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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile flow. It claims widespread use in households worldwide for indigestion and related digestive troubles and notes availability from druggists. The copy ends with a humor line about a woman laughing before she makes a touch.
A fragment quotes the saying that every man has his price but that it differs from what neighbors think. The line reflects a view on personal value and social judgment in a local context.
Senate supporters urged a White House conference to learn President Wilsons intended course on the Lodge reservations and ratification. Senator Hitchcock and Simmons pressed for the presidents position and guidance on how to vote, hoping to save time in the treaty debate.
William G. McAdoo, former Treasury secretary, calls for an immediate one billion dollar reduction in federal taxes. He argues the current tax burden harms business and proposes delaying a sinking fund for war debt retirement for two years and funding Europe’s interest payments until it can pay.
The note from the French and British premiers on the Adriatic situation, sent to President Wilson in London, is released by the State Department. It aligns with the London summary of February 27 and stresses Wilson’s prior openness to a settlement reached through direct negotiations between Italy and Jugoslavia.
Adeline Bottini and three women were committed to State Hospitals for the Insane by the Superior Court after a 24 hour ouija seance in El Cerrito. The seven person group was arrested, with three men testifying they tried to stop the sessions but failed.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago prohibits marriages for male employees earning under 126 dollars a month without prior approval from the chief clerk. Vice Governor R. McKay says the rule sets a mandatory minimum salary threshold for matrimonial plans.
A fifty mile wind drives a distress situation off the Delaware coast as the US Shipping Board steamship Marsedak calls for help. Coast Guard cutter Manning heads to sea in response while another vessel, the Ortendt of 8058 tons, rests broadside on a Willoughby Split beach in Chesapeake Bay amid the gale.
A large Turkish force led by Mustafa Kemal ranges from 500000 to 1000000 with Arab and Kurd support as Allied troops plan to seize Constantinople. British troops move to Ismid after Turkish opposition to advancing detachments, with naval and ground reinforcements deployed amid the crisis in Asia Minor.
District Attorney figures show about 12 million dollars in Liberty bonds and other securities were stolen from New York brokers and others last year. Investigators believe organized criminal bands devised schemes to move the securities through various cities.
Riots in Munich and Straubing 75 miles northeast of Munich erupt over demands for free food distribution. Police clash with troops after profiteering court arrests. One person dies and several are wounded.
Detriot Mich. authorities report Hugh Browne a wealthy New York sportsman and Lester Waterbury were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Government and sentenced in Federal Court to two years and 18 months respectively in Leavenworth prison.
Tokyo decides to abandon the Siberian expedition in line with American policy. The decision was conveyed by a cable message received by Shinpo, the local Japanese language newspaper in Honolulu.
Two hundred butchers employed by three Cleveland provisions companies walked out demanding a six hour day at a wage of one dollar per hour.
In a 254 to 86 vote, wets tried to repeal the prohibition amendment as a rider to a funding bill. Attorney General McCran of New Jersey challenged the amendment in court, arguing Congress lacks power to regulate public morals. The House defeated the repeal rider while debating a 4.5 million dollar prohibition enforcement appropriation.
Judge Oscar M. Torrison of the Circuit Court ruled that a newspaper may publish testimony given in open court even if false. He also held that the guilt or innocence of any person harmed by the testimony does not affect damages actions brought by that person.
Moscow telegram to Reuters reports Bolshevik forces advancing rapidly in the Caucasus. In the last fortnight they have taken 17 000 prisoners and Denikin’s army is said to be dispersing gradually.
Government railways of Canada including the Grand Trunk lines are expected to operate at an estimated loss of 30 million dollars in the coming year. The figure is reportedly provided for in railway estimates to be presented to Parliament.
Roy Dickerson, charged with aiding in a Phoenix Alabama bank robbery, reportedly escaped from a city jail for the 180th time by using a crude key on his cell lock and climbing a ventilator shaft before being fed information to authorities.
An explosion at the Owen Ice and Robber Company plant in Bedford near Cleveland destroys part of the facility. The blast, involving a car of nitrine and six tanks of gasoline, caused an estimated property damage of $130,000.
Lieutenant John E. Greer aged 23 an aviator from Kelly Field San Antonio was instantly killed at Watkins when a violent windstorm drove his airplane to the ground.
The Netherlands rejects a second demand to surrender the former German Emperor for trial. A note to Lloyd George promises on site measures to limit Wilhelm’s liberty and guard Doorn when he takes residence. It cites constitutional law and Netherlands neutrality in refusing to violate legal rights of a fugitive.
A federal suit in New York seeks 171000 in taxes on vinous spirits. The action names Charles H. Bickart, manager of National Fruit Products Company, the Gray & Wilmerding brokerage and Franklin Trust Company as defendants. It alleges Bickart moved 300000 to New York and deposited part to his personal account.
Paris quotes Edouard Pontie who foresees a war between sexes as women seek revenge for centuries of submission. He suggests legalizing polygamy to reduce unmarried women, but concludes polygamy is not practicable.
Contracts signed for preliminary work in an $18 million Staten Island pier project as part of a proposed $100 million New York Harbor improvement. Old structures will be removed at nearly $40,000, dredging to cost about $630,000 and piling and concrete foundations for six piers amounting to $8,600,000.
Washington Bureau of Internal Revenue extends filing deadline for final corporate income tax returns to May 15. A tentative return with one fourth payment is due by March 1. A formal extension request must be filed by corporations seeking postponement.
Prospectors report a vast lava sheet along the right shore of the Machuk River in Kotzebue country near Nome concealing a gold bearing gravel. Miners drilled but cannot penetrate the lava while seeking a buried valley of placer gold and tunnels under the rim have been attempted. A veteran miner, H L Stull, tried a power drill last summer without success. The article ends with a remark about time and a woman clinging to her birthday.
An old advertisement warns of dangerous stages of grippe and urges prompt use of Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims the remedy loosens congested chests dissipates phlegm and relieves cold coughs. Available at druggists 60 cents to 1 dollar 20.
Advertisement claims the pills normalize bowels and relieve headaches biliousness sour stomach and fatigue by gentle action. It emphasizes natural balance and says the product should not be taken violently or abused while promising pleasant, effective digestion.
Mrs Ira Frey of Le Mars Iowa suffered six months with rheumatism including swollen limbs stiffness in joints backache heavy limbs and dizziness. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved then warns that kidney trouble can progress to Bright's disease without timely treatment.
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