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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1922
Page
7
A village dairy farmer faced a magistrate over selling underweight butter. When asked for weights, he claimed he had none and used the baker’s one-pound loaves as weights, arguing the baker bears responsibility if the butter is light. The amusing defense stems from a North China Herald report.
Chicago plans the largest hotel ever built featuring 4,000 rooms and 400 kitchenettes for guests who wish to cook their own meals. The project carries an estimated price tag of 15 million dollars and hints at unusual political alliances influencing the endeavor.
A feature on postwar knitted outerwear highlights utility and comfort fused with fashion. It notes diverse garments from dresses to aprons, fresh fabrics like lateen and cotton crepe, sheer weaves, and bright colors, with designs emphasizing ease of wear and practical elegance for both indoor and outdoor use. It mentions stylish shawl scarf combos, organdie and gingham frocks, and the shift to spring cottons after holidays.
Minnie known as Min faces being called a baby as she wanders in snow seeking her brother. He tracks her footprints, saves her from danger, and returns with relief as parents and friends arrive to celebrate the reunion.
Protect raspberries blackberries and bush fruit from severe winter weather by bending the canes down pegging them with sticks stuck into the soil covering with earth. If canes tend to break remove earth near the roots on the side toward which the plants are bent. Bend all in the same direction.
In a curio of quotes a veteran traveler recalls sleeping in eight thousand beds. A tavern landlord retorts that the bed experience may be the worst yet. He then recalls a night in a mortar and remarks on habit and duty reflected in early seafaring life.
Walter, resting in an armchair, suddenly limps as his feet feel numb and “awful stupid.” Dad questions the reason and Walter explains the sensation as his feet being asleep. An exchange strip shares the moment of playful worry. An accompanying Cuticura ad promotes talcum powder for skin care.
A maid introduces a large cleaning woman who accompanied a colored servant under question as the missus leaves for downtown. The inquiry unfolds with a curious afternoon reveal of the cleaning arrangement at the modest apartment.
A short joke note from Milwaukee Journal where a father and mother discuss buying shoes for their son while he asks for a football to use with his new shoes. The father hopes for cheap size ten shoes and the mother wants them to last long, and the boy wants a football for play.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as a universal kidney and urinary remedy. It claims sworn testimonials and customer reports of excellent results and offers sample bottles by parcel post for ten cents.
A district visitor questions a ragged child about her parents in a tense scene. The girl explains her mother is in hospital and her father does nothing. The visitor notices a deep gash on the child’s forehead, prompting a sharp remark from the child.
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