Batavia Courant Notes Bright Social Scene and Local Updates
Batavia area items report improvements for Mrs Burdsall and visiting relatives Miss Gelvin and Miss Stephens, with community events scheduled including a lawn fete July 20 and a Sunday-school picnic. Local accidents, updated street work, and notices from Allen church groups appear alongside vendor ads and health remedies. Batavia hosts an Easter Star meeting, a baseball game July 11, and school-related events for Miss Johnson and Miss Horn.
Batavia notices and events mix church, games and cures
Mrs Mollie McDonald and her daughter Lizzie visit J K McDonald as the German A B church prepares next weekend services. A Batavia charity event at town hall park offers ice cream cake lemonade and games for Holy Trinity church with proceeds to aid the parish. News notes warn of dysentery and endorse Chamberlain remedies for ailments with local sale details.
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Town Hall Park
Batavia
Holy Trinity Church
Post Office Trials New Mailometer for First Class Mail
A post office trial uses the mailometer to stamp and register first class mail in one step. A committee led by L J Robinson tests a device designed to save time and money by letting big businesses feed mail directly into the system. The machine records volume and generates postage bills like fourth class handling.
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Post Office Department
L. J. Robinson
Washington
Uneven Divide Causes Family Rift Over Brown Cow
In Logan county a man and his son-in-law bought a milk cow paying half each. The father-in-law refused to divide milk saying he bought the half that went through the gate last. He forced the son to buy the feed and kept the revenue, a dispute likely to split the family.
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Inlaw
Logan County
Remembered 17th Anniversary At Amelia Home
Neighbors and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers of Amelia last Wednesday evening to celebrate their 17th anniversary with games, music, and a dainty lunch. Everyone left wishing them many more anniversaries.
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Rogers
Amelia
Income of Rockefeller Averages $1.90 a Second
An accounting review estimates John D Rockefeller earns about $1.90 each second. The piece notes rising gasoline and oil prices, weathering demand and supply cycles, and mentions butter at 80 cents per pound locally as context for price effects across the United States.
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Rockefeller
United States
Walker Returns to Peru After Moving Picture Success
W Rufus Walker formerly of this place now in Peru Indiana meets Batavia friends Monday and appears well. George L Higbie of Manton Michigan used Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder trouble and praises their benefits stating no other medicine equals Foley Kidney Pills. They are safe reliable and contain no harmful drugs says A C Nash.
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W. Rufus Walker
This Place
Peru
Indiana
Batavia
George L. Higbie
Manton, Mich
A.C. Nash
Record Breaker Wool Sale By McBeth and Polasky
The Georgetown firm has bought 60 000 pounds of wool and plans 75 000 by season end. They purchased 1 789 pounds from a single firm. Fleeces averaged 18 pounds with two exceptional fleeces, 84 pounds fetching 7.82 dollars and 24 pounds.
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McBeth & Polasky
Georgetown
Cincinnati Schools Chief Denies Boston Salary Offer
Supt. F B Dyer of Cincinnati schools, formerly linked to this area, denies a $12 000 offer from Boston backers. He confirms remaining with Cincinnati and notes his salary has been raised to 8 500 for the current term.
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F. B. Dyer
Cincinnati
Boston
Mass
Cncinnati People
Longtime Xenia Gazette Editor Steps Down After Eight Decades
John McCormick ends his 80 year tenure at the Xenia Gazette prompting tribute for a life spent shaping the local paper. He notes the end of an era as the newsroom seeks new leadership.
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John McCormick
Xenia Gazette
Hulick-Weaver Reunion Backs Pork Chop Trio in Event
The music committee invites attendees to a reunion featuring the Pork Chop Trio of Cincinnati, a colored troupe presenting the latest tunes in an original style. The program includes readings, Batavia Male Quartet performances, and a speech by a prominent citizen.
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Pork Chop Trio
Cincinnati
Batavia
Thorp and Swein Wed in Bethel Ceremony
Charles Clair Thorp and Miss Helen Louise Swein of Bethel were married July 8 by Rev. E Burd Sall at the M E parsonage. The wedding used the ring service with only the groom's mother and bride's father as witnesses. A 12:05 car carried the couple back to Bethel for an evening reception.
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Charles Clair Thorp
Helen Louise Swein
Bethel
Local Civil War Vet Suffers Broken Leg at Town Gate
John Riley Wood of Williamsburg, a Civil War veteran, broke his leg July 4 returning from a ball game. As the crowd moved toward town, Will Miller forced a confrontation at the gate, pinning Wood between the gate post and a wheel.
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John Riley Wood
Williamsburg
Mr. Wood
Will Miller
Money to loan on real estate security in Batavia Ohio
Real estate secured loans offered with quick funding in any amount. One day notice available. Contact W A Walker, attorney for the Batavia Building and Loan Company, Batavia Ohio, for loan terms and applications.
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O. O. Kwanns
Batavia
Monsey
W A, Walker
Batavia Building & Loan Company
Ohio
Jandiff
Good home cooking offered near town hall
A compact notice advertises wholesome meals and lodging at 25 cents each. It mentions a feed stable connected to the residence and notes the address as Square and a half above the town hall with Miss Kare Eason as a contact.
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Town Hall
Kare Eason
The Mystery of the Kingdom in Parables Sermon
A religious sermon discusses faith as gateway to salvation guided by revelation from God. It explains the parable of the Sower, defining seed as God s word and birds as Satan, with seeds on different soils representing reception, depth, and trials. It outlines how some hearts reject, some falter under persecution, and others are choked by life cares and riches, producing varied fruit for the kingdom. The piece mentions future rewards for faithful endurance and positions of honor in the Messianic Kingdom.
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St. Peter
Jesus
Matthew
Satan
St. Paul
James
John
The Word Hell Book Offer From Bible and Tract Society
A penny book argues Hell is the Tomb not eternal torment, using Hebrew and Greek text to claim salvation through Jesus Christ. It promotes a resurrection hope and redeeming life from the grave, and urges readers to order from Bible and Tract Society in Brooklyn.
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Hell
Jesus
Bible and Tract Society
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
For Sale Touring Car 35 h.p with top and lamps
Touring car 35 horsepower with top wind shield and full lamps and tools. Tires in good condition. All in good running order and ready for the road. Price 450 dollars. Address 347 Batavia Ohio.
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Batavia
Ohio
Auction Sale Of Clermont County Real Estate In Batavia Township
Probate Court of Clermont County Ohio orders sale of real estate on July 20 1912 at 1 pm on premises near Williamsburg Road Batavia. Property appraised at 750 dollars with terms: one third cash day of sale one third in one year and one third in two years with six percent interest. Purchaser to cover costs and public auction conditions set by administrator Edwin J. tidrney listed as estate of Josephine Edwin.
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Clermont
Ohio
Batavia
Clermont County
Williamsburg Road
Shaw's
E’s
Slade’s
Lea
Jennarnick
Jani
Gora
Rly
Allonton
Ageens
Josephinine
Edwin It
Tidrney
School Examiners' Notice for Teachers and Pupils
Examinations for teachers will occur on the first Saturday each month unless a holiday shifts to the next Saturday. Pupils take the exams on the third Saturday in April and May. Teachers must complete the full exam in one day and may seek a four year provisional certificate by consulting the clerk before applying. Examinations held in Batavia Ohio. Signed Bagby P B T Davis President John Morbie Clerk.
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Batavia
Ohio
Bagby
P. B. T. Davis
John Morbie
Great Pastime on East Fork for Young Rowers
The article highlights Bata via young people rowing on the East Fork before breakfast. Skiffs dot the riverbank each morning as youths enjoy the sport, which offers excellent exercise and health benefits. The water near the railroad bridge is shallow with little current and few snags, making boating accessible for many.
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Batavia
East Fork
Railroad Bridge
Notice of Petition for Real Estate and Heirs in Clermont County
Esther Ann Little and others file a petition against Newton Little Alonzo Little Clara Little race Little and unknown heirs to settle estate of Thomas Lille in Clermont County Ohio. The administrator Thomas Binkley seeks to sell 25 acre parcel described by metes and bounds to pay debts with prayers for decree and publication to ascertain heirs and proceed with sale unless answers are filed. Attorney for plaintiff.
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Esther Ann Little
Newton Little
Alonzo Little
Clara Little
Homas
Thomas Lille
Clermont County
Creonel
Real Este
Clermont
Stoneli
Agers
Mney
Cora Masters
Esther Anne
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Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Times Star
Florence Gelvin
Neville
Ruth Stephens
Oxford
Clara Johnson
Amy Scott
Milford
James Lewis
Broadway
Elton Slade
Columbus
Batavia O. E. 8
Court House Yard
H. L. Nichols
Battle Creek
Michigan
Norma Rose
Helen Weaver
Dr. Thomas
America
Julia Dimmitt
8. O
Xenia
Stella Weaver
Harry Studer
Hyde Park
Tom Dustin
Norman Burnett
Lockland
Tate
Town
Jennie Dustin
Elizabeth Cade
Wm. Calbert
Felicity
Utopia
Batavia Eastern Star
M. E
Highland Park
Dean
Batavia Outlaws
Goshen Nine
Lela
Ada Hartmetz
Daisy Miller
William Busch
Henry Busch and
Chamberlain
Maud Horn
New
Richmond
George B. Krause
Walnut Ave
Altoona, Pa
Maplegrove Presbyterian
Zeltha
Mollie McDonald
Lizzie
J. K. McDonald's
A. B. Church
E. F. Wegner
Batavia Boys
Middletown
A. V. Carroll
Fletcher
Oth
Scott’s Drug Store
Niagara Falls
Bechtol’s Pharmacy
Grape Vine Report
M. E. Parsonage
Tsi
Dean L. Barr
Ohio Hoof Ointment Co
Dayton
Better Order County Service
Bata
Bell Telephone Co
Ff Tools and Cutlery
T. J. Applegate
P. S
T. A
Heire
Sonera Court
Clermont. Com
Thomas Binkley
Thomas Little
Ae Thomas Binkley
Baeudeney
Poleys
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