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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
3
Charles Understein of Chicago recounts kidney troubles with severe weight loss and paralysis and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with passing multiple kidney stones and restoring health after a hospital visit failed. He urges readers to remember the Doan's name and notes price of 50 cents.
A girl named Jean rode a thriller at a large summer amusement park for the first time. She described the ride of the figure eight as thrilling and claimed she felt as if she had freckles on her stomach while whizzing through the curves. She shared the tale with her mother after returning home.
The ad promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants for over 30 years and urges checking for Seileadd signature. Miss Geraldine Farrar sits on a deck chair aboard the George Washington and muses on where the queer old men come from while watching children play on the deck.
Architects favor white for bathrooms as a symbol of cleanliness. Hewitt's Pure White Easy Task Soap cuts grease and loosens dirt without scratching. A take costs a nickel.
A brief fashion moment in Harper's Bazar shows a woman asking for a new hat to improve household service. She flirts with Arthur as she outlines a simple, practical wish for the domestic scene.
A brief quip about tackling chores includes a joke on beating the carpet and a line about love ripening into friendship, reflecting a lighthearted moment.
J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of farming and motherhood. She says it prevents backache and uterine pains, keeps her strong, and helps her daughter with irregularities. She recommends the remedy to others and touts its many cures.
A dozen masked bandits robbed the fast mail and express cars five miles from Erie Pennsylvania. The train stopped on a curve as ties and telegraph poles were placed on the track. An unknown passenger grappled a bandit and was hurled over a 200 foot embankment, badly injured and hospitalized.
In Seymour narrows Victoria B C the steamer Spokane bound for Alaska with 148 excursionists struck Ripple Rock at night. Water flooded holds and the vessel rode through the narrows before beaching and founding until the hurricane deck was awash. Panic followed as passengers landed with Mrs Gardner F Williams of Washington and Mrs J E Straus of Philadelphia later found washed ashore.
Washington reports a cash surplus of at least 33 million dollars when the 1911 fiscal year closed. All receipts exceeded disbursements for the first time since 1907, with totals at about 689 million received and 656 million spent, surpassing expectations by roughly 10 million.
Eight men were crushed to death and three others were badly hurt when a large section of the new Buffalo waterworks building collapsed after a steel truss broke, burying workers on the roof near the 50‑foot machinery pit. Property loss exceeds $150,000.
Preliminary Dun report shows 6 880 failures with 100 342 962 in defaulted debt for Jan through mid June 1911. The count rises from 6 388 a year earlier while total liabilities fall from 112 239 306.
Kiel week closed as Emperor William set sail on a cruise to Trave munde and the visiting battleship departed Kiel amid the event’s conclusion.
Cripple Creek Colorado district produced 76 795 tons gross bullion value 1 55 040 during June. The report notes bullion value and tonnage as part of a district production summary for Cripple Creek.
Winners and betting odds from Latonia Kentucky show Lure at 61-5 with Kennedy aboard, Naughty Lad 27-10 driven by Koerner, Free Lance 99-10 with Taplin, Judge Monck 32-5 by McCahey, Tha May 345 also McCahey, and Howdy Howdy 57-20 steered by Ganz.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports a wage increase of about six per cent for more than 2,500 engineers in Baltimore Maryland and surrounding areas.
Short State Items from Findlay and Akron report an alligator about two feet long captured by Harry Shaw on Eagle Creek. The city notes a baby death from allegedly infected milk in Akron.
Federal grand jury returns nine indictments against pools accused of operating as a wire trust. Named are Frank J. Gould and Herbert L. Satterlee among other officers of major steel allied firms. Indicted associations include Bare Copper Wire and American Steel and Wire, with charges of unlawful restraint of trade under the Sherman Act. Each defendant faces possible penalties up to one year or a $5,000 fine.
New York firemen battled a blaze on the twenty fifth floor of the new municipal building near City Hall Park. The fire started in lumber stored for flooring, and crews, riding elevators to floor twenty five, carried hose up by hand and extinguished the flames quickly.
Governor Dix vetoed the Grady bill which would have prohibited photographing and measuring suspected criminals. He said the law would hamper police identification methods and hinder evidence gathering for crime detection.
At Bears Paw Alberta the Canadian Pacific Imperial Limited collided with a work train injuring nine seriously. The crash occurred fifteen miles west of Calgary on June 28.
In Portsmouth former mayor Henry Hall 82 known as the marrying squire is dead. Bellefontaine reports Oscar Snyder son of A M Snyder killed May 8 in the Mexican revolution where he served as a captain. Wellston bank closed by state banking dept with W O Defferman of Cleveland in charge of liquidation and promises to pay dollar for dollar. Washington D C Davies instructor of German at Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware and Mrs Madeline Sharp widow marry at Sharp home with Rev T W Locke officiating. Massillon Charles Parnacott 22 shoots himself after quarreling with wife leaving a letter to his father and claim of straight accounts. East Liverpool Jay Wilson 21 marries May Reynold and quickly flees amid bigamy charges. Toledo W W Gillain 40 dies by self harm at Wayne hotel, a Lagora Tobacco Co traveler. Sandusky Ohio Teachers convention ends nominating committee era and elects E D Lyon Cincinnati president and others. Wooster man torn from bed tarred and feathered by Trail Amish after alleged misconduct. Delaware Henkle poisoning case casts doubt on first arsenic analysis. Henkle case to be re tested at Ohio Wesleyan. Cincinnati Henry Meyers survives shotgun wound to head and may recover. New Philadelphia John W Kinsey 67 dies of Brights disease. Wellston Frank Forbis at ninety replaces missing teeth with self made hickory replacements.
A promotional note extols Resinol Ointment as a universal remedy for skin troubles from pimples to eczema and psoriasis. It highlights easy use, availability at druggists, and Resinol Soap as a preventive cleanser, with claims of physician endorsement and family reliance.
An advertisement notes a distemper remedy claimed to treat horses of all ages and prevent spread in stables, with additional claims for chicken cholera and dog distemper. It invites druggists to supply, offers 50 cents to 1 dollar per bottle, and seeks agents with a free book from Spahn Medical Co Goshen Ind.
A humorous exchange about prizes at a dog and poultry show. The exhibit of a skye terrier wins first prize, jokingly claimed as a Mongolian hen. Cartoon captions and quips from The Serpent and Puck add whimsy. An ad notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents.
Comic exchange hints at rivalries over Miss Hattie’s favor as townsfolk joke about the long line outside the beauty pageant. The banter emphasizes social intrigue and local character through playful dialogue.
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