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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1920
Page
3
Louisa M Alcott reflects that hearts resemble gardens requiring patience to foster goodness and happiness, a gentle reminder of slow, steady emotional care.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for failure to cure catarrh. It asserts internal use clears mucous membranes and strengthens overall health, citing B. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio and offering a free trial bottle.
Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota spans 10 899 acres with a web of long narrow passages and irregular chambers. The first division begins at the entrance descends 860 feet below the entrance and 330 feet below the surface, then ascends via a stair to the Garden of Eden and connects to a northeast branch and the Pearly Gates toward the northwest. The largest branch climbs to the Fair Grounds 100 feet above surrounding passages. Buffalo elk and deer inhabit the game reserve.
A Louisville Courier Journal quotation argues that poverty is not a crime and wealth is not inherently criminal, reflecting an editorial stance on social equity. The dialogue centers on moral value judgments rather than specific events.
A mother and her infant Kathryn were upstairs when they heard the baby fall from a couch. Kathryn remarked that if the baby did not stop falling she would ruin herself, highlighting a tense domestic moment.
An advertisement urges readers to use Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, wash off with Cuticura Soap after five minutes, and promises improvements for poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
Otsego county New York launches a plan to plant a 100 acre forest in each of its 24 townships. The forests will form a county system linked to highways and parks, serving as green signs and publicly owned assets. As trees mature they aim to generate income to offset taxes, noting European towns’ use of forests to fund government operations.
A humorous note compares canine intelligence testing to studying dogs. The speaker proposes a pointer breed as a source of hints, suggesting practical insight from a specific dog type. The exchange frames a light, witty question about intelligence assessment and breed usefulness.
A London Answers piece cites a humorous incident with a coat of buttons to suggest women may lack a straight eye. It argues women lag men in tasks requiring precise alignment such as throwing, cutting bread, hanging pictures, and walking in a straight line, noting many exhibit crooked performance even with guidance.
Seven year old Joseph McKee plans to sit up Christmas Eve to see Santa. He considers hiding to avoid detection and wonders if a dummy in his bed could mislead Santa while he hides in the living room to watch. The exchange shows a child’s clever hope and mother’s gentle guidance.
The article traces how Turkish leaf dominated early cigarette making, then bright Virginia tobacco grown in Virginia, the Carolinas, and eastern Tennessee proved agreeable for cigarettes. It notes the invention of cigarette-making machinery and how American cigarettes spread worldwide.
Superstition links spiders to good fortune and urges avoidance of killing them. Brides who find a spider in the folds of their wedding gown are said to look forward to a prosperous married life.
Instructions describe making transparent paper by diluting castor oil with alcohol in a 1 to 2 or 1 to 3 ratio, dipping paper in the mixture, and drying it in the open air.
Market listings show corn values for multiple grades with white and yellow varieties, sound hay prices for timothy and clover, oats figures, butter and eggs prices, and live poultry, cattle, calves, and hogs price ranges. The data includes per ton and per hundredweight figures, highlighting ranges for steers, heifers, cows, canners, stock hogs, and feeder pigs among others.
Diamond Dyes guarantees a new rich fadeless color for any fabric from wool to cotton and blends. The ad claims dresses blouses stockings skirts and accessories can be diamond dyed. A direction book inside explains how to diamond dye over any color and a Color Card helps match materials.
In a Pittsburgh Sun note the unnamed driver warns Mrs Blithers of a dangerous street course as a joke about pedestrians on the boulevard. The tale ends with mutual laughter at the mistaken notion that the figures were thank you mams.
A flashy stranger asks for a local buyer and boasts luck, while Squire Witherbee notes most residents already own stock. He warns the man that if he fails, the local threat is tar, feathers, and a rail as the train departs. The exchange captures a tense, frontier style confrontation in a Southern town.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It touts mild immediate effects and asks readers to send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A dialogue features a would be arrestee and an Eminent Counselor who declares he will serve as attorney. The suspect offers a roll of bills as a retaining fee and anticipates being turned over to authorities. The exchange ends with a confident good night.
A person noted for absent-mindedness reportedly forgets troubles infrequently, implying a lighthearted take on memory lapses. The story highlights a humorous angle on daily forgetfulness.
A reflective note on kindness proving powerful without fanfare. Small acts and steady compassion spread quietly, shaping lives and communities even when not loudly proclaimed.
The article extols kerosene as a versatile home aid. It notes its value as a lubricant and cleanser, suggesting a drop or two can help things move that would not, and that mopping with kerosene yields a brighter surface than soap and water.
The article notes natives in Australia tearing down telegraph wires to fashion bracelets earrings and rings. It suggests they view electrical wiring as fashionable material for personal adornment and current trends.
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