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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
5
An advertising notice urges readers to consult doctors about stimulant use in children and recommends Ayer's non alcoholic Sarsaparilla as a tonic for the young. It claims doctors rarely prescribe stimulants for kids and suggests Ayer's Pills have been sold for nearly sixty years.
John Kugler Lyon is due in Heent on July 4 to visit his brother Prof. T. F. Lyon and family. He served in the 1st Ohio Cavalry, later lived in Prairie City Iowa as postmaster, now at Soldiers’ National Home Leavenworth Kansas. Locals look forward to his old-home reunion. Also notes health cure ads and local social items.
A weekly meeting at Spring Grove drew a large crowd with late evening festivities as G L Corbin hosted Carl's birthday. Medical testimonial praises Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble and coughs, claiming success after other treatments failed.
A social update from Osborn and nearby areas records a Sunday surprise dinner for Chas Dumford attended by about 50 guests. Lucien Meek and wife hosted. Lila Stouder’s family visited Coraddle. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised with medical claims and price. Harvest activity includes Myrick with a binder and George Danby with a new separator. A church festival is planned for July 17 in the church yard.
The column lists residents visiting friends and relatives in Clifton Amelia Covington Norwood and Cincinnati. It notes entertainment at Bantam church a fireworks display and several locals attending commencements in Greenberry. School rehires Flora Johnson and Gay Hancock returns to teaching.
Sunday visits and illness updates fill the notices with names such as E B Pence E L House J M Warren and A R Pearce. Cancerous illness Mila Drake funeral, guests in Cincinnati and Georgetown, parties from Blairville Hamlet Amelia and Newport figure among the week’s social lifeblood. Electric Bitters praised for women’s health with varied mentions of local residents.
The store of F C Hall continues in the Garrett building and the post office and residence were moved into the same building. Miss Zilla Howard of St Bernard schools visits. M W Cox returns from New York trip. Mrs Harriet Cox is sick. Marshall Woods and wife of Walnut Hills visit. Ed Ernat and wife return from Detroit Niagara Falls Rochester and other points.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills with testimonial from John Ernet Leischer of Cincinnati Ohio praising relief from back pain and urinary trouble. It claims the product cures, urges ease of purchase from dealers, lists price at 50 cents, and names Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
Miss Goldie Taylor leaves for Oxford for six weeks of study. Several visits and guests noted include Mrs. Elia Barr of Felicity with Mrs. Mary Manning, Mrs. Schyler Mathews of Columbia with Wiley Crane, and families visiting in the city. A death occurs with the passing of T. J. Zagg, burial from the Methodist church is reported.
An elder man found relief from kidney and bladder issues described as prostate enlargement after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. Patient aged father improved after two bottles enabling comfort where doctors feared operation. Bann's Pharmacy promotes the product.
A string of visits unfolds with Miss Hassle Herron staying with brother Edgar Herron in Winchester and Mrs. James Purdum spending a day in Georgetown. Guests include Miss Ethel Reed from New Albany visiting Mrs. Grace Hall, and several local women visiting Bethel, Clermont avenue, and Barton Kearns households.
Fred Zimmer returns home from Columbus 0.58 U. college as Mrs. Lou Reese and Miss Anna McLean visit relatives. Wedding of Mary D. Schockey and Waldo D. Spohn reported. Telegrapher recollections shared by J. C. Gleason. Ohio Valley Chautauqua announces session at Ripley July 2 to 11 with music and lectures.
A sequence of brief society items lists entertaining visits and travels of families and individuals from Huntington West Virginia to nearby towns and states. The column notes gatherings at homes in Avondale Hamilton Richmond Nam pa Idaho Madison Wisconsin Wheel ing Proctorville and Miamisburg and mentions a city park address by Dr Zaring to a 500 person Sunday school gathering. It closes with a local pharmacy ad for Foley's Honey and Tar suggesting its use for chronic throat and lung troubles.
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