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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
3
British delegate Appleton argues militarism cannot be defeated by logic at a New York trade union congress. He compares antiwar rhetoric to a lecturer who says the world would drown without water, linking reliance on standing armies to a flawed line of reasoning.
Advertisement touts Freezone to remove hard and soft corns and corns between the toes without soreness. Claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can be bought at any drug store. Describes immediate relief and easy corn lift off.
A brief exchange questions wealth and frugality with lines about butter and living well. The dialogue hints at economic constraints and the burden of using only words as sustenance.
A literary line reflects on celestial events and the idea that humanity may misread cosmic forces. The phrase evokes exploration and a metaphor for the world’s resilience amid mystery.
A Des Moines corporal calls the Place-Hostess house at Camp Dodge seeking a chaplain and marriage arrangement. Mrs. Dunshe confirms possible setup but requires a license and a prospective bride, noting the absence of a full couple. The exchange appears in the Y M C A War-Work Bulletin.
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills contain only vegetable ingredients and act as a gentle tonic and purgative by stimulation rather than irritation. Adv.
Aloysius Fawcett, firman first class, aided two sailors in a steam filled fireroom after a boiler bottom blow valve disappeared on a US navy vessel. He battled through a hot cloud to haul fires and save the boiler and ship from serious danger. Fawcett enlisted in 1911 in Cincinnati.
A mother recalls her son interrupting her work with “I love you” and her playful reply asks how much he loves her. He answers with a clever line about counting to the end, ending the exchange with a sweet note.
A reflection on recognizing one's true capacity after reaching the point of saying enough. The statement emphasizes self awareness, restraint, and the conclusion that endurance has boundaries.
An avid fisherman headlines a dramatic catch as the angler reels in a large fish, generating local buzz. Details describe the size and species amid community chatter and photo opportunities.
A New York Times quip surveys history’s cyclic nature and perfumery’s persistence. It notes perfumes shift forms from bottles to boxes, cites tobacco’s wide social reach, and playfully imagines Nick O. Teen’s wife lamenting a house full of scent as she critiques her husband’s habit.
The article notes many Westerners enjoy comfort in China, where a moderate income goes far. It highlights Chinese domestic staff, especially cooks, earning about a dollar and a half weekly, who control meals, marketing, and often take commissions.
A London letter in the Christian Science Monitor identifies Clifford's Inn as the oldest inn of chancery and notes its survival after threats. It recalls October 1909 when the Dickens Fellowship visited its historic hall, with the entry described as the Boffin and Harmon route.
The Nazarite during consecration must avoid vine products and all intoxicants. He may not cut hair or touch a dead body even if related, per Numbers 6:1-21 detailing the vows and prohibitions.
A humorous exchange centers on matrimony and bonds as Miss Manchaser asks Mr Stockson if he ever considers marriage. He replies he has no interest in bonds not listed, turning the topic to finances in this light domestic vignette.
Market prices for flour and grain including Northwestern blends and Timothy hay, various clover mixes, oats and corn. Butter eggs poultry and cattle quotes with ranges for shippers, butcher steers, heifers, cows, calves, hogs and sheep.
National War Labor Board ends mediation with Western Union Telegraph Co after 7 to 5 vote. The board declines to push further or submit to its jurisdiction. President Wilson may be asked if a nationwide strike looms. The dispute stems from Western Union firing union members.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves warns that the United States and Britain have assembled first-class battleships alongside the strongest British ships for a possible high seas engagement with the German fleet. He notes secrecy but says British admirals were alerted to the German threat.
The United States destroyer Ward was launched at Mare Island Navy Yard California seventeen and a half days after keel laying, besting the prior record by thirty six days. Four hundred men worked around the clock to reach eighty four percent completion with a goal to finish within a month of the keel date.
A Russian wireless message received in London reports a large counter revolutionary plot spanning Russia. The dispatch links this plot to mutinous Czecho Slovak troops seizing key railway junctions and lines. The Soviet executive on May 29 ordered partial calling to arms of workers and poorer peasants in Petrograd Moscow and the Kuban and Don regions.
Street car service halted in Albany Schenectady Troy Green Island Waterford Cohoes Watervliet and Rensselaer as electric railway workers strike after wage demands are denied. The United Traction Co and Schenectady Railway Co face stoppages as crews walk out over pay.
French army authorities issue a decree forbidding selling or consuming alcoholic drinks in the war zone near Paris. The measure aims to curb disturbances and maintain order amid military operations.
A Buffalo promotional notice touts Peterson's Ointment as a cure for piles including blind, bleeding or itching cases. David A. Seymour endorses the product and guarantees a 30 cent box will remove piles or the money back. Mail orders are fillable by Peterson Bros. Buffalo New York.
A speaker asks John where residents obtain funds to buy new cars and notes that homes were mortgaged long ago, implying financial strain and reliance on loans or credit.
A playful note on shifts in shop leadership with Becker replacing the green-goods man and Knicker-Who taking over as blue-print specialist. The writer muses the iron cross could become a future symbol as celebrated as a sheep’s tick.
In a tense exchange a daughter says he saves fifteen per week from his salary while the father questions how long he can sustain life on credit. The dialogue frames prudent frugality versus ongoing debt.
An old advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil capsules ease aging symptoms including bladder and kidney issues. It touts odorless capsules, broad cures for bladder kidney liver stomach diseases, and warns early signs may indicate serious illness.
Ad touts BATONIC as a quick cure for indigestion dyspepsia sour stomach and bloating. It claims to neutralize acids sweeten the stomach aid digestion and improve appetite with one or two tablets after meals. Sold in 50 cent boxes by druggists with warnings about imitations from Batonic Remedy Co Chicago.
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