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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1922
Page
2
Robbie and Ralph Raccoon discuss winter habits living in warmer climates, night foraging, and their diet including clams, frogs, corn, and fruit. They describe intelligence, growth, and rearing by mothers, then shift to a spelling tale about the word worse as seen in a theater sign.
Pope Pius XI sent Cardinal O Connell a message praising American prosperity and pacifism. He expresses admiration for the United States and hopes for reconciliation among nations. He notes Washington conference progress and America's unselfish aid to Europe, blessing the country and its people.
John H. Williamson, minister and pastor of Normal Park Methodist Church in Chicago, is named law enforcement commissioner. Born in England, he arrived in the United States in 1911 and vows to lead a crackdown using affidavits and precinct reports. He urges citizens to form investigating committees to collect evidence and uphold prohibition laws.
General Pershing dismisses rumors linking Douglas MacArthur to resignation and Philippine duty as idle gossip. He notes MacArthur is slated for foreign service and praises the general as one of the finest soldiers, while speaking of a Palm Beach marriage to Louise Cromwell Brooks.
Danville Illinois erupts as 85 year old veteran Representative Joseph Cannon declares he will not seek re election this year. He has served in Congress for about fifty years with only four years out of office and fought 25 campaigns since 1872.
Harold Lake of the London Daily Mail portrays Alexandria as a city of stark contrasts where beauty and filth, splendor and vice coexist. He notes modern trappings amid ruins and recalls a quiet Coptic monastery as a rare serene memory amid bustling streets and pervasive cynicism.
Italian chemist Majorna produces minute artificial diamonds by heating carbon with an electric arc and applying instant pressure from piston explosions at 5 000 atmospheres. Moissan previously used molten iron as a solvent, then cooled under pressure. Majorna suggests heat and pressure alone can convert carbon to diamond form.
Edinburgh Scotsman notes Massachusetts highways now use three wordless signs for danger points marked by diagonally parallel lines. An intersecting road is shown by a side T and a cross-road by a cross. Signs placed 200 feet from the indicated points guide motorists.
Aged people need a blood tonic to purify blood and boost vitality. Gude's Pepto-Mangan is advertised as dissolving poisons and building red blood, improving resistance. Sold in liquid or tablet form by all druggists and recommended by physicians for 30 years.
A playful remark asks about preferring a nut diet over meat and a quip about missing gravy follows. The comment shifts to a moral note that spoiled children eventually face consequences when returning home roost.
Henry Sloane of Toronto reports from the Orient that Japan has a law protecting child labor but no limits on adult work hours. The act restricts children under twelve, bans under fifteen from long days, and caps night work with sanctioned exceptions.
A witty exchange frames cinema admiration with enduring devotion. The judge opines that saving is a greater art than merely getting by and living well is a challenging craft.
The Victoria Jubilee bridge on the St. Lawrence in Montreal was originally the Victoria tubular bridge and named for Queen Victoria. Opened by King Edward VII in 1860, it was later replaced by a cantilever bridge on the same piers and officially renamed the Victoria tubular bridge in 1897 for the diamond jubilee. It remains popularly known as the Victoria Bridge.
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