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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
3
A blue eyed foreigner from Chicago visits a crowded Milwaukee central station asking for sleep. An officer offers a bunk already taken by a colored man. the newcomer agrees he cannot share in darkness and opts to sleep elsewhere.
Letter from Robert Mann of Proctor Mann describing his Toronto born son’s severe infantile skin disease. After trials with many remedies the boy was cured using Cuticura products following a Duluth move, with no recurrence by May 1910.
A collection of old quotes and brand line snippets appears, including Humpty Dumpty humor, a Thomas a Kempis aphorism, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, a Marius quote, Garfield Tea promise for liver and constipation, and Boufflers remark on love.
Women suffering from any form of illness are invited to communicate with Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women, ensuring privacy and trust. The company notes strict consent for testimonials and confidential letters. A free 80 page Text Book is available by mail, write today.
In Cincinnati on June 16 the Edgar Cooke embezzlement trial featured Mrs Jeannette Stewart Ford and Mrs Agar Cooke. The court heard the six year old daughter confess Cooke is the child of Mrs Ford, provoking tears among judge jury and spectators. Mrs Ford collapsed under cross examination after a letter to Cooke surfaced requesting hospital visit money and support for their daughter.
John D. Rockefeller reached Forest Hill in East Cleveland for his annual summer stay and asked reporters not to question him. He was joined by Mrs. Rockefeller and Miss Lucy Spellman and urged journalists to leave him alone.
Representative Walter Hensley of Missouri introduces a bill to grant a pension to Mrs. Sarah Springer of Elvins Missouri who is ninety claiming her father served in the revolution. He died in 1836 at age eighty two.
The White House guest list for June 19 includes descendants of every U.S. president since Abraham Lincoln alongside the President and Mrs. Taft, marking the silver wedding celebration at the White House.
State officials and detectives say a major gang of safe blowers and incendiaries has been exposed in the west. Mayor Dumas of Cass Lake Minnesota, a Chicago trained physician, was arrested after a running fight while tracking a safe. He is alleged to be the ringleader of a band operating across northwestern states to burn buildings and loot safes for insurance.
Ohio editors will visit western Canada for sixteen days on a government sponsored trip. E Benjamin Yale announces the Canadian government will provide a special train and cover all costs. An optional reader write up is requested to share the experience with readers.
The United States offers an 8 percent Panama loan of 500 million dollars. The subscription is oversubscribed by more than three times with over 3,000 bids. Treasury officials say small investors will take the issue above 102 percent, signaling strong credit internationally as England France and Germany trade at discounts.
Vincennes reports three aviators killed and four others injured with about 200 spectators hurt as sixty airmen entered a European circuit flight race. Fifty took wing despite disasters that marked the event, with ten competitors exiting before leaving the park.
Indianapolis detective William J Burns and Los Angeles detective James Hossick were indicted by the Marion county grand jury for kidnaping J J McNamara secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers. An indictment also charged McNamara with involvement in the dynamiting of a Peoria and Pekin Railroad Co plant at Peoria Illinois.
Fire gutted the West Shore railroad marine shops on the river front at West New York New Jersey causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars.
Brookfield Ohio eight year old Brookfield daughter of Bima Dilley burned to death as mother could not aid. New York reports nearly 1000 seafarers from Morgan Line strike after officers ignored wage demands. Several ships in port left crewless as dispute grows. London notes Minnewaska of Atlantic Transport Line blocked from sailing as crew rejects old terms.
A Milwaukee dweller recounts a morning prank when a deaf and dumb applicant knocked and handed a begging envelope. The resident berated the intruder then laughed at the joke realizing the irony as he shut the door and returned to bed.
State's Attorney questions talesman about potential guilt and capital punishment while the talesman probes the jurist's political views. The exchange highlights conflicts between legal responsibility and political identity in the jury selection.
Excerpted meditation on the human voice praising its power and divine resonance. The essay contrasts sight and sound, stating the voice reveals the soul more than the face and cites Longfellow.
A man cites an anti-pass law allowing free transport for necessary caretakers of livestock poultry and fruit to demand a pass for a trip with his aunt a girl and a nephew. He argues the aunt chicken and fruit justify travel while presenting himself as livestock. The exchange ends with a demand for a pass.
Tea or yerba mate is served at 4 p.m. in homes and at clubs restaurants and hotels in Chile. A cup with a roll or cake costs eight to twelve cents in U.S. gold. Some businesses offer tea for free to keep clerks at work.
A quip exchange contrasts sandwiching chickens on a five foot lot with a joke about caring for relatives in a flat. The dialogue also features a classical quote on love erasing time and memory from Madame de Stael.
A sea captain’s wife recalls a voyage aboard where a quarrelsome mistress, sister to one owner, shared strong opinions with the captain. The wife resorts to shin kicks to curb heated debates, only to learn the mate bears the cost, having endured the pains all voyage.
George Ade praised a well known actress at a Chicago luncheon. She wore a harem skirt in flame color and named the shade Flamme de Vesuve. Ade quipped you make a very pretty crater.
A brief note offers guidance on marriage and behavior. It urges women to look before leaping and men to act graciously, suggesting words may be the last spoken to the addressed person and reminding that outcomes lie in God’s hands.
A C W Post describes a dog that, though no food entered the stomach, shows digestive juices flow driven by mind anticipation. The animal continues to eat as if swallowed, yet all matter passes by, while gastric fluids prepare to digest. The piece invites readers to learn the lesson.
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