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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1914
Page
3
Everett P. Dahlgren recounts a Boston suffrage debate anecdote about a hole that wanders through a series of evasions until it finally nests in a suffragist’s husband’s sack, claiming peace for six months.
An advertisement promotes a free trial of a remedy for eye irritation and granulated eyelids. The Marine Mye Remedy Co of Chicago markets the product as a cure for redness and discomfort with a mail order offer.
Mr Crossiets questions why paying rent instead of owning. The real estate man answers. The exchange pivots on repairs like leaking roofs and falling shutters, noting how tenants must rely on a landlord rather than a spouse for troubles.
Dialogue snippet shows a cautious exchange about traveling by car with Jacques and a doctor warning about impure air near home, hinting at concern for health and safety during a journey.
An old line suggests the average man dislikes a persistent challenger unless she is part of the chorus. The remark hints at gendered performance roles in cultural expectations.
A witty note on shopping women who savor the thrill and hope sales promises fade quickly so they can relive the joyous rush of buying again. The piece teases consumer desire and clerk promises in lighthearted fashion.
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain fighter that makes laundress work easier and clothes whiter than snow. The copy notes it is sold by all good grocers.
London has finally ordered six ambulances marking a shift from past reliance on police commandeering wagons. The city expects these units to handle medical transport across the area, replacing ad hoc driver generosity with a formal emergency service.
A humorous exchange recalls a popular amateur magician who allegedly made an automobile turn turtle during a motoring outing. The tale frames the prank as a transformation trick gone wrong, with the car seemingly flipping itself before the trip progressed.
A playful exchange centers on delaying tasks as a boy asks what procrastination means. The punchline arrives when the mother upstairs is described delaying her hair, highlighting a family moment of humor about putting things off.
S J Vance of Tekemah Neb believes Benjamin Vance was killed after locating a rich mineral vein. His body was found in a gully at the base of a 600 foot cliff near Palo Alto pass. The cabin held high grade ore samples cached in a secret passageway.
The piece surveys late 18th and early 19th century styles noting dances, gauze skirts, waistless gowns with girdles, slitted skirts, and cameos. It recalls sandals, bare feet, narrow corset belts, and the shift to crinolines and extreme waists, asking if history repeats in fashion.
A letter from a grateful reader describes relief from stomach trouble insomnia and headaches after switching from coffee to Postum. She credits better sleep stronger digestion and overall health and notes her brother also improved. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with prices and where to buy noting well boiled preparation and soluble powder.
A biographical sketch portrays Victoriano Huerta as Diaz’s favored officer turned political fugitive facing resignation at sixty. Born into wealth in Chihuahua, he rose from engineer to major general, led campaigns against Yaqui and Maya peoples, aided Madero’s fall, and briefly governed as provisional president before U S intervention and regional mediation efforts.
The North Railroad company of France demonstrates clearing fog by hurling bolts from a wireless apparatus. Electric waves dissolve water particles, clearing up to 600 feet in front of the antenna. Improved machinery may extend range, aiding navigation and reducing fog hazards at sea.
Mexico City describes Francisco Carbajal a 44 year old Campeche native and lawyer who held judiciary posts, led the supreme court, and was Huerta's foreign relations minister. The profile praises his independence, quiet demeanor, probity, business sense, and reserved power.
A fragment recalls the Empress of Ireland disaster with the ramming incident and hundreds lost at sea. The brief notes the catastrophe and the human toll without graphic detail.
A London Weekly excerpt features a tram conversation about John who has two regrets in life. The speakers discuss his habits of waking to eat and giving or eating to sleep, reflecting a humorous yet telling view of daily life.
Cyrus H. Flandreaux of Peekskill New York describes using a bed springs as a wireless antenna to receive signals from Sayville station fifty miles away. He notes outdoors antennae at 40 feet provide stronger reception and lists stations heard including Arlington Naval, weather reports and others. He holds a government issued station license and operator’s license with call 2VU.
Miss Emma Retzloff of Granton Wisconsin reports a rapid skin rash spreading from pimples to a deep sore near the ear. The condition resembled eczema and persisted until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, after which it cleared in two months.
A Georgia church wedding has a humorous moment as the minister asks for the bride to answer. A gruff voice says I will twice, then a groomsman explains the bride is deaf and he is answering for her. The scene ends with the parson perplexed by the unusual response.
In the Albany Journal excerpt the foreign suitor to Eithel is revealed not to be a baron, but Baron Munehausen. The next morning happiness follows for the man who spent the prior night in sleep.
Unionville Missouri resident Martha Seavey describes severe female trouble causing weakness nervous spells and loss of speech appetite and sleep. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves and recommends the medicine to help other women.
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