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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
7
Henry Ward Beecher argues that many troubles resist Bible or hymn book cures but can be addressed by systematic exercise and fresh air, promoting practical self help.
An advertisement explains that Hall's Catarrh Medicine strengthens the system and cleanses the blood to reduce recurrence of nasal catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood to the mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and restoring normal conditions. Circulation of circulars and druggists details are noted.
A correspondent notes a premier collection left by the late Dwight J. Partello of Washington. It includes thirty violins with four Stradivarius, two Guarneri, three Amati, and one Bergonzi instruments, deemed exquisitely toned and collectively valued at about twenty five hundred thousand dollars.
Iceland lies just south of the Arctic Circle near central Alaska and Scandinavia. Its people are described as unusually intelligent and educated. The country has abundant mountains and water power, which locals are ready to tap for future use.
Six year old Bessie, on her way home from church, tells her mother about a new terror in the choir in a Boston Tran script. The remark frames a lighthearted or cautionary note on church happenings.
A student recalls the sting of the high cost of living while shopping for shoes. After revealing the price to mama and a neighbor, two teachers overheard in the store and the student faced embarrassment in class next day. A second ad touts Dr Peerys Dead Shot as expelling worms and cleaning the system in one dose.
A humorous exchange reveals a string of sensational rumors about society figures from vanished details. The speaker proclaims a poor memory for specifics like the opera name while recounting scandals of engagements, divorces, financial losses, pregnancies, and rumored indiscretions among well known names.
The head of a major Chicago business praises a salesman in his employ. A friend notes the man is truly persuasive, joking that he could sell the Cuban government a snowplow.
A USDA dairy division feeding specialist urges dairymen to correct the impression that corn is unsuitable for dairy cows. With low prices and well-fitted corn cribs, corn provides heat energy and fat, but needs protein and ash from bran or cottonseed meal for a balanced ration to maximize milk production.
Milk leaves the cow with dust and bacteria from the cow and hay. In warm milk these microbes multiply rapidly, potentially reaching millions per teaspoonful. Most bacteria in milk are harmless and some are beneficial, but they cause souring in unfriendly conditions.
USDA specialists say the cowpea yields excellent forage on all arable soils with little care. It serves as a green manure to boost humus and soil nitrogen content where it is grown.
The article notes a revival in building sailing vessels despite fewer square-riggers. Modern ships blend sails with internal combustion engines for calm or contrary winds. Fore and aft sailing ships with tall masts may dominate future lumber trade, valued for close hauled sailing and low propulsion costs.
A German engineer faced a passport setback for his wedding when the bride could not enter Germany. They staged the ceremony at the frontier with the groom on German soil and the bride on the other side. After the service the bride entered Germany as a citizen by marriage, bypassing passport rules.
A real estate dealer,跨 midseason car swap ends in loss after swapping lunches. He parks his new car near his old one and buys a week’s groceries then places them in the old car. Returning, he finds the old car driven away with Sunday dinner and vegetables, a humorous mix up.
James A Thomson of Auckland writes of a February four week trip with three friends to the Bay of Islands. They landed kingfish up to 65 pounds whapuka to 80 pounds and a 400 pound Moka shark eight feet long. The shark leaped twice its length when hooked, a dramatic display praised by the writer.
A Boston Transcript note recalls youths removing letters from signs to make jokes. A boy disappointed when no refreshments were served at a public gathering blamed missing feed promised on a bulletin board after seeing the altered sign Seats free.
A gilt plate imperial dessert service once owned by Napoleon, bearing the bee cipher, with two sugar sifters, four spoons, sugar tongs, twenty four small spoons, twenty four forks and knives with porcelain handles, recently sold at a Low Dod auction house. The previous owner is unnamed.
Spanish wine drinkers top the list with an average of 35 gallons yearly, 4 gallons more than the French and 11 more than the Italian. A Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn sample request offers a reward. We do our duties. we either do or shirk them.
Authorities warn that any brand of hops may be used in the brewing trouble looming over the region. Officials urge buyers to verify sources and report suspicious purchases to police.
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