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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1889
Page
8
Batavia Ohio notes a Warren County plan to build a new jail and lists local notices including lawyers, loans, hotel plans, shoe ads, and upcoming school alumni events. It mentions Brown and Clermont counties with various business and educational items and promotions.
Mr and Mrs G H Fridman of Clermontville celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. Batavia society invites include Frank Hamilton Oscar Lindsey and Will Stirling among the guests.
A Saturday morning fire at Judge Parker's residence was quickly fought by Georgetown firefighters. Water buckets and rapid hose deployment at a cistern on the public square limited the blaze within minutes. The piece praises local volunteers and notes swift action by all residents.
Personal mentions include H Goodwin of Bethel, John Kline with Batavia friends, and Miss Flora McMahan visiting from Indiana. Illnesses center on Wesley Apple of Olive Branch and Mrs Rhoda House in Franklin. multiple locals attend funerals and school moves, with several Batavia residents visiting relatives in Cincinnati and Adams County.
An 19th century advertisement promotes a salve guaranteed to cure cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, and skin eruptions. It promises satisfaction or money back, priced at 2% certs per box, and lists W. R. Walker of Batmva and J. B. Walker of Williamebure as sellers.
C H Blanchard M C Moore and H L Moore sign on as Phoenix Milling Company after acquiring J H Orebaugh & Co. and invite old customers to continue support with fair treatment. Orebaugh urges patrons to favor the new firm. A H Hesse promotes standard Super-Phosphate via Amelia agent for spring crops. New horse cuts available. Courier orders welcome. Little Trojan School Shoe advertised by H Linsley & Son.
Obituaries record Henry L. Prickett of Williamsville dying at home at sixty five, Louisa H. Teal of East Liberty dying and buried after a week, and other locals including Mrs. Dellinger in Florida, J M Smith, Samuel Colvin of Afton, and Hiram E. Scott noted for church service. George Edwards of Amelia age about 25, Bright's disease, and Moscow Sabbath School resolutions praising Scott as a Christian and community pillar.
An advertisement touts a gold watch offered for $25 cash or $1 per week via a club plan. Watches use Elgin and Waltham movements with 20 year warranty and come in hunter or open face styles. An agent is sought for each location. Edenton and New York are cited with local notices of church growth, meetings, and community updates.
A double birthday party for Daniel P. Clark's children aged eighteen and twenty one drew about sixty guests. The Clermontville band led by Capt. J. B. Lewis played during the evening and a late lunch followed. Frank R. Fridman was surprised by friends from New Richmond with a fine lunch and visiting guests included Miss Emma Wolfer and others from Cincinnati and Moscow. Elmer Fridman is improving after illness. Joshua Laycock, a longtime Clermont County resident, died at home and was buried at Mt. Zion.
Symptom notes describe moisture intense itching and night stinging. Untreated cases may form tumors that bleed and ulcerate. Swayne's Ointment is advertised to stop itching, heal ulcers, and remove tumors with a 50 cent price. Mentions of local residents and social notices follow.
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