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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
3
Henry Ford rarely voted and found politics a confusing quarrelsome business. A political meeting anecdote recalls a heckler moment where a fat man keeps shouting and others call for silence as a candidate tries to proceed.
A medical expert explains sneezing has multiple causes from bright light to pollen and dust, while cold related sneezing involves the whole body. A English thief, facing punishment, jokes the judge by saying he could be useful stealing a march on the enemy.
A child quotes a line about a sailor who sat on his chest after lighting a pipe, prompting a humorous reaction from Alfred and his mother. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion as a wry reading moment.
A terse exchange questions whether hair coloring was done, prompting a response that labels the inquiry unfair. The dialogue hints at sensitive appearance topics and social etiquette without further context.
The article argues for expanding the regular army with an emphasis on field guns and ammunition, citing General Schofield’s foresight and current European lessons. It contrasts pro and anti preparedness views, notes coast defense ammo shortages, and describes Wilson's Fort Monroe Cape Henry fortifications and plans for a new Cape Henry fort with modern 16 inch guns.
The Maloja a 12500 ton liner struck a mine in the Straits of Dover and sank after the blast. Rescue vessels including Empress of Ft William also hit mines and sank while aiding passengers and crew. About 119 passengers and 200 crew were aboard with many bodies recovered.
Washington reports Germany has instructed Ambassador Count Von Bernstorff to tell the United States that assurances given in the Lusitania and Arabic cases remain binding but apply only to peaceful merchantmen. Germany holds armed merchantmen, regardless of armament, are not peaceful and may be destroyed without warning.
In Milwaukee Wisconsin a car driven by Dr. E L Elson a dentist and Marquette University faculty member struck a street car. Two people died and five were injured including two fatally and one seriously. The driver tried to stop as the street car emerged from a side street with curtains drawn.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports Russia purchased four warships seized from Russia during the Russo-Japanese War, the vessels formerly held by Japan.
Cincinnati market prices show wheat varieties at 1.16 to 1.19 dollars for No. 2 red, corn ranges with No. 2 white at about 71.34 to 72.4 cents, oats and hay quotes, poultry prices by weight, and cattle hogs bulls calves and stockers values across several grades. Multiple commodities include timothy and clover hays, broilers and fryers, roosters, ducks, turkeys, and varied cattle and hog classifications with price bands.
The Philadelphia Department of Health and Charities ordered vaccination for hundreds in West Philadelphia after a case was found in a resident of 4125 Ludlow Street. People within four blocks bounded by Fortysecond Street Fortieth Market and Chestnut Street were compelled to vaccinate.
A terse exchange notes a rasping letter being set aside for filing as a procedural cache in an unnamed context. The dialogue implies routine archival handling without further actions or consequences.
Mrs. Melinda E. Miller touts Anuric Tablets as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. She warns against harsh salts or alcoholic medicines and credits Dr. Pierce’s newest discovery for her recovery and youthfulness for age. The notice urges readers with backache and rheumatism to try Anuric.
A collection of quirky quotes on rising gasoline costs, speculative real estate markets, and a playful mock slogan about running cars on champagne. French stats claim only a quarter of accidents stem from aircraft defects, while the saying that true feminine beauty comes from being born pretty closes the clipping.
The advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a purely vegetable blood purifier free from alcohol or narcotics. It claims to purge impure matter from the system by following directions and lists forest herbs as its ingredients.
Careful St. Jo mothers endorse Vap O Rub as a safe external treatment for croup and colds. Reports from several women praise its chest and throat use to ease symptoms in children and adults alike. Three sizes are available, with price details noted.
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