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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1910
Page
7
An old advertisement claims a syrup of sarsaparilla and a compound with whiskey cures rheumatism. It urges buyers to obtain ingredients from a druggist or wholesale house and to take a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. The copy promises good results after a few doses and eventual strength restoration.
A witty exchange recalls a couple's honeymoon and a vow to speak French so strangers would not understand them. The quip notes the husband’s curiosity and the wife’s playful answer about their France trip.
A Dowlais Wales outbreak of the itch afflicted families for years. Doctors failed, a famed remedy worsened conditions, then Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent produced swift cures. The author Testifies his family used Cuticura for fifteen years with positive results.
Four year old Philip habitually visits a neighbor for milk. He returns with an empty bucket and grave face claiming milk is gone. He notes the cow “dyed up” and then adds they “don’t think she’ll thaw out till spring.”
A story credits Mr. Birrell with aiding a poor client pro bono and accepting 16s as gratitude to avoid offense. A colleague critiqued this as unprofessional conduct, but Birrell replied that he took all the beggar had and deemed it proper.
The piece quotes Roosevelt claiming a kangaroo can jump farther than any creature and adds humorous lines about women and a mouse around her feet. The tone blends satire with a jab at modern women's independence and headstrong behavior.
A Topeka woman recalls severe insomnia anxiety and dyspepsia from coffee use. She stopped coffee abruptly, switched to Postum, and within weeks saw lasting relief. Six years later she credits Postum for restored sleep and digestion, and no longer needing medicine.
The Ohio attorney general filed two suits in Franklin County against the estate and bondsmen of former State Treasurer W. McKinnon to recover $141,506. The first suit covers 1903–1905 alleging illegal collection of $97,390 in interest from corporations and others, plus $23,136 interest, totaling $120,526. The second suit covers 1906–1908 alleging $18,750 plus $2,230 interest, totaling $20,980. A formal demand for the combined amount was refused by the executor.
Charles Howard of Springfield Illinois recalls a death scare in Galesburg when believed dead he lay in bed for ten days and heard the undertaker’s work and his own burial preparations before breaking free and resuming his journey to his daughter.
Cleveland Ohio Ulysses G Walker president of the South Cleveland Banking Co. declares his innocence after being indicted by a grand jury on a perjury charge connected to the bank's failure. Walker and William G Duncan treasurer were indicted jointly for perjury regarding a December 1908 bank condition statement to state superintendent B B Seymour.
Twenty five indicted Etna-Standard plant workers of American Sheet and Tin Plate Co surrender to Belmont County Sheriff. They carried cash and bonds totaling 50000 to cover their bail and were released. They face charges of inciting to riot tied to the December tin mill strike.
Cleveland obituary notes Fayette Brown a leading U S manufacturer and iron operator who died at home after a period of illness from heat prostration. Born in North Trumbull County Ohio he was 86 and remained active in Cleveland’s major factories until deteriorating health.
Paul B. Martin, an insurance man, bought a second-hand eight-day clock that struck 13 times at midnight and emitted a long note at 12:15. Despite repairs, the clock consistently jolted the household, though Martin and family claimed no superstition. He then sought expert repair and adjustment across Springfield.
The Association of College Presidents and Principals of Secondary Schools of the Methodist Episcopal church is in session in Delaware Ohio. Topics include desired athletics forms and fraternity chapter houses and boarding clubs. The closing session features Abram W. Harris and other leaders at the Columbus board of trade auditorium.
Akron political observer Harvey Garber is the presumed Democratic candidate for the United States Senate. Myers claims Garber’s machine backs Charles Dick as Republican nominee, and that Garber can swing 10 to 12 votes to Dick if he so orders, regardless of legislature alignment.
Urbana, Ohio. Ray Conrad, a Westville public school teacher, was arrested on cruelty charges after a warrant by Detective Frank Reifsnider. He allegedly whipped Clarence Wilson, 10, leaving black and blue wounds. Conrad was also held to the grand jury on assault and later hanged in effigy by villagers.
About two hundred quarry workers in Amherst Ohio applied for admission to the International Quarrymen's Union. J P McCarthy secretary treasurer of the Barre Wisconsin union and Michael Goldsmith of Cleveland spoke at the meeting. McCarthy aims to sign as many as 1200 quarrymen and believes union success will spread in Cuyahoga and Lorain County quarries.
The June 19 sale of Wabash railroad property in Ohio except the Montpelier branch was postponed indefinitely as cash arrangements were made to satisfy a $900,000 federal judgment awarded to the James Compton estate on old equipment bonds.
President Taft spoke to farmers in Florence North Carolina weaving a fable about chronic discontent tied to poor harvests and NC pine stews. A farmer complains about potatoes while a lawyer counsels providence and care for all, as birds are fed.
A dialogue highlights trial decorum as a defendant questions jury perception. The exchange suggests the defendant weighs how his demeanor might influence jurors while asserting polite interest or mild boredom. The scene captures courtroom tension and social satire.
An advertisement promises a free 48 page illustrated Eye Book from Marine Eye Remedy Co. and claims the product soothes sore eyes strengthens weak eyes and relieves eye pain. The offer notes a 50 cent price through druggists and suggests use for babies with scaly lids. The piece closes with a brisk aside on romance and fashion trends.
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