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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
5
A reader testimonial from Avoca New York recounts a mother nearly dying from consumption who was cured by Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. The ad urges cough sufferers to try the remedy now with three sizes available and a doctor’s approval.
Local social notes report Ben DeCamp and Mr. Haynes at a concert in Aurora. Miss Harriet Belt returns from Maysville. Mrs. Hayes visiting relatives in Aurora. Robert Sanders visiting Columbus relatives. Walter Rauscher and Miss Edna Kiser wed in Batavia and reside in Terrace Park. Ella Witcher visiting Grace Glascock in Cincinnati. Mrs. 8 R West and son Samuel with Martha Sanders. George Witham, ex Milford schools head, visiting here. Mrs. Fred Swing of Cincinnati visiting her mother. Also includes an advertisement for Hall’s Catarrh Cure offering one hundred dollars for cure and testimonials from West & Truax and Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Mrs Ludric of Centerville visits son Fred Fowler. Clarence High and Rose attend Miss Sue Ragland's party in Perintown. John Pfarr hosts Emma and Celia Pfarr and others in Walnut Hills and Perintown. Elvey Ely visits Monterey parents. John Miller and wife visit Wiederholds in Perintown. Etta Schobert spends day in Batavia. Doll couple from Glen Este visit. Mrs Soderholm of Fergus Falls dislocates shoulder and finds relief with Chamberlains Pain Balm per her son. Drugstores carry it.
The revival led by Evangelist Mitchell and Rev. J. A. Lawrence closed Sunday evening marking thirty additions. Local social notes recall visitors and guests including Edward VanHorn and bride of Modest and Miss Mabel Hadley who is convalescent.
E C DeWitt Co of Chicago developed a Witch Hazel salve touted as specific for piles and skin ailments. The genuine DeWitt's salve, superior to counterfeits, is sold by John Bunn and Son.
Mr and Mrs Jasper McChesney visited relatives near Georgetown. Miss Dora Knight of Williamsburg guests of Mrs Ray Scott. Sam Elrod and wife of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Chas Manning. J A Conrey and Albert Goodyear attended.
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Wood of Bantam. Miss Anna South hosted a birthday party for eleven year old friends, including Helen Richards, Mar Verite, Peggy Beck, Louise Burke, Ellie and Alice Blosser. W. P. Richards rushed to Batavia for ill brother-in-law James Robinson. Various locals were seen visiting or traveling between Bantam, Mt. Crab, Huntaville, Ban tam, and Cincinnati. A.E. Hutson and wife visited family in Cincinnati. Miss Hazel Crane hosted the Progress Club. Bert Atwood promoted Cincinnati Post subscriptions. An advertisement ends with a testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from B Middletown Ohio patient.
Teachers attend Teachers Institute at Georgetown Saturday. Rev Sentman and Mrs Sentman with Mr Reed and family visited W H Ireton's Wednesday. Delbert and May McClelland visit aunt Mrs Hall. Offie Harbaugh and Charles Harlow trip to the Queen City Friday. Reed family and Ashton spouses visited Mr Wise. George Foster and family occupy pew home on Dillman farm. McWitney to move to Williamsburg. Parker to occupy vacated property. Chloe Moorehead at Sentman's last Thursday evening. Evangelistic services active at Williamsburg churches. Mr Hogshead of Virginia was a business caller Saturday. Mumps reported in town. Mr Meil and wife of Cincinnati visited sick E C Reed. W H Ireton and wife visited John McNutt of Marathon last Thursday.
The advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs in one minute by killing the microbe tickling the mucous membrane and clearing phlegm. It purports to heal inflamed parts, strengthen the lungs, ward off pneumonia, and cure colds and croup in all curable cases. Sold by John Bunn & Son.
District Deputy Grand Master J L Barr officiated at Milton Lodge No 9 I O O F installation with Benjamin McDonough as noble grand and a slate of officers named. Visitors from Bata via and other points attended as Amelia county faces measles closures and school shutdowns amid epidemic illness.
A neglected cough or cold may lead to bronchial or lung trouble. Foley's Honey and Tar offers protection from serious effects of a cold. Sold by John Bunn, M. D.
Ira Tatman of Feenburg will stage a literary entertainment at Mt Holly school hall on Friday night January 22. He will recite humorous and sentimental poems from Riley Field Burdette and others and deliver short talks on political religious and scientific topics. Admission 15 cents, children under 12 ten cents. Local items note real estate sales, visits, road work for crossings, and various family visits as Moasies make their annual appearance.
Yorktown Ark January 18 A sworn statement by Dr Leland Williamson notes multiple cures with Dodd's Kidney Pills including Henry Hall Sr age 48 treated for malaria haematuria Swamp Fever with feverish symptoms and blood in urine. Recovery cited after two months of pill use.
Delayed report from FAIR OAK covers visits by Rev. Dolby of Nicholsville and others, school progress with Prof. Frank Young, and various local social notes. An obituary mentions Mrs. M. L. Babbitt’s dying family witnessing her death. promotional notes for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption end the item, with local druggists Amelia Drug Co and Nash’s Pharmacy offering bottles.
Miss Miriam Clark of Batavia teaches physical culture and elocution in town. Mrs Freschard is ill. Mrs Blythe hosts her daughter Mrs Behymer of Cincinnati. Supt Davis and wife attended a Clermont Brown counties Teachers Institute session at Georgetown with large entrance and fine programme. Miss Jessie Marsh moved to Xenia to work at the Sailors and Soldiers' Orphans Home. Miss Gores of Cincinnati starts a music class. Mrs Lizzie Marsh suffers from lumbago. Mrs Elmer recovering from a broken arm. Dr F E Snider and P Alrey plan a new drug store in Alrey’s warehouse with affordable drugs.
A notorious sales pitch promises legal payment for any case of leucorrhea, female weakness, prolapse, or falling of the womb that the product cannot cure. The letter quotes a testimonial from Mrs. George Rogden and urges readers to seek free medical advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, praising the vegetal formula and warning against inferior substitutes.
A. W. Giifilien plans business moves to New Richmond while Mrs. Kate Traub remains gravely ill. Families relocate from Garrett property as Mr. and Mrs. John Garrett travel from Columbus to recover. Reports include ill health of Mrs. Roush, travel for Mr. Fisher, and deaths in the area. Notes mention river closure and mail routes, plus medical updates and a Foley's Honey and Tar promotion.
Sleigh riding kept busy as residents and families of the Odd Fellows lodge enjoyed a feast last Saturday night. Several locals, including Dr Ireton, J G Work, Thomas Smith and others, visited towns and cemetery burials noted.
John Hayden of Cincinnati visits his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Hayden. B F Holter dies in Cincinnati and is interred after services at W P Mefford’s residence led by Rev Swope. Local teachers and school events noted with several attendees from Brown Clermont Georgetown.
Milford residents report trouble with the water works due to a defect in the pumping apparatus. The issue is described as alleged by local officials and is under scrutiny for repairs.
Obituary recalls Josephine Estella Flora Liston born Cincinnati April 1 1877 died Richmond Wisconsin December 29 1903 aged 26 8 28. Wife of William Liston mother of two, sister of three, devoted Christian who endured illness with piety and prayer and is mourned as a beloved daughter and sister.
John Knauer and Lou Buerkle pursued a fox for about three hours aided by snow scent. Buerkle skinned the fox and carried the pelt into town, noting Buerkle’s pack is among the finest in the state. The hunt occurred on John Raglan’s farm near Perintown. Domestic troubles ad pitch for Dr King’s New Life Pills cites stomach and liver benefits and local availability at Amelia Drug Co and Nash's Pharmacy Batavia.
Roy Kemp of Angola Indiana writes he lay ill four weeks with lagrippe and spent much on treatments before trying Foley’s Honey and Tar. He reports two small bottles cured him and he now uses it exclusively with no substitutes, sold by John Bunn MD.
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