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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
4
A 1910s era column notes Russel Sage philanthropy for social causes, tensions over railroad transparency, and Brownsville debate. It discusses Theodore Roosevelt's stance on a third term, Taft’s rising prospects in Ohio, and Governor Harris's challenge as Taft allies clash with Harris supporters.
The passage discusses the historical and evolving sense of the word journey as a day’s progress and contrasts it with modern usage. It notes Chaucer’s era where a journey represented about twenty miles and references Royal Indian and Six Nations interactions with Duke of Connaught known as Cousin Arthur. It also mentions an Ontario Indian nicknamed Bill Prince due to a royal connection.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain Cascara Aromatic half ounce, Concentrated Barkola Compound one ounce, Fluid Extract Prickly Ash Bark half dram, Aromatic Elixir four ounces. Use a teaspoon after meals and at night with plenty of water. Claims it is the most reliable Rheumatism and Kidney remedy per Dr George Edmund Flood. Also includes a quip about a young man meeting his future mother in law.
Auction sale of a 68 acre farm with seven room frame hotel, barn, well watered level land and 10 acres timber on the Interurban Railway suburban division near Stop 57. Sell to highest bidder with terms one third cash one third in one year and one third in two years secured by mortgage at 6 percent. Also sale of an adjacent tract with grove in Clermont county on same day and terms. For details contact Fiscus Heirs Merwin Ohio.
Legal notice from Batavia Village Clerk invites sealed bids by April 22 1907 for bonds totaling 3500 dollars to fund village sidewalks. Bonds bear 4 percent interest, mature in 30 years, with bids must include bid counts and accrued interest and a 100 dollar certified check. The village reserves right to reject bids.
A promotional notice invites readers to form as many words as possible from letters in "WET MORE'S COCOANUT" with counts limited to available letters. Prizes range from 1000 to 10 in gold based on word totals, with tie sharing and optional souvenir entries, and requests entry details and address.
The Wetmore Company of Philadelphia explains wood moisture levels noting willow is unusually dry with 26 percent water while oak reaches 34 percent water. This comparison highlights wood properties relevant to drying and use.
A health blurb touts Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles in both women and men. It claims mental and physical benefits, urges readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail, and provides company contact details for Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
A Princeton Tiger quote explains savoir faire as the ability to act without a moment's preparation. The line frames poise and readiness as intrinsic, emphasizing quick adaptability and self possession in any moment.
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