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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
8
Local timetable lists morning and evening departures from Pear and Butler depot to Cincinnati with connections at Broadway and Court. Notices mention Odd Fellows installation, lawn fete plans at Mt Carmel, and various local health ads including Foley’s Kidney Cure and Chamberlain’s tablets. Also reports Fillmore Ross leasing Perkins farm for dairy and a note on C.G. and P. timetable changes.
The piece notes extreme heat with days described as attic like and a slight breeze offering little relief. It also mentions a local editor mishap and social updates including Lem Teasdale’s visit to Franklin, Mrs Teasdale, Linn Teasdale, and Batavia events and figures such as Mrs Willis Cowen and Hon C A Brannock in Clermont.
Mrs. Charles Hutton of Berville Michigan credits Burdock Blood Bitters with curing scrofulous sores and restoring health. The note mentions Judge Prather and family visiting for the Fourth and locals Frei Griffith John Sprinz Edward McCurdy visiting Carl Breeding in Ivorydale Newtown.
A compilation of social updates from Batavia Ohio and Concord Mississippi includes Dr A L Sprague of Creston Iowa visiting relatives in Concord Miss Sallie Gatch Milford staying with Batavia friends and many residents reported ill or visiting. The piece notes lawn fete plans at Judge Hulick and a dentist tour schedule as well as vacations and local travel.
A civil service examination will be held in Cincinnati August 12 13 for two positions. One is a computer at a naval observatory paying 900 dollars plus another as a conversational interpreter earning 1000 dollars annually. Applicants must be fluent in multiple languages including Arabic Turkish Persian Greek and French among others. The article notes some clerks earn 1200 dollars for writing superscriptions on envelopes and posting seed sacks.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous names with ages and towns including Charles Snyder 25 Mt Pisgah Jon Meeker 18 Nicholsville Rev Well Warren Dumford 80 WiMamsburg Tracy Maham Williamsburg Squire Irwin Frank Jones 25 Brown County Maggie Jones 22 Bethel Rev Newton Townie Spalding 27 Bettle M South Edenton Rev Burdsall Braze Lilles 2% New Richmond Katie Greyson 22 New Richmond Squire Wardell Frank M Saxton 22 Manila Elna G Ruble 19 Goshen Earl R Witham 21 Tabasco Gertrude Thompson 10 Edenton C M Higdon 25 Pullman Chicago Mayme Petard 24 Newtonsville Rev Father Cunningham Nathaniel Ackerman 21 Mr Re pose Elizabeth 0 be 3% Goshen Rev Balley
A bold advertisement claims a home treatment can cure drunkenness without publicity or time off work. It promises a disease based approach, positive effects, and self or friend administered doses in tea or coffee. Priced at one dollar with full directions and physician advice, mailed worldwide from Philadelphia.
Clermont county G A R posts met in Batavia to set dates for the annual encampment on August 22 and 23 and to appoint committees for speakers grounds décor program music printing and more. A shattered door window and a stray bullet were reported at the meeting hall. Balloon ascension by Charles Weaver at the ball ground drew praise and later success at Coney Island.
Foreclosures filed by The Milford B and L Company against Thomas J and Mary Heath. Estella Moreton sues James Bennett Knabb John Idler et al over will construction and partition. Mary Brown sues John Brown over partition. Salt price notice from Wendell Kline Batavia dated May 28.
Wagons in stock from Srirtine and Moore Batavia Ohio promote the famed Hickory Wagon line. The notice touts reputation and invites calls on price for the durable vehicles.
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