfers, and guardianship appointments.
The Washington anniversary dinner and sale on Friday exceeded expectations with many citizens attending and contributing about fifty dollars. Weather was forbidding but did not deter attendance as the hall featured tasteful decorations drawing praise from visitors, and the proceeds will fund Presbyterian church improvements.
The famous magician Herman the Great performs tricks involving rabbits and roses as Easy Task laundry soap markets its dirt removing magic. The ad claims Easy Task cleans without boiling and impresses Batavia housewives as the finest soap sold locally.
The Rev. Mr. Jackson will address the mothers meeting at the school house Friday afternoon at 8:80 o'clock. Reorganization will be completed and members enrolled. Those interested in closer cooperation of home and school are urged to be present.
A new law mandates a sexton for every state cemetery. No interment may occur without a registrar issued permit to a sexton, who must also file a report to the registrar. Batavia is noted for having an excellent sexton and fulfills the requirement.
A health brief explains a quick remedy for sudden stomach distress. It notes that symptoms may ease within minutes with a specific, simple technique and urges readers to seek medical advice for persistent pain or severe reactions.
A boarding house offers meals or beds at 20 cents per unit with a good home cooking. A feed stable is connected for travelers. Located a square and a half above the town hall on Main Street. Miss Kar ERION.
Charles Seyler of this township will offer a large assortment of farm implements stock hay corn chickens tools etc on the Alex Maham farm two miles east of Batavia on Saturday February 27. Auctioneer H R Sweet clerk Lot Hulick. Luncheon served on the grounds. Splendid bargains expected.
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