Missing kicks from a hotel clerk joke dialogue
A brief witty exchange finds a hotel clerk teasing the speaker about hidden kicks the guest has never imagined, prompting a light moment between two characters.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1920
Page
2
Green's August Flower touted for digestive relief
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile. It claims use in thousands of households for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation, sold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Mother Gray
Kal Ree
Borser Grayco
le Roy
New Department Questions Meat Sale Delays
A New Department notes inquiry about meat department progress. A comment says women do not rush for remnants as they do in other lines, suggesting slower turnover or differing shopping habits in this area.
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the California name on the package and promises a fruity taste with full dosing directions on each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
The I Have No Serious Marital Difficulties Plot Idea
A husband and wife navigate a tangled plot described as a novel idea for a film or play. The dialogue hints at underlying marital strain within a scene that blends literary framing with performance potential.
Halls Cinese Medicine Promoted for Catarrh Cure
Fragmentary ad copy claims Halls medicine cures catarrh and boosts the blood system. The clipped text mentions a claim of years of use and local Ohio origin but lacks verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeea Orty
Acing
Mboleso
Ohio
Government supervision of packers proposed as national control
Senate favors the Kenyon Kendrick bill to create a Federal Live Stock Commission to supervise packers, live stock markets, and market agencies. The measure would bar packers from biasing territories or prices, prevent cross business dealings, and require divestment of stock yard interests within two years. The report compares oversight to the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads and cites public utility concerns in meat production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Asie J. Gronna
North Dakota
Republican
Kenyon-Kendrick
Agriculture Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
Wholesalers Share in Record Spending Growth
Federal Reserve Board reports a sharp rise in profits for wholesalers across the nation with dividends far surpassing any prior year. In the Lower Mississippi Valley region states Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Louisiana show gains from 47 to 800 percent across wholesale dry goods sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Cox vetoes the Evans public utility bill
Governor James M. Cox vetoed the Evans public utility bill after a lengthy consideration. The action ignores advice from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and a large lobby of public utility attorneys and supporters who argued for the measure, calling the veto a major setback for the lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
James M. Cox
Evans
Germans to Face War Crimes Trial Next Week in Leipzig
Berlin dispatch reports the German government is rushing plans to try Germans accused of war law violations. Examination of witnesses and arguments will begin next week before the Leipzig Court within the next month, marking the start of pleadings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Central News
Leipsig
Debs Enters Michigan Presidential Primary
Sufficient petitions have been received to place Eugene V. Debs on the Michigan presidential preference primary ballot as a Socialist candidate. The primary is set for April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Eugene V. Debs
Michigan
Secretary of State
Vaughan
Fire destroys Packard Cleveland plant after gas explosion
A two story brick building and several adjacent houses were damaged by a gas explosion at the Packard Cleveland Motor Sales battery charging plant. Estimated damage is $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Packard Cleveland Motor Sales Company
Smiling Jack O'Brien Hanged for Patrolman Burke Killing
An outlaw known as Smiling Jack O'Brien faced execution after being found guilty in the Patrolman Richard Burke case. The gunman Wen Len's involvement was noted as part of the trial, with clemency none. Local authorities reported the sentence carried out in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” O'Brien
Jack" Wen
Caillaux Denies Intelligence Ties in Treason Trial
Former Premier Joseph Caillaux, on trial in Paris, defends himself against treason charges by denying intelligence with the enemy while admitting im prudence. He names James Minotto as one of many spies who tailed him in South America and says he was fooled, though he insists his aims were European conciliation over closer German relations. The court presses him to limit remarks to facts as the trial proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Joseph Caillaux
Senate
Caillaux
South America
James Minotte
Louis F. Swift
Chicago
United States
Leon Bourgeois
M. Bourgeois
Minotto
Edwin V. Morgan
Rio Janeiro
Calliaux
High Court
Berlin
Court of Justice
Wheat Exports for 1919 Rise With European Demand
Washington reports show U S wheat exports in 1919 reached 148 086 470 bushels, up from 111 177 103 in 1918, an increase valued at over 96 million dollars. England led buyers with 44 818 552 bushels worth 107 008 619 dollars. Italy bought 88 264 883 bushels valued at 101 054 928 dollars. France, Belgium, and others followed with substantial shipments and values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Europe
Department of Commerce
United States
England
Italy
France
Belgium
Reorganization urged for U S foreign service
Recognition of Merit in New York shows the American Manufacturers' Export Association calls for reorganizing all branches of the United States foreign service. It advocates strengthening the commercial attaches abroad and creating graded diploma service positions with promotion tied to merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Foreign Service
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
Prospects of Legal Battle Over Shipping Board Sale
Washington reports a potential legal clash as Justice Bailey grants a temporary injunction against selling 30 former German liners on a taxpayer bid by William Randolph Hearst. Board officials debate appeals, bonding, and the range of recaption for idle ships while Senate hearings consider feasibility and legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Bailey
District Supreme Court
William Randolph Hearst
John Barton Payne
Hearst
R. B. Stevens
Senate Commerce Committee
John D. York
Chicago
Leviathan
Germany
R. L. Hague
Wesley L. Jones
Senate
Charles H. Potter
New York
United States Steamship Operators’ Association
Potter
Shipping Board
Rear Admiral Peary Dies after Prolonged Illness
Washington report: Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary retired, famed for discovering the North Pole, dies at home after two years of pernicious anemia and 35 blood transfusions. Sailors and former service members donated blood in vain efforts to extend his life. Buried with full naval honors at National Cemetery is anticipated.
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North Pole
Washington
Robert BE. Peary
Naval Hospital
National Cemetery
Heir to Field Estate Seeks $1 Million Life Policy
Chicago captain Marshall Field II heir to a 120 million estate applied for a one million dollar life insurance policy. He used two former friends from his World War II service who are now insurance agents to file the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field II
France
Fire Averts Panic At Cleveland School
Twenty five seventh grade pupils and their teacher were led to safety when a fire started in a derelict annex at Collinwood High School in Cleveland Ohio. Firemen praised the teacher’s coolness and prompt actions for averting a panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauic
Cleveland
Collinwood High
Beaten by Bandit in Cleveland Restaurant HoldUp
A masked robber armed with a sawed off bat held up John Joseph, a restaurant keeper in Cleveland. He beat the man severely and escaped with $40, with the victim feared to be near death. Police search for the assailant.
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Cleveland
John Joseph
Wilson denies frame up with ally over former German ships
President Wilson told the Senate there was no agreement with Britain on the sale or disposition of the former German liners held by the United States. He supplied a Paris tentative agreement showing credits to Germany, while title remains with the U.S. The Commerce Committee backs delaying sale until ships are refitted and a national shipping policy is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Shipping Board
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Frank B. Brandegee
Connecticut
Presiden
Paris
Germany
Renovation Commission
Congras
Mr. Wilson
Commerce Committee
Wesley L. Jones
Senate committee backs one cent local postage
Senate Postoffice Committee approved one cent postage for local or drop letters as part of the post office appropriation bill. The panel also included a reduced postage amendment by Senators Nat B. Dial of South Carolina and Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee. The bill also authorizes 1.4 million dollars for a transcontinental airplane mail route from New York to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Postoffice Committee
Nat B. Dial
South Carolina
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Postoffice
New York
San Francisco
Tenants Form Syndicate to Buy Upper Broadway Building
A six story Upper Broadway apartment house with seven ground floor stores has been purchased by a tenants syndicate after learning a 20 percent rent increase was planned. New tenants may become shareholders in the syndicate as the building yields about $36,000 in gross monthly rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper Broadway
U S Grain Corp Resumes Flour Buying March 2
The United States Grain Corporation will resume purchasing flour on March 2 under its regular flour offer plan after a two month suspension. Wheat director Julius H. Barnes notes the wheat guarantee act requires preference in exporting wheat for rather than wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Grain Corporation
Atlantic
Julius H. Barnes
United States
Congress
Kidney health guide urges salt cleansing remedy
An old advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney flushing remedy. It argues Americans eat too richly and overwork kidneys, causing bladder issues. The plan is four ounces in water daily for a few days to improve kidney function, with claims it neutralizes urine acids and supports general health.
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Yagers
Aan
Lye
Isterite
Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
USA
Rapid City
Dakota
Cox
Utilities Board
Debs
NAVY
ARMY
Rogers
Hunter Liggett
Western Department
U. S. S. Brooklyn
Brooklyn
U. S. Shipping Board
Peary
Ally
Hill
King Pin
Brame
Brame Drug Co
N. Wilkesboro
Dr, Garter’s
South
Alabama
B. H. Stallworth
Monroeville, Ala
Kentucky
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