06 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1897
Page
1
Mrs J Barr and Mrs M L Carey are convalescent. James Dial of Batavia visits his grandmother Ruth A Davis. William C Rugmisell visits his mother in Illinois. Anton Holderback of Epworth Heights receives a pension increase. J M My Mailer Jr begins water works construction on the Heights using a wind or gasoline engine to raise water 450 feet. The church Christmas treat was enjoyed with children performing and gifts given to all.
The column touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only guaranteed cure for catarrh with a $100 offer for any failed case. It urges readers to consult E. J. Cheney and notes sales through local druggists. The piece also cites social events in Cedarville Ohio and a testimonial about Dr Hand's remedies for children.
Miss Jennie South visits Norwood friends and Jacob Snyder with Adolph Doerman conduct business in Loveland. Mrs Eva Hardy visits her brother in Madisonville. Quarterly meeting at M J church on Saturday January 9. School visits near Loveland and extended social calls across Covington area. Typhoid recovery for R S Thayer noted. Vandalism during Christian church service under investigation. Junior Christian Endeavor prep for January 16 program with library proceeds. Advert for Swayne's Ointment claims many skin healing powers. Several local residents and visitors listed with holiday and visiting activity across multiple towns including Ripley Mt Holly Isabel Newtown Williamsburg Wiggonsville Hamersville Amelia Batavia and Covington.
Camp Dennise Charles Spooler of Hagelwood called on relatives here Tuesday Mise McGall of Cincinnati was the guest of Miss Jonnie Price last week William Allen and wife were guests of Levanon friends Monday and Tuesday Mise Ono Title of Cincinnati was the guest of
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and related illnesses with praise for its broad use across continents. The remainder reports holiday visits and social notes in Cincinnati and Milford, including a December 24 marriage in the M. E. church between Joseph Condon and Anna Price who plan to live in Cincinnati.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hand’s Colic Cure as quick relief for baby colic by removing wind from the stomach and quieting nerves, promising restful sleep. It urges mothers to buy a 25 cent bottle at any drugstore and also promotes Dr Hand’s Teething Lotion for sore gums at 25 cents.
Mrs Ed Thatcher and her son and Miss None Alrey of Cincinnati spent the holidays with William Tilravs in Wensville, enjoying seasonal time together and festive gatherings.
Amatia moves to Olive Branch and others visit at homes around Milford Cincinnati and Norwood. Miss Salt visits from Pt Isabel, a house warming at Acme hotel, dancing party by the Knights of Pythias, calls on friends, travel plans to Texas and Dayton. Several residents leave, visit, or host gatherings during the holidays.
A testimonial recalls health decline after intense business work and helplessness. The subject credits Ayer's Sarsaparilla with rapid improvement after consuming three bottles and regaining strength.
H O Hinson, a Kinard's S. C. postmaster and planter, reports using Ayer's Sarsaparilla to gain weight from 125 to 200 pounds and to keep his family healthy. He attributes his improved health and the future of his children to the preparation.
Pearls from the gulf yield large gems with historic high values. Since 150 years ago annual output reached 300 to 500 pounds. Modern diving gear enables deeper, safer harvesting, with divers using air-fed helmets and reserve sheets while pearl banks are farmed by a San Francisco company employing about 400 men along the eastern shore and Margarita Island. The trade favors black pearls in Europe, and notable specimens have sold for thousands of dollars in past years.
The notice notes W A McKeever's new store room 3 nearing completion and confirms a shop for T R Hartman on Third street. It also mentions Miss Maggie Belle Conover's sudden death from congestion of the lungs last Saturday and a funeral Sunday.
A how to on building a cold frame to extend the vegetable season with common hemlock boards and careful setup. It also reports Fresno plan to erect a raisin seeding plant using seeds with glycerin and essential oil content, plus cider byproducts and pomace as profitable horticulture economies.
Dr Hiram Hill of the Ohio dental college spent the holidays at home fixing teeth and filling mouths with gold. Alma Warman of Cincinnati is visiting her aunt Ada Warman. William Marchall, who worked in Kentucky three winters, was home. Calvin Hypes visits his parents here. Mrs J L Favret entertains her mother and brother from St Martin. Hattie Roudebush returns to Oxford after vacation. Joe Favret spent last Sunday at home.
An all around ladies society event in Castor near Florida featuresElsie Cullum's violin solo acclaimed as divine by the audience Selah Cox recitations charm the crowd Misses Dean perform Christmas Chimes and When the Robins Next Again Rev Bell from Batavia attends and praises the show.
The Kansas Farmer argues irrigation development in western Kansas should not be halted. It notes favorable results from well directed efforts and cites the vast yet unused plains as capable of transforming with irrigation, contrasting it with irrigators' tendency to overemphasize surface water and short grass.
A new stock feed made from rice bran and waste molasses is to be introduced, designed to be comparatively dry and easy to handle. The note adds that New York imports more beet sugar than any other city, nearly all from the Gormay product.
An excerpt notes Englishman Hendrick Hudson sailing under Dutch protection to discover Manhattan Island. It reflects shifting national affiliations in early exploration and cites France and Spain as competing flags. The piece frames curiosity about a navigator serving Holland while born in England and recalls 16th century maritime patronage.
In the Boston Globe William H Thorne argues that American born children of foreign parents should be raised as Americans and learn English for business and religion. He urges bishops to ensure pastors in mixed parishes are English speaking for the youth while advising one priest may use a foreign language for elder, older foreigners.
The Grovelaind Plain Dealer reports a protest by a representative during prize fight preliminaries. The opposing side insisted on red writing paper, prompting the Orsat speaker to cancel negotiations, citing refined tastes and a line against red paper linked to blood.
French aeronauts Louis Godard and Surcouf plan a 10 847 cubic meter hydrogen balloon named La France to reach the North Pole. The crew of seven includes two aeronauts a meteorologist chemist and an Arctic navigator with naval officer oversight. Construction cost is about 225 000 francs with gasometer spares to sustain 60 days aloft for a 21 600 kilometer potential voyage.
Joseph Custer of St Louis applies for a patent on a pioneer bomb designed to carry three to four fighters into enemy territory. The device sails like a shell but opens to unleash its armed occupants, with inflatable rubber tires to absorb shocks and allow hopping motion. It aims to sow confusion by delivering soldiers directly into the foe’s ranks.
An old gas well near Anderson Indiana, once drilled in 1887 and noted for producing 20 million cubic feet daily, reportedly reactivates with gas escaping from the borehole and igniting to a ten foot flame. Excursions were once run to view the spectacle as the well roared arms length.
Dr Thomas Peawell of Columbia Missouri reports four day self inoculation with germs of consumption diphtheria and typhoid fever caused no ill effects. He argues the healthy system resists bacilli and claims to have found a method for perpetual health and curability of incurable diseases.
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