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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
2
Jerry Malcomb chases a stolen limousine to find a burglar at a safe in his employer’s home. He learns Inez disguised as a man drove the getaway car and saved the sister by exposing the plot. Jerry offers to marry the sister if the thief quits crime.
Donn Barber designs a 24 story Broadway temple for Chelsea M E Church New York City on Broadway at One Hundred Seventy third Street. Plans include 2200 seat auditorium 500 dormitory rooms two apartment corners basement gym pool and stores. Estimated cost 4 million with financing details to be completed.
A Riverview family plans two guests a widow and a spinster businesswoman. The high school son protests that widows receive more attention, while the father bets the son will become a popular young man in Indianapolis News.
Julia Bottomley surveys fashion for 1924, focusing on hairline striped prints in silk blouses paired with tailored coats. She highlights horizontal versus vertical lines, unique belts under arms, and scarfs matched to chapeaux and swagger sticks. Scarlet on ecru with lace details appears as a standout model.
The whale shark, the ocean’s largest creature, is a harmless giant with thousands of tiny teeth. A 80-foot model is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, drawing public admiration for its delicate coat and gentle nature.
New Zealand and Australian states have developed public life insurance systems aimed at maximum security at minimum cost. The NZ department runs self-supporting operations, with profits shared every three years among policyholders. A policy may be taken with lax limits and low rates, while heirs must prove intent to defraud for denial of payout. Much private insurance remains, often organized by friendly societies or cooperative companies.
Billions of feet of film are discarded daily in cinemas as junk yet the cleansed coating yields silver and is reused. Boots and shoe makers reuse the recovered material to produce many patent toe-caps worn in England and on the continent. You may be wearing a piece of Mary Pickford or Charlie Chaplin film as a toe-cap today.
A Boston pupil was told to stay after school for an hour to study. He grinned and asked the teacher if she would stay with him. He then inquired if she was punishing him or if she would remain by his side. The exchange highlighted his playful curiosity in a school setting.
East Africa has yielded key dinosaur fossils and now excites natural history researchers. After years of fundraising and failed overseas collaboration, the British Museum trustees plan an expedition. Manitoba University paleontologist W. B. Cutler will sail to West Africa to study promising sites.
A literary quotation attributed to Washington Irving notes that the author admits uncertainty about how women are wooed and won, describing it as a riddle and admiration.
Readers seek a fitting Bible verse to match their personal situation. The quest covers themes of faith, hope, and solace, guiding one to passages that speak to trials, blessings, and everyday worries.
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