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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1928
Page
7
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson tells a girl reporter that being good is simple yet hard. A University of California student training for pole vault recalls asking why he fails and a trainer advises raising the right leg a little higher.
Mrs. Crabbe jokes the frail hope chest will last until marriage while Miss Bridefeet accepts the bet. Merited praise is deemed agreeable and wholesome as a light exchange in the scene. The dialogue hints at social expectations and humor surrounding weddings.
Amelia Tanner, worn and hopeful, supports her sister Dora and cares for a broken home. Larry Hicks returns from afar, revealing a settled life and seeking Amelia, who accepts a shared future away from hardship. Dora remains alone, hoping Barney returns.
Irish toast aside, the piece notes Laurence Sterne born 1718 died 1768 quotes from Sentimental Journey. It highlights Sterne as parson and descendant of York archbishop with Tristram Shandy fame and Leslie’s National Gallery portrait of Uncle Toby and Widow Wadman.
Naval records show the church pennant signifies divine service aboard ship. Farragut ordered a thankgiving hour and pennant hoist in 1862, with later manuals prescribing its position above the national ensign during service at sea.
In 1606 the Portuguese explorer De Queirós landed in the New Hebrides and, serving Spain, claimed the land for Philip II. He named it Tierra Austrialia del Espiritu Santo to honor the king and Austria, believing he had reached a great southern continent.
The New York World reports southern cotton mills now regulate temperature humidity and air flow to create climate and spin files more efficiently, expanding mill numbers and lowering production costs. The piece contrasts money buying sympathy with its literal cost in labor and industry.
A proposed law by M. Jean Rameau would require presidents to be fathers of seven, cabinet ministers six, senators five, deputies four, mayors two, and councillors one, aiming to boost France's birth rate by about ten million in ten years.
German engineer Karl Hessel develops a process to dry fruits and vegetables into powder briquets. In use the briquet is dissolved in water to restore the substance and taste.
The London Opinion quotes a sportsman claiming women will never match men yet notes their form is improving. He remarks on current female athletes showing strong capability while maintaining a skeptical stance.
Dialogue snippet shows a beggar replying he has been out of work since birth in 1891, highlighting a humorous exchange between a supposed old lady and a bum. The fragment lacks broader context.
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