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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
4
A 1909 Clermont Courier column lingers on winter snow, Roosevelt and Taft in playful political satire, and growing anti liquor sentiment. It notes U.S. battleships bound for Italy with big cargoes, and quotes mildly humorous exchanges about the bear like president and a billy possum nickname for Taft.
A fragmented report shows liquor advocates pushing for an early adjournment to seek Roselaw modification while anti-liquor groups push for the same timing to block recessional legislation. Separate items include a homemade remedy for rheumatism and kidney relief, a advice snippet about cleaning with cold cream, and a portrayal of labor opinions in a southern city.
An old advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and skin ailments, claiming instant relief and rapid healing for wounds and eruptions. A philosophical note follows, quoting Plato on shared duties and education for men and women in civic life and war.
A satirical quip by Josh Billings claims humans struggle to deliver a simple Fourth of July oration without causing massive disruption, while nature quietly performs vast celestial and geological feats.
The tale recalls E A Sothern in a benefit performance of David Garrick. In a drawing room scene he feigns drunkenness and disrupts the tea service. A missing crockery crisis led a messenger to borrow cups from a neighbor, provoking the offended owner to blame Sothern for genuine drunkenness.
John Roberts and an assistant uncovered four thousand dollars in gold coins while breaking an old pump bought from Angelo Dupree. The coins dated up to 1888 and were deposited at the Parmers and Merchants Bank in Watkins. Roberts invites rightful owner claims. no claimant has appeared. The junk dealer will inspect inner pump parts before disposal.
A large canister with a padlocked funnel lid sits on tables in German cafés and beer halls. Guests place ends of cigars and cigarettes into the canister, which funds clothing for poor children at Christmas. The charity is described as malodorous and unsanitary.
Capt Hutchison of the Coldstream Guards reports gymnastics are detrimental to golf during long daily gym work but ultimately aid performance by strengthening wrist and forearm muscles. He shortened his swing and adopted a Varden grip, improving his game.
Traveling along a country road a revenue officer heard screams from a nearby house. He tied his horse and rushed in to find a boy who had swallowed a quarter. The officer shook the boy until the coin dropped to the floor, and the grateful mother asked if he was a doctor. He replied he was a collector of internal revenue.
An old sea captain visits an exhibition and asks how far a large steam whistle can be heard. A deputy explains the whistle could be heard eight miles in each direction, totaling sixteen miles. The captain seems surprised by the clarification.
A walker in Tarragulla district, famed for gold, picks up a mushroom mistaken nugget that turns out to contain £50 in gold. The incident warns to keep eyes on the ground while exploring the Australian gold fields.
Barton Kearns seeks probate actions in Clermont County Ohio for Fannie Ahrens deceased. He petitions to sell multiple Clermont County properties to pay debts and administration costs. Unknown heirs are named as defendants and must answer by January 9, 1909.
Wilson B. Fitzwater filed a partition suit in Clermont County Common Pleas on December 8, 1008 against WV Lee Hutchinson Serena Autchinson Olive Hutchinson Margery Ward Mary Shaw Highland Fits water Elmira Harden Silas Fitzwater and others. The 1895.100 acre Nevilles Barney tract in lami township is described, with a survey by A. W. Gilbert Jr. on September 11, 1871. Defendants must appear by March 6, 1909 or risk judgment by default.
This notice lists several magazines and journals with their prices and describes advance payment terms for new or renewing subscriptions. It notes a service to procure any publication at reduced rates and provides the Batavia Ohio address for legal practice and loan attention.
Readers are urged to obtain a sample copy of the Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer praising its value as a family aid. The paper aims to improve home life, guide income, household management, and child rearing while offering non sectarian sermons by Charles T. Russell and promoting virtuous living as community and national builders.
Railroad schedule item describes a sale or connection at Bardinia with Hilleborpe branch for Hillaboro. Trains depart Hardinia daily excluding Sunday at 6 past 5 and 102, engineers Fae and Bevill.
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