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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
3
A Summit New Jersey woman, Victoria Koppl, reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during menopause. She describes prior symptoms including indigestion pain hot flashes and sleep disturbance and urges others with warning signs to try the product.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product removes poisons from the stomach liver and bowels and urges mothers to insist on the California name on the package for a trusted dose and tasty flavor.
Residents boast rich cultural life as a neighborhood rivaling the town’s best. Locals mock outsiders as pretentious while praising the area for lively theater and literary chat.
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup for coughs colds bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims influenza deaths surpassed those of the recent war and promotes the product as American made and used in thousands of homes worldwide. The note ends with a proverb about setting and fatherhood.
Mrs. Lily Fleischmann wins a divorce from Julius Fleischmann with custody of two children and a large settlement. A Cleveland woman dies when an interurban car splits a switch in public square. Ohio reports outbreaks, accidents, and crimes across multiple cities, with deaths, injuries, and legal actions.
Physicians urge readers to maintain purified systems and active livers to combat influenza. An overnight cold cure is claimed with Calotabs taken at bedtime, followed by a water swallow, with no side effects. Calotabs sold in sealed packages for thirty-five cents and refundable if not satisfied.
Chaos on a crowded platform as baggage heaps towered and porters swung trunks. The station master commanded a porter's rough handling, warning him he was denting the concrete as passengers watched in disbelief. Garfield Tea ad claims to fix liver and kidney issues.
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a quip about a visit to the Blithersbys where a person endures an "ordeal" of watching 1,000 feet of baby footage. The joke notes motion pictures of a child aged one to three.
Apply Cuticura Ointment to pimples redness or itching then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance The advertisement promotes three Cuticura products at 25c each with a claimed skin benefit.
An elderly Shropshire woman told a Ministry of Food official she wishes her funeral to be properly arranged after death. She disclosed stockpiled coffin and shroud, two bottles of whisky, and three tins of salmon, and was relieved she was told she was on the right side if she did not increase her stocks.
An advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion or catarrh with Ely's Cream Balm. A small bottle is urged for use in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and clear air passages, claiming rapid relief and nighttime breathing comfort.
In the Detroit News excerpt, Cholly expresses delight that his daughter is everything to him while Gotrox grants her with a blessing. Cholly muses he could have asked for more, acknowledging the ease of obtaining his wish.
This ad extols Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color wool silk linen cotton and blends with a new fadeless dye. It notes a direction book per package and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials while hinting at social pretensions with a pun about airs and whistling.
The Fifth Avenue Vanderbilt houses were built on land once owned by Thomas Buchanan who bought 50 acres from the city before the War of 1812. His tract along east Fifth Avenue, from 45th to 48th Street, later connected to the Goelet fortunes through marriages of Buchanan daughters to Goelet sons. The land’s value now is rumored to exceed 20 million dollars, a contrast to the seven thousand paid.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge reflects on a busy period with visitors, animals ill, odd events, and a recent lynching incident in Rocky Comfort. He mentions a sleepwalking elder, a near miss with a shot, his daughter’s marriage, and plans to skip Squire Tutter’s funeral as they slow down after a rapid spell.
A Boston Herald quip recalls a child named Francis who, after living in a summer bungalow, visits his grandfather’s spacious house and protests returning home saying the family house is too short, illustrating a humorous take on home size preferences.
Two prospectors in Western Australia pitched camp a quarter century ago and woke to a sleeping horse. One man tripped over a boulder in darkness and found almost pure gold, starting the legend of Coolgardie.
The Cincinnati market report lists corn, hay, oats, butter, eggs, poultry, cattle, calves, and hogs with bid and offer figures. Prices cover No 2 white and yellow corn, sound hay timothy and clover, several oats grades, dairy butter and eggs, live poultry weights, and cattle categories from shippers to common stockers and butchers.
Cactus Joe notes socialist luck in prosperity while Three-Fingered Sam recalls that every game has losers who delay proceedings by demanding a new deck. The dialogue captures frontier humor and tension in a gambling setting.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local treatments, doctors say it is a constitutional condition. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. Testimonials are offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
In a brisk exchange two speakers argue about knowing Jones after a morning loan of ten shillings. One asserts familiarity. the other questions that claim, revealing social tension over a small debt.
A home mixture or druggist prepared formula uses Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Applied twice weekly, it softens harsh hair and adds gloss without cooling the scalp or leaving a sticky residue.
In a brisk exchange a charity collector asks about uses for old clothing and a surly citizen replies he is wearing them, highlighting practical reuse and local aid needs.
A proverb-like remark notes that belief money can buy any solution tempts men to pursue any crime. It underscores caution that greed can drive harmful actions regardless of morality.
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