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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
8
A Batavia report notes the initiatory work in the Odd Fellows Lodge Friday night. Local residents and visitors attend events, meetings, and social visits across Batavia and surrounding towns. The item also mentions a recent marriage and community notices including hospital club play plans and upcoming Master Masons work.
Miss Anna Ranson of Batavia and 12 of her lady friends from Madisonville visited East Batavia last Saturday. The day proved pleasant for all. Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil touted as a cure for baby croup cuts bruises sore throat and lameness.
Clermont county will send two graduates among 126 at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware next week. Charles Graham White son of Captain Frank White of this place and Earl Herbert Swing of Bethel complete the Bachelor of Arts course and will receive the degree of B A.
Lemuel Lindsey of Batavia died Tuesday night at 8 25 and was buried Thursday by Geo W Thomas Post 18 G A R. He served in company C 2nd O heavy artillery and was longtime husband of Kate Livengood and former Cincinnati resident. He will be remembered by many Batavians.
Memorial sermon for a deceased Odd Fellow will be held at the M E church next Sunday morning. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to meet at the lodge room before church to attend in a body. Graves decoration at 4 p m Sunday. Assembly at I O O F hall at 3 30 with flowers. Itch Itch Itch scratch scratch Tay Deans Ointment sold by all druggists.
A contest in a newspaper offered a prize for the best answer to a riddle. A Oklahoma woman won with a quip about each man needing his own and not chasing his neighbor's. An ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles from Nash Pharmacy.
Marion Horman, 11, son of Ed Horman of Milford, fell while attempting to chin himself on a tree in the school yard Wednesday evening, breaking both bones in his right arm above the wrist. The notice also advertises anti pain plaster by Houser Remedy Co. and invites attendance at B F Fiscus sale of Clermont House livery outfit on Saturday June 17 at 9 a m.
The Cincinnati Hospital Team faces Batavia at the park on Wednesday afternoon June 14 in a local baseball matchup.
The Batavia baseball boys schedule a social on Saturday evening June 17 to raise money for team expenses. Crowds at games have been small and costs are heavy, risking a shortfall before season end. London era Use Many Matches reports four and a half million gross boxes used yearly in London.
The court orders the jury moved to Amelia to view the murder site on the 6745 car and then resume testimony. Two days and two venires were needed to secure jurors. Sechrist shot his father in law William Beeler on Amelia streets while watering horses. Jury list includes Frank Gardner Jasper Prey and others.
Mrs. Clara Titus writes from Peoria Illinois after arriving May 25. She notes Field Day events for 7th and 8th graders at Glen Oak Park with drills and color bearing, rain that boosted crops, and rail trips such as to Chillicothe on Illinois Central. She signs June 4 from 624 Glen Oak Ave Peoria.
Amber’s beauty and hardness make it prized by smokers. Turkish mouthpieces fetch up to 1500 dollars, with value varying by tint and opacity. The most prized is opaque lemon amber, while the rarest piece is a shah of Persia’s amber cube believed to have fallen from heaven in Mohammed’s era.
A Los Angeles Times anecdote recalls a Sunday dinner mishap where a child swallowed a drumstick tendon. After removal, the boy saltily blamed the cook for not removing garters, misplacing fault on the chicken.
The parishioners sought to restore the ancient church and adorn it while the senior war den advised the bishop. The bishop replied there are two tasks: keep the church clean by the sexton and keep the parson full.
The obituary honors Phoebe K. Teal Mead a devout Union township mother who died June 2 1911 at Glen Este at age 75 years 9 months and 6 days. It notes her marriage to William H Mead in 1862 two children and two grandchildren and her long church membership in Old Providence and Olive Branch. The piece lauds her as a gentle Christian mother and recalls family devotion with verse about motherhood. Also mentions whooping cough remedy from Chamberlains Cough Remedy used in past epidemics and sold by dealers.
General Speaks of the State Game and Fish Department arrived in Georgetown with a stock of fish for White Oak creek promised to Deputy Warden Bayne. The stream sees heavy illegal fishing in daylight by various methods, and farmers fear reporting violators. Restocking without protection may be futile.
The oil tank arrives with enough oil to spread on streets to keep dust down as sprinkling wagon will begin work. Georgetown embraces town improvements and aims to boost business, contrasting Batavia where oil on streets is not needed.
The Ohio State Teachers' Association will hold its annual meeting at Cedar Point from June 27 to 29. An instructive program is planned and all teachers, permanent or associates, will register at Cedar Point regardless of dues status. Membership cards will be issued to paid permanent members in advance.
After June 20 1911 collections proceed at listed locations and dates. Williamsburg June 2 and July 8 at Farmers and Merchants Bank Bethel June 22 and July 1 and 15 at First National Bank Felicity July 17 and 18 at Ohio House Moscow July 11 and 12 at Bank of Moscow Zeus Corner June 2 at Ayers Withamsville July 5 at Dr Witham s Office pord dulz 19 at Citizen s Bank Loveland July 6 at Loveland National Bank Goshen July 14 at Conover s Hotel Edenton June 27 at Shriner s Store Brooks open 8 am to 4 am
Frazizg Hicks attorneys in Batavia Ohio offer loans at 6 percent with first mortgage security. W R Walker attorney for Batavia Building and Loan Company invites applications for loans from $100 up to any amount. Also F P Hamilton dentist in Cincinnati with Batavia branch office opens last Saturday each month and phone Canal 715.
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