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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
8
Local social visits amid Batavia residentslisted relatives and friends from Cincinnati Norwood Williamsburg Bethel and Amelia. Advertisements note Doan bite ointment Burdock Blood Bitters and Ford Runabout orders. A library storytelling hour hosted by Women’s Club and real estate office openings in Bethel and Cincinnati are announced.
Fragmentary report notes Dr. J J Werner and monthly meetings in Owensville on the first Wednesday. The piece quotes M Poiret on American women’s clothing and comments that many are well constructed yet almost don’t wear anything, referencing New York observers.
The Crosstown column lists residents and guests visiting from Hamilton St. Louis Utopia and Cincinnati. It notes weddings and funerals at Bloom Rose church and New Year visits by families including Ireton and Walker, with social events and special revival services under way.
Report notes the commission found the state covers 50 percent of pike funding, with county township and property owners supplying the rest and state responsible for repairs. Also includes a home tip on preserving ice in a sickroom using a wide mouth jar and flannel bags.
After washing and drying linoleum, apply a dressing to give a glossy surface without slipperiness. Mix a gill of methylated spirits with an ounce of shellac, dissolve the shellac, then rub onto the lino with a soft flannel. The finish dries as you rub and preserves the polish after washing.
In an Oudh district a Christian congregation worships each Sunday in a church built by the late Mahomedian Taluqdar Jung Bahadur of Nanpara in memory of his friend Colonel Maynard, long serving district superintendent of police there, seen as modern toleration.
The piece notes Chinese appetite for silk worm chrysalis with salt and pepper or fried in fat and egg. It adds a California Ephydra fly larvae food used by Indians, collected from shore windrows and dried for fattening, highlighting class and cultural differences in manners of consumption.
The article warns to remove all charred wick and debris from lamp burners to prevent oil fires. Do not light a lamp with lingering oil. fill and wipe the burner first as gas buildup may have made it unsafe. It notes gutta percha from rubber tree leaves is replacing tapped resin for durable submarine cable insulation in France.
Dr. E. C. Ireton of Marathon announces he will ease his medical practice and accept a position with The Geiger-Jones Co. in Canton Ohio, marking a career change after years of service.
At a Columbus meeting last week in September Aultman of Batavia was chosen president of the State Association of Boards of School Examiners for the coming year. The gatherings were described as the largest of their kind ever held in Ohio.
Judge E. B. Kinkead of Columbus declared the new automobile license law unconstitutional for a second time last week. He warned boys not to destroy their 1918 tags until the matter is settled and noted the secretary of state may reconsider and revert to the old law.
Geo L Armstrong of Kings Mills and Mise Stella Boyce of Felicity wed December 24 1913 at the M E parsonage Batavia in the presence of Mrs Burdsall. They left for Felicity by the 205 car and will reside in Kings Mills. OFFICERS ELECTED: Jesse Ellis Post 740 G A R December 27 1918 elected Commander E Burd gall V C James T Rust Adjutant L M Dimmit Surgeon Joseph Homan Chaplain Jas T Whitney Q M John L Moore O D F L Dunlap C G E B Scott Q M John Groves S M John Hunt.
I O O F Encampment officers were installed last week with C P E B Holmes W W T J Myers H P D W Atchley F 458 W T 2 Dailey R 5 J G Irwin treasurer James J Holden J H Jenkins G A R Post installed officers Com EB B Holmes S V George Slade J V L W Day Chap J E H Sentman O D John Breeding treasurer S F Peterson Ad J T W Moorehead O G Sidney McAdmans M E W Smith Q 8 C Arewine surgeon Geo W Mc Adams
K Parrott, recently an assistant in the bureau of accounting, succeeded among nine applicants to win the chief examiner job. The position pays $10 per day plus expenses, and friends join in congratulating him.
Friends of Miss Hazel Wilson who graduated from Batavia schools last spring held a surprise gathering Friday night at L. V. Applegate’s home above Batavia. The event provided a pleasant evening, amid local chatter about insurance company losses and a letter from Ohio Farmers Insurance Company praising prompt settlements.
A Clermont county territory agent deal for Cincinnati based fertilizer by The American Agricultural Chemical Company. Social visits include Mr. and Mrs. J Johnson with Dr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson in Fayetteville and Miss Blanche Smith staying with Mrs. Al Christy and Mrs. Edith Reynolds. Neighborhood gatherings feature dinners with the Anderson and Predmore families and an I O O F oyster supper. Ed Gray and daughter Margaret return to Toledo. Charles Caldwell visits Loveland. A series of meetings starts Tuesday led by Rev. Wright. The death of Mrs. Peter Stewart from pneumonia is noted with burial at Bloomrose.
Miss Jessie Coulter visits relatives in Glendale this week. Miss Olive Hackett stays with her sister in the city. Will Jones and family move to Batavia. Mrs Bert Huntington and son George visit Williamsburg friends. Belle Kramer visits sister Late Nash. Mrs James Smith and children visit Washington Heights. Zuella Laub and Edith seen in Russellville. Sallie Woods returns home from Akron. Nellie Coleman returns to school after holidays. Mrs Henry Horn and daughter Maude visit Miss Laura Short. Miss Davis visits Eva Keen. Rev Laird holds meetings at Union Chapel.
The School Examiners announce monthly teacher exams on the first Saturday each month unless it is a holiday, with pupil exams on the third Saturday in April and May. Teachers may take exams in sections, and four-year provisional certificate applicants should consult the clerk before applying. Held in Batavia, Ohio. President H C Aultman, Vice President B T Davin, Clerk 8, & Bagby.
The Ohio Farmers Insurance Co moves its Clermont county office to Courier Building No 3 B Market St Batavia Ohio. New agent L L Johnson invites all locals to meet him for business or social contact at P O Box 227 Batavia Bell 152. The firm is noted for prompt claim settlement and reliability.
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