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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as instantly penetrating when applied without rubbing to soothe nerves and relieve external pains including neuritis sciatica rheumatic twinges and stiff joints. It urges keeping a large bottle at home with price points 35c 70c and 1.40 and notes druggists everywhere.
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for grippe and cold relief. It claims to loosen phlegm, soothe the throat, and ease coughs for adults and children with no bad after-effects. Pricing listed as 60 cents and 1.20 dollars per bottle at druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve Billousness headaches sour stomach indigestion dizziness and foul breath from constipation. It claims regular use keeps bowels moving smoothly and urges trial tonight with a 25 cent price at druggists.
In court, the officer testifies that the defendant used improper law. The defendant claims a tan trance during the stop. The judge remarks about the ear and questions the car's make.
Recovers 2,500 gallons of stolen alcohol after three arrests by Sandusky police. Oberlin churches merge after 60 years. Mahoning valley fuel shortage shuts two mills. West Mansfield gas torch blast burns Mrs. Denton Armstrong and two children. Ohio evangelicals plan Summerland Beach session after camp meet sale. Fire losses total millions in Dayton and Lisbon. Barger found guilty of murder in Hamilton. Kimbro burned to death in Jackson fire. Shriners’initiation set. Alliance ordnance plant being dismantled. Akron fund raises for Jews in Palestine. Population growth figures for Toledo released. Cincinnati plant fire damages. Numerous local crimes, fires, wages, and civic notes across Ohio.
The fragment notes a local card or notice for Garfield Brook New York and mentions tax waste with no punishment, implying ongoing budget concerns and public accountability gaps.
Berlin reports Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, premier of Prussia, issues a proclamation urging citizen guards to unite against Bolshevism and preserve order. He warns of civil collapse, famine, and corruption, calls for a strong state, a new constitutional basis, and government action to restore finance, taxation, and landed property policies.
Scores of passengers fled down pillars as flames wrecked three cars and damaged the Eighteenth street station. A journal box cover fell on the electrified rail causing an explosion and sparks that lit wooden carwork. Doorways jammed and some jumped through windows. no serious injuries reported.
Texas City Grandview was swept by a blaze that destroyed most of its business and residential districts. Losses exceed $2,000,000 and about 1,500 residents were left homeless. Three people were injured when a building collapsed as aid from Cleburne Itasca and Alvarado fire departments arrived but water standpipes failed and dynamite could not be obtained.
The Shipping Board steamer Olockson en route from Philadelphia to Vladivostok and Yokohama with gasoline cargo is aflame off Cap Malá on the Gulf of Panama's northern side. Her crew were rescued by the cruiser Tacoma. The Marne, sister ship to Olockson, has suffered two similar fires with unclear origin.
Eight men died in a head on crash between a west bound Boston and Montreal express and a Rutland Railroad freight train three miles north of Bellows Falls Virginia.
San Diego reports Lieutenant Commander James R. Webb and three crew members lost when the submarine H-1 grounded at the entrance to Magdalena Bay in Lower California, per a radio dispatch.
A radio message reported the Glyde Line steamer Mohawk in distress about 50 miles north of Frying Pan Gas Buoy off Cape Hatteras, with Norfolk, Virginia involvement noted.
The passage contends that man’s golden age lies between 50 and 60, when work and marriage ease concerns, and suggests a later, fragile golden era between 80 and 90. It notes enduring vitality and love of beauty, while acknowledging the burden of longevity and the rarity of suicides among the very old.
The 14 mile San Diego to Yuma railroad completes with final spike at Carriso Gorge. Cost around 18 000 900, or 120 000 a mile. Line dips from 3 657 feet to 949 feet above sea level and joins a trunk line at Yuma. International in character by crossing into old Mexico to avoid mountain barriers.
The article notes that touching wood as a safeguard against boasting is an ancient superstition. It traces the practice to a time when the oak ash and rowan were sacred to heathen gods, indicating a long historical belief attached to woodland trees.
Mr Meekton hopes women gain influence in politics and recognize the man who has devoted much of his life to being a good provider and a kind father.
A simple method to prevent silk threads from knotting or breaking is to dampen the eye of the needle. This reduces strain as the thread passes through the eye, aiding smoother sewing.
Market notes show corn prices at No 2 white 1.68 1.64 and No 2 yellow 1.62 1.63 with other grades listed. Hay and timothy per ton 82.50 36.75, clover mixes 82 36, oats varied and dairy eggs and poultry prices range from 42c to 69c for butter and eggs, with cattle hogs and calves quoted by grade and weight bands.
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