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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
3
Artie visits Mamie on the Carroll front stoop as a warm spring night brings neighbors outside. He shares his recent pay raise and vents about office hierarchies, praising a trusted boss while criticizing duplicitous coworkers.
Artie and Mamie stroll through a friendly neighborhood as he weighs his future and warns her of a looming question. They joke about neighbors, consider his possible deception, and plan to visit the park while sharing light humor about a local figure.
A psychology study from the University of California reports average recall ages of 8.57 for girls and 8.30 for boys. Some subjects recalled events from as early as six months to two years, with women recording 42.6 percent unpleasant memories and 85.2 percent pleasant, while men reported 53.2 percent unpleasant and 25 percent pleasant, the rest mixed or doubtful.
The Commerce department notes Fiji Islanders are abandoning spears and war clubs for automobiles. Registrations rose from about 100 in 1918 to 1,074 by end of 1928, with nearly 1,100 vehicles in use.
Jamaica LL A new wrinkle in front lawn signs appears as Mr and Mrs EB C Azzevedo post a sign explaining their painter cannot work because neighbors block ladder access The sign highlights tight lot lines on Ninetieth avenue causing delays in painting and raising questions about neighborly limits.
A limousine driven by 28 year old Felix Moncorger struck a pedestrian who was rushed to a hospital with grave injuries. The auto had been reported stolen hours earlier and police allege Moncorger stole it. The victim, who claimed no injuries, is found to be a sought escapee. The man will join the driver in jail once recovered.
An elderly mariner was plucked from a water-filled rowboat in a driving rain near Bridgeport Connecticut by the tug Owen J Williams commanded by Capt. David S. Conrad. The man kept his name private but thanked the captain with the line Much obliged, captain.
In Camas Washington Romo the carni val performer tried to prove he could stay an hour in a coffin buried six feet deep with a telephone. A cave in caused by no iron braces trapped him until rescuers dug him out after the lid gave way.
Phil Hollis, a sheep herder in Enterprise Oregon, tended his flocks for three days after a campfire he built to keep warm ignited his canvas shelter. A breeze rekindled the embers, badly burning his right foot. He dressed the wounds and waited three days for help before leaving the flock.
Spud, an English shepherd owned by J. P. Lane of Bolivar Missouri, reappeared at the Lane home after five years away. The reunion occurred when the dog joyfully wagged and yelped at the front door. A clue to identification was a missing tooth kicked out by a mule.
Paul Seidel felt faint while climbing in Austria and ordered a friend to cut the rope that bound them, then leapt 1000 feet to his death over a precipice without dragging the companion.
An Exchange summary notes heredity in music and genius. Beethoven’s grandfather and Sullivan’s father influenced paths, while many composers show no hereditary link. Child prodigies emerge unexpectedly, as old poems suggest, with talent resurfacing after long gaps.
Oswald Garrison Villard mocked oil explanations during a Brooklyn address noting their poor clarity. He compared them to a boarding house joke about roast beef, implying explanations are repetitive and unhelpful. The piece also mentions appliance use in South Africa with the electric iron popular in cities, while natives still favor traditional irons.
Brown recalls Binks once a great sportsman and asks about his at ease life after marriage. A friend notes a visit where Binks was seen sifting ashes with an old tennis racket, a symbol of faded days.
The Boston Post records a shopper’s wary remark about money, saying I cant spare the money but I will give you a dollar if you dont keep it too long to spend it right away.
Water lily seeds served as an important food in ancient Egypt around 4000 years ago and remain eaten by native communities along Africa's west coast today.
Leisure Smith and Jones recall Brown after years and lament his passing. Jones asks whether Brown secured the government post, calling it a great tragedy and noting the impact on women and children.
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