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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1913
Page
2
The article notes modern practice among progressive horse owners to clip all horses in spring, arguing clipped animals dry faster, shed heat, and stay healthier. It cites ball bearing enclosed clipping machines reducing time to half an hour, and dairymen clip cows multiple times yearly to simplify milking and cleanliness.
A quirky dialogue finds the Cheerful Idiot and the Hoob debating favorites, while Mrs. Austin promotes pancake mix and grocers stock the product. A college student boasts bucking a line for ten yards amid playful mentions of bargain ribbon and the Purple Cow.
An elderly well wish says pride in work leads to success. A boy asserts he is a record-breaker, claiming the manager praises him. The elder asks how he outperforms others, and the boy explains he takes longer to deliver messages than his peers.
An East End resident quips about a neighbor, saying she has a speaking acquaintance with someone she has known for 50 years yet never talks to. The witty exchange captures neighborhood humor and social distance in everyday life.
A writer suggests college life lowers girls’ desire to marry while another notes it may also reduce young men’s interest in marriage. The discussion reflects early social views on education and marriage dynamics.
A Western city chief bookkeeper recalls stomach trouble after pneumonia and says Postum banished his dyspepsia and nerves. He stopped coffee and tea, noting improved concentration on long work hours. He endorses Postum as a food beverage, with the source noting the claim is shared in letters.
Major McDonald commands a Cimarron post as Indian threats rise. Molly McDonald travels with Sutler Bill Moylan toward Dodge to join her father, facing danger and uncertain meeting points while an escort is arranged and a wary return to Fort Dodge looms.
A westbound Santa Fe stage from Deer Creek to Cimarron Springs faces a sudden ambush as two riders cut loose, leaving the team and passengers at risk. An insider, Sergeant Hamlin, and Moylan restrain panic while Gonzales the gambler grapples with danger as Indians surge along the river bluffs.
The article recalls Whistler in a light studio with a long, bright room, a canvas and model, a Georgian mirror, and a disciplined painting method. It notes his mirror sighting, back-and-forth posture, long candles, and absence of a mahl stick showing his strength and precision as he judges the work. A Punch humor piece about Hamlet’s beard follows.
A proverb notes that a man who betrays friends cannot escape himself. personal integrity binds character even when betrayal seems advantageous, warning that deceit harms the self as well as others.
A wry aphorism notes that many men crave rumors about their reputation yet balk at paying to hear them. It humorously suggests people would give money to avoid knowing others opinions.
Puck reports a small girl clinging to belief that a man rescued earlier may still live. The man described as the neighborhood’s slowest kid sparks hope amid uncertainty.
A Detroit reader describes severe eczema starting on the scalp and spreading to the face hands and legs with intense itching. After trying several remedies a sample of Cuticura Ointment and Soap provided relief and the user reports full recovery in about three weeks. Cuticura products advertised with a mail request offer.
The fragment mentions sympathy for victims in rubber regions and a line about carrying rubber trees according to the weather. It shifts to an ad for Mrs. Austin’s Bag Pancake, praising light cakes for breakfast, followed by a critique of hotels lacking fire escapes and a tease about men who avoid guesswork.
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