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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
7
An old testimonial extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for scalp eczema and hair regrowth in an elderly mother, and for cracked itchy feet. It includes Ellsworth Dunham of Hiram Maine and a David Starr Jordan quotation urging philanthropy for children.
A collage of advertisements and quips from a Boston Herald page includes claims for Resinol Ointment for itching piles, lighthearted lines about a teacher and a song, a joke about Hermann the Great, and notes on Easy Task laundry soap. The items mix product pitches with playful anecdotes and maxims.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt toured Europe visiting Paris Berlin Oxford and Christiania. He lectured at the Sorbonne addressed the Nobel commission in Oslo and met royalty while honors and crowds followed him. The trip included Rome and a Vatican audience and a curtailed Berlin program after King Edward's death.
Roosevelt and family toured Venice Vienna and London with royal audiences and public receptions. He spoke at the University of Berlin on modern civilization and delivered the Romanes lecture at Oxford. Cambridge conferred a doctor of laws as crowds cheered Teddy.
Wooster report says Marshallville Banking Co. depositors rushed to withdraw after a safety rumor. A. M. Eckert, cashier, closed the bank once ready cash ran out. Edward S. Wertz of Wooster appointed receiver. estimated deposits around 25000 will be paid in full.
Mrs Jeanette Stewart Ford, widow once indicted for blackmail tied to L Warriner defalcation as Big Four treasurer, fled a private institution and caused a disturbance at 324 Rockdale avenue. Police summoned, she was taken to City hospital. Three indictments against her were announced in common pleas court including blackmail, receiving stolen money, and sending threatening letters.
Dr. C. O. Probst, secretary of the state board of health, warns that outbreaks of smallpox may be expected if vaccination is neglected. He notes the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed school boards may require vaccination for all attending pupils, a rule widely enforced in cities but neglected in villages and rural areas.
Mrs. Nannie B. McQuown, owner of a fashionable rooming house, sues neighbor William A. Miller in Judge Charles S. Reed's court of common pleas. She seeks an injunction to stop Miller from keeping poultry and dogs unless they can be kept quiet, claiming their crowing and barking disrupt guests and threaten her livelihood.
Columbus reports Bell long distance rates have been advanced to the pre reduction level, preventing a new schedule. With Bell rates lower than independents, Bell local lines captured more business, and rivals planned a rate war that now seems unnecessary after the hike.
United Commercial Travelers of Ohio opened their annual session at the Hotel Linton on June 10 in Cincinnati. Gov. Harmon and Mayor Schwab gave the welcome addresses to the visiting drummers.
One man was killed and the bridge tender injured when an auto sped through closed gates at the Superior avenue viaduct in Cleveland about 1 AM. Fred R. Blee drove solo, allegedly racing another passenger in the district, as the wreckage left the tender with broken legs and serious injuries.
In Struthers Ohio a rear explosion damaged John H Shaffer store the East Ohio Gas Co plumbing shop Roy McCune laundry and struck at a Buffalo traveling van. Officials suspect strike sympathizers linked to a two year old American Sheet Tin Plate Co dispute prompting a renewed public demand for investigation. The sheriff and Youngstown police take charge as residents crowd streets in heightened tension.
In Marion Ohio 18 year old Helen Smith left home to tour the country with traveling picture shows. After six weeks she wrote her father and headed to Cleveland where he found her and brought her back to his home. Her mother is dead and the father works for Pennsylvania Railroad.
Berea Ohio Baldwin University and German Wallace College agree to unite under a single chancellor. The joint boards anticipate the new entity being rated first class by the university senate. The likely name Baldwin Wallace awaits confirmation by the North Ohio and German Methodist conferences.
Cincinnati tale of Edna Egan and Oreste Vessella ends in court. Vessella, a bandmaster and Gen. Thomas P. Egan’s son in law, wins the divorce after a cross petition by him is dismissed. Mrs. Vessella alleges cruel treatment including beating.
Akron Ohio Frank Covert a 4 chauffeur was found guilty of manslaughter after a ten minute jury deliberation. He struck and killed Carl Englehardt of Barberton with an automobile in March while accused of speed law violations and failing to stop. He fled to England but was captured by Deputy Sheriff Corey.
A collage of humorous snippets describes Andrew Carnegie dining with Margaret Morrison students in Pittsburg and recalling French cheeses. It also covers comic lines about Casey at the Jet, gas jets, and a Scots joke about hills and spelling.
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