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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1921
Page
2
President Harding meets with Attorney General Daugherty to discuss freeing Eugene V. Debs from Atlanta penitentiary. The note cites government tax revenue projections, international disputes, labor settlements, and various postwar developments across the United States and abroad.
Western Newspaper Union reports a massive Tokyo blaze in the Yotsuya district causing about 25 million yen in damage and leaving thousands homeless. Four thousand troops fought the four hour fire as hospitals banks and business houses burned amid high winds and a blazing sky halo.
A union of dancing professors from France England Belgium Holland and Switzerland opened in the Paris Academy of Dancing to consider eliminating the shimmy the fox trot and the one step with many delegates favoring a return to the waltz. The Paris press welcomed the prospect.
The first of a million stamps marking Luther's 400th anniversary was mailed to President Harding. A letter from the American Lutheran Publicity bureau linked Luther's principles with those of the American Republic.
Mayor Moore calls a public event on Thursday April 7 with a half holiday for industry to protest unpatriotic activities. Two mass meetings are scheduled in the city’s largest auditoriums with General John J. Pershing to speak. Parades will precede the gatherings in two city sections.
Scientists in Pittsburgh have identified a formula used by Germany to build Zeppelin dirigible frames. The discovery, announced at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, could accelerate work on a Zeppelin under construction there and aid British and American naval authorities.
A British flag outside Dr Maynard Ladd’s home in Boston was torn down and trampled by parade watchers for Lord Mayor O Callaghan of Cork Ireland. Neighbors recovered the flag and brought it inside. Dr Ladd, a former American Red Cross major, asked for identification of those involved as no one came forward.
A column reflects on the virtues of being a good loser in elections. It cites a western candidate who endured many costs and odd anecdotes, yet remained cheerful after defeat. The piece echoes Johnson on perspective and cites the democratic uncertainty of ballot results.
Dinah remains amused by Capt. Jenks and his household. She loves clothes and discusses the outfits of those she serves. A recent visit to a former mistress sparked talk of the captain’s switch from uniform to civilian attire, leaving Dinah puzzled by his pavilion clothes.
A Dorset Vermont reader describes being a water-finder using a forked stick that points downward over water. He adds that a lead piece at the stick tip helps locate buried metal such as lead and copper, and even a buried pipe for a farmer.
The article notes that Indigenous peoples used oil medicinally and that early surface and salt-well remnants yielded oil. Edwin L. Drake drilled the first U S oil well in August 1859 near Oil City Pennsylvania. Canada saw its first oil discovery in 1857 near Petrolia Ontario.
A disappointed lady quips that a bachelor is a man who lives alone with the one he loves, offering a wry definition that reflects romantic disillusionment and humor. The remark frames bachelorhood as solitary devotion rather than social stereotype.
Cincinnati market notes list grain prices for corn oats and wheat across several grades with price ranges. Hay prices show Timothy per ton and clover mixes, while small lot figures for No 2 3 4 red wheat are provided.
The list shows Butter and creamery extras at 48 cents, eggs at 24 to 224 cents, live poultry prices ranging from 19 to 82 cents, cattle quotes from 2 to 9.25 dollars, calves 5 to 12 dollars, sheep 5 to 6.75 dollars, lambs about 10.50 dollars, hogs from 9.75 to 11.25 dollars, and various weight-based classifications across the market. Values pertain to grade and size categories with noted spreads and premiums.
In a twilight tale, Master Thoughtfulness muses about Madame False Vanity and a fortune telling visit. The boy and girl plan to meet her after two daytime engagements with Wood Elf and the Tattle Tale Twins on a path to the House of Secrets.
A meditation on judging the living by their good points, inspired by a classmate who died last month. The author urges generous judgment of the living to spare future heartache and to recognize merit before it is too late.
A playful exchange between Little Jimmy and his mother centers on cake cravings. The boy asks for another cake after two circular donuts, and then pleads for a square noholy cake. The humor hinges on the boy’s cheeky request and the mother’s response.
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