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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
5
An advertisement urges readers with backache headaches and urinary weakness to try Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York. A testimonial from M Schenz of New Richmond Ohio claims rapid relief after one box. Price 50c at dealers.
Miss Nettie Stewart and her niece visit Dan Fox's in Westboro. G. P. Medary plans to attend Sardinia fair. Julius Buchanan and family visit A. R. Brown. Blair and Elton Wood visit Mrs. Minnie Brown. Mrs. Lennie Parker in Bethel. Parker and Miss Daisy visit L. G. Parker in the city. Sums of relatives visit parents Sunday. Miss Bertha Fox returns from Westboro. L. L. Johnson of Bata via, Ohio Farmers Insurance, did business here last week. Also an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
Mrs Spendo hosted a garden party last Thursday afternoon with 500 playing until six followed by refreshments. Guests included Mrs J H Trenner, Frank Humbles, J W Minneman, H B Hutson, G Bambach, O L Page, W J McPherson, A R Blacher, F W Prickett, C D Hill, Lee Hannah, E R Beck, Luestein, L Kennedy, C F Davis, Geo Halse, C G Anderson, Clarence Kennedy, and Miss Anna Halse among others with numerous visitors from Cincinnati Norwood and Ripley. Several residents and guests enjoyed Sunday visits with friends and family in the area and trips to Charleston, W Va.
A vacation era advertisement praises Sloan's Liniment to ease muscle soreness headaches toothache neck backache and stings. It urges travelers to carry a bottle and be prepared for cramps and other aches during holidays.
Community notes list Dr. D. B. Anderson and wife of Deucater Illinois dining with Thos Needham host. George Prickett and wife from Providence Island guests of the League family. Mrs. Bishop of Denver and son visit Mrs. Sarah Clark west of town. Clara Smith and friend from the city spent Sunday with home folks. Anna Lyons from Dayton Ky a recent Roudebush guest. Karl Ansteat attends a normal school in Wilmington. Charles Brunk and family entertained Marathon friends Sunday. Lee Wood and family visiting Blanchester relatives for a few weeks. Mildred Needham and father of Marathon spent Sunday with home folks. Dr. Rapp of Owensville in town. Mrs. Louise Maddox among city relatives.
Every family should keep this preparation during hot weather. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth its cost and is almost certain to be needed before summer ends. It has no superior for its intended purposes and is obtainable everywhere.
F A Thirey and family entertained on Sunday with many guests including Joe and Merrick Glancy and Mary Works from Greenberry. Dr Brown and family visit Virginia Brown in Peoria. Rufus Pattison and wife visited Mrs A C Lovell in Owensville. Francis Savage who has a new Norwood job visited her parents. Rev E W Thornton of South Norwood was entertained by S J Duchemin and wife. Charles Daugherty and wife hosted relatives in Batavia. Mrs Lynn Brunk of Mason stayed with her ill mother Mrs Sarah McMahan. Virginia Love of Linwood stayed with relatives. Clem Yeager and wife hosted Frank Snider and wife in Owensville. Charles Burns and family of Madeira visited W CO Varney. Winnie Hill of Mason vacationing with sister ou Nichols. Mrs Martha Turner of Cincinnati visiting sister Mrs Mary Turner.
Patients are urged to avoid summer colds with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. The tonic is said to ease congested airways, stop a runny nose and reduce coughing quickly, with a bottle kept as cough and cold insurance.
Household guests from Amelia Mississippi and nearby towns gathered at T. E. Mattox’s Sunday. Visitors included Mrs. Elizabeth Eppert of Mt. Washington and relatives from Five Mile and Jacksonville. Local families W O Mattox, Gertrude Bakie, Frank Coombs, Phillip Heil, Margaret Crosas, and others were noted in attendance.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy for hacking coughs and croup. It claims long use and benefits for all who use it, featuring pine balsam with tar and other ingredients to ease coughing and promote sleep.
Miss Emma Verbrnyke of Lima Ohio describes two years of bilious attacks and poor appetite. She tried Chamberlains Tablets after seeing ads and states she rapidly improved and could eat again. Obtainable everywhere.
Mt Washington resident Mrs. Rebecca Kempton and Mrs. Chatterton of Bethel visited Gayland Weaver and wife of East Fork with Mrs. B F Moyer. Lucille Beloit returned to Portsmouth after weeks with Mrs. Gates. Christian Chapel services drew a large audience. Various residents hosted and visited over the weekend including Miss Racheal’s party at Elklick and calls on Col. Walter Baldwin’s.
Joseph G. Wolf of Green Bay Wisconsin reports relief from a severe backache after using Foley Kidney Pills. The remedy is promoted for weak backs tired nights and rheumatic pains with Nash Pharmacy listed as a source.
Miss Elizabeth Applegate of Batavia and Miss Ruth Smith from West Alexandria visit friends. Several others host or attend social gatherings in Covington Cincinnati Owensville and Fair Oak.
Travel without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is risky as bowel attacks can strike suddenly. The ad urges everyone to be prepared, noting the remedy is obtainable everywhere and not available on trains or ships.
Miss Anna Hutchinson spent part of last week with her sister Mrs Isa Hunter at Lynchburg. Frank Irwin has gone to Sharonville for employment. Mrs Hattie Johnson and family hosted Sunday dinner. Henry Harlow his wife and son George W H and O L Jones families. Sick Mrs Maria Work. Neva Glancy and Rosa Varney were guests at Bethel Thursday. Miles Glancy’s had George Billie family of Norwood as Sunday guests. W B Joebs wife and daughter Irene, Henry Good and wife of Zionville, Will Varney and wife. Mrs Hattie Glancy will attend the Sardinia fair this week. Frank Wise injured by a rope accident while unloading hay. Marion Hutchinson and wife and J W Hutchinson and wife attended the funeral of Mrs Shields near Loveland Sunday. Frank Hunter and wife of city visiting his mother and sister.
Advert shows relief from constipation with Dr King's New Life S and promises immediate improvement. It urges buying a box from the local druggist and mentions feeling better by morning.
A large group from Batavia and surrounding towns enjoyed a Sunday truck ride to South Lebanon hosted by Mr and Mrs Wm Craver and son William. Numerous families including the Buerkles, Rushes, Cravers, Haneys, Browns, Speidel, McAfees, Wissel, Winemiller, Hartmetz, Boles, Wehrung, Voghtape, Yeager, and others were listed as attendees or visitors, with several spending Sunday dinners or visiting relatives.
A user testimonial states Chamberlain's Tablets are the best for constipation and indigestion with a proven laxative effect and wide availability. The wife also used them, noting improved relief, and the product is described as highly satisfactory.
Mrs. T K Ellish hosted guests with Mrs. F W Walker and granddaughter Virginia Dailey leaving for Denver. Families from Anderson Lynchburg Norwood and Union Plains visited, with travel to Washington New York and Norfolk noted. Several residents hosted relatives and friends in Williamsburg during the week.
U G Predmore and wife Dr Needham and Wilson Holland and wife drove to Blanchester Sunday. Mrs Eva Work entertained her uncle Mr Gough of Hartwell. Mrs Martha South of Wilmington visited here last week. Charles Arandall funeral conducted by Masons Thursday with interment at Hartman’s. Mr and Mrs Thomas Glancy of Lebanon and Mrs Ella Honer attended. Eva Work’s Sunday School class outing at Harrows and ice cream social at Burdsall’s Chapel. Ruth White visiting from Lebanon. Rev Wright and others spent part of last week with local families. Margaret Anderson to live with sister Mrs South in Wilmington. Mrs Pearl Coleman hosted twenty girls for Mildred’s birthday. Grange picnic at Owensville planned. Ladies Aid to take a July August break.
Advertised health claim states Foley Kidney Pills provide prompt action for rheumatism sore muscles aching joints backache and sleep disturbing bladder troubles with Nash Pharmacy listed as a supplier.
Elvira Pearl Simmerman youngest child of Wm F and Daisy Shimmerman died at home near Chile July 21 1916 aged 1 year 7 days. A sweet poem marks her rest as the family mourns this infant death in early summer.
British eyesight standard demands men distinguish colored lights the size of a pinhead from twelve feet away to qualify for piloting mail steamers on the Atlantic.
A compact reflection quoting Ruskin on the venom in idle chagrins and the sickening pangs of pleasures satiation. The piece underscores the uneasy weight of self-indulgence and disengaged living.
A fragmented humorous exchange cites the Chicago Herald quip about Rachel weeping for her children and a preacher delaying cleanup, presented as light commentary within a Sunday school setting. The text preserves a period tone with a jab at medical remedies and moral themes.
A philosophical remark on time as a river of events where each moment passes into the next, soon replaced by new happenings in an unending flow.
Bringing Back Old Times. A child recalls a wet kitten and a cold cat memory as the tale shifts to a family moment. The snippet mixes product promotion with a domestic reminiscence, reflecting a period voice in everyday life.
A testimonial from Chas. N. Fox of Himrod NY praises Foley Kidney Pills for backache relief. The ad claims kidney weakness causes pain and lists benefits including relief of backache joints and urinary troubles, urging readers to try the product today.
Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, was liberated by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1493 the same year Columbus reached the Americas, marking a pivotal shift in Iberian history.
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