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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
7
Hamadan Persia: From Ancient Capitals to Modern Trade
Hamadan, in Persia, once Ecbatana and Shushan, links to Alexander the Great and Esther. The city features ancient tombs of Mordecai and Esther, debated wooden sarcophagi, and a nearby granite stone with Persian, Median, and Babylonian inscriptions used to unlock Nineveh’s cuneiform. Leatherwork in demand now. wine once famous. Population about 40,000 with 4,000 Jews, at 6,000 feet elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamadan
Persia
Ecbatana
Alexander the Great
Shushan
Ahasuerus
India
Ethiopia
Vashti
Esther
Mordecai
Xerxes
Nineveh
Women of the Sikhs Honor and Courage Noted
The women of the Sikhs hold a high place in their society for courage and statesmanship as the community adopted the sword as a profession.
Teaching Morals in School
Ray Stannard Baker recalls Japanese school methods seen in Hawaii that used colored pictures with texts to teach conduct. He argues American public schools lack a formal moral instruction substitute, leaving students with vague notions of right and wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stannard Baker
Hawaii
America
Wordplay in Court Sparks Snappy Exchange
A sharp exchange unfolds as a self confident young lawyer mocks a witness. The witness retorts that he does not know everything and challenges how the attorney secured an regional client. The onlookers sense the crowd reaction amid the cross examination banter.
Remedy for Burn Use soap for immediate relief
If you sustain a burn and no remedy is at hand try common toilet soap at once. Rub it over the burn and you will secure immediate relief and there will be no blistering.
Prince Among the Troops Gains Quiet Welcome
A Canadian soldier near a frontline fire encounters the Prince of Wales who asks for wood and warmth. An officer intervenes, guiding the royal visitor back to his official post as the prince had earlier wandered among the men, with staff struggling to keep him in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Armistice Day Reverie Ends in Courtroom Hanging Verdict
In London Armistice Day silence grips the city as a murder trial halts for two minutes of reverence for fallen French comrades. The prisoner recalls No Man’s Land memories before the judge resumes with a verdict to hang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pompeii
France
No Man's Land
Armistice for Peaceful Living Prompted by Cascarets Ad
An advertisement urges readers to restore health by Cascarets to cleanse liver and bowels, claim no griping, avoid calomel or harsh pills, and promise relief from biliousness while you sleep. The copy touts gentle, effective digestion aid costing 80 cents.
Noted Chiggerville Celebrities and a Local Felon
An elderly resident recalls the town’s notable figure who made headlines in major papers but remains in prison for ten years. The quote highlights a steel and stone building project as the reason for the figure’s absence, while a Garfield Tea advertisement offers caution against positive habit formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiggerville
Birmingham Age- Herald
Quiet Crimson Gulch Detects Plain-Clothes Watchers
In Crimson Gulch the townis unusually still as villagers adopt plain-clothes patrols to enforce order. Cactus Joe notes the effect is a deadlock with residents quietly policing neighbors to prevent any law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Diamond Dyes Ad Claims Fadeless Color For Any Fabric
An advertising blurb promotes Diamond Dyes promising a new rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or blends. It asserts the Diamond Dye Color Card and a Direction Book show how to dye over any color and match any material.
Showing Them Off
A Washington Star remark notes that much golf is played for women who admire their husbands in knickerbockers, reflecting social vanity as sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbockers
Washington Star
Poison Gas to Fight Squirrels Reported
County horticultural commission told the Los Angeles board of supervisors that poison gas experiments are under way to combat grain eating ground squirrels. Los Angeles county sold surplus saccharine and strychnine to Orange county to aid the joint campaign. Horticultural Commissioner Ryan said squirrels, though reduced, refuse the poison as new growth appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Horticultural Commission
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Ryan
Canadians Back Plan For Wild Bird Preserve On Lake Erie Shore
Bird lovers press immediate action to create an extensive preserve along the northern Lake Erie shore in Canada. They warn wild fowl and insectivorous birds could go extinct without protection, noting Rondeau park already serves as a nucleus and suggesting a 30 mile western extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Canada
Rondeau Park
London Cats Die in Plague Like Disease
London reports a rapid outbreak killing cats by the hundreds. Surgeons cannot confirm the disease's nature and it is not believed to spread to humans. Symptoms resemble poisoning and deaths occur within about two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promotes Scented Toiletry Trio
An advertisement urges readers to include Cuticura Talcum in toilet requisites. It highlights a scented powder suitable for face skin baby and dusting, as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment. Available at 25 cents each everywhere.
Sorrow Clothes Clothespin Portrait From Halloween
The article describes Mary Ellen finishing a clothespin costume in black for Halloween and saying the clothespin “has lost her husband and has on her sorrow clothes.” The brief reflects a playground observation with a child’s imaginative dress as a metaphor for mourning attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advert says a few doses of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours can break a severe cold and end grippe misery. First dose opens nasal passages and relieves headaches fever sneezing and stiffness. Claims quick, sure relief at drug stores for a few cents with no quinine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Patience Key To Training Lions Says Expert
A tamer explains that lion training relies on patience not tricks. Beginning with a young captive, the trainer spends hours inside the cage daily to quell fear, then slowly introduces meat on a stick before hand feeding and bonding with the animal.
Moodiest modiste of fashion cartoons
A wit’s quip on fashion naming, noting that a modiste can be as temperamental as Dame Fashion herself and might be called a moodist in jest. The line appears in Cartoons Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartoons Magazine
Extra limbs in vertebrates debate mirrors dachshund joke
A New York World note questions adding limbs to vertebrates while acknowledging heredity limits. The piece compares dachshunds and sows to illustrate why four legs remain standard and why two limb buds and twelve cranial nerves are unlikely to increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Cincinnati Markets Report of Grain Livestock and Dairy Prices
Market data shows corn values for several grades with No 2 white at 1.50 to 1.52, No 2 yellow 1.48 to 1.50, and hay and oats figures across series. Butter eggs live poultry cattle and hogs prices listed for shippers and various quality grades.
Flattery and a Dancing Angel Conversation
Edith teases a cousin by saying she dances like an angel. The cousin retorts that angels cannot dance. The exchange appears witty and lighthearted in tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flattery
Edith
Jack
Boston Transcript
Memorial for Poe Planned by Bronx Arts Society
The Bronx Society of Art and Science will erect a Poe memorial inspired by Blasco Thates suggestion. Edgar Allan Poe’s cottage in Poe Park in the Bronx was visited recently by Senor Ivellen, who noted the project and Spanish writer Blasco Thates started the fund with a $100 contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pian
Poe
Blasco Thates
Bronx Society of Art and Science
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe Park
Bronx
Senor Ivellen
New York Times
Recipe for Gray Hair Tonic From Old Ad
A recipe suggests mixing water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to tint hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. it claims to soften harsh hair, add gloss, and not color the scalp or rub off. Commercial or home preparation options are offered at low cost.
On Cutting Wood
Elizabeth reflects on the ex-kaiser’s exile and compares starting life as Lincoln did to become a ruler versus ending as a common laborer sawing wood. The moral contrasts achievement and fate using historical figures to underscore ambition and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Lincoln
Germany
Voices of the Night vignette from American Legion Weekly
Two friends on duty meet in darkness as one asks about a searchlight and the other replies morning will dawn. The brief exchange ends with a light pun and their parting. Garfield Tea claims to purify blood and ease rheumatism and fatigue in Adv. copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Sam
American Legion Weekly
Changed Times Echo in Quiet Parlor Exchange
A fragment shows a conversation on changing times and past customs. The speaker recalls displaying art treasures to gentlemen friends in an upstairs den and contrasts it with stock kept in the cellar.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Doctor Kilmer’s Swamp Root highlighted as highly effective for kidney trouble. An insurance physician notes many applicants are rejected due to unseen kidney issues, common across Americans. Sample bottle available by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Her Delicate Sensibilities
A brief social note quotes dialogue about an engagement with Billy Sands. A Boston Transcript line mentions slang and a father’s displeasure with phony talk, concluding with the speaker giving him the razz-dazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sands
Boston Transcript
Indian Vegetable Pills Admit Gut Relief Without Griping
An advertisement claims Constipation emelg S indicates disordered stomach liver and bone health. It promotes Indian Vegetable Pills as relief without griping and without adverse effects.
Farmers and Proletariat Feelings Questioned
A Kansas City Star humorous dialog has a speaker from Jimpson Junction asking about regional farmer views of the proletariat. The reply notes farmers who have accepted the situation say it brings no improvement for the rheumatic than a buckeye in the britches pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimpson Junction
Kansas City Star
Dialog on a marriage proposal in Her Own
A fragment from a dialogue shows a speaker asking if the woman was self possessed at the moment of proposal and the reply confirms she was and remains so. The exchange highlights composure and certainty in the betrothal moment.
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Dorchester
Garfield
HIL
Ben
Ron
Mr. Hill
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