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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1934
Page
7
A widower asks if melting a diamond from his late wife’s engagement ring into his own wedding band is acceptable to comfort him. Emily Post endorses the idea as beautiful and comforting, noting sentiment is part of life and not selfish.
In Waterloo Iowa Harry Hamilton thirty five lived seven years in near nudity at his mother Mrs Cora Norton fifty eight home until he unlocked the house to doctors investigating her suicide by hanging. He had not spoken to others, studied life and death, and wore only a scarf and apron for clothing. The coroner noted financial strain may have driven Mrs Norton to shield his condition.
Herbert Hill, 78, and Emma Case, 75, both of Kingsburg, Calif, married in Hanford after lifelong separation from their first-life sweethearts on North Dakota farms. They rekindle by correspondence and plan to live on the Case ranch.
The Turkish film industry faced an inauspicious start at Eycub on the Golden Horn as a band of dervishes attacked the crew amid unholy makeup and camera operations. The incident ended with the group pacified and no casualties reported.
A traveling salesman notes Crimson Gulch is orderly and a new scheme is described. Cactus Joe explains buying a ticket to Chicago for a young man with racketeer symptoms to encourage him to boast of success in the big town.
A quip attributed to Will Rogers appears in a Boston Transcript cartoon caption. The barber jokes about learning his trade via correspondence school and Rogers replies he wants future shaves done by correspondence.
A constituent notes approval of slow anger while Senator Sorghum replies that anger should not trigger displays. He says he avoids demonstrativeness and believes remaining quiet and thoughtful is more desirable when anger rises.
A dialogue fragment shows a suitor pressed by a domineering father about marriage and wealth. The parent questions the suitor on compatibility and means, while the suitor asserts confidence in his temper and prospects. The exchange hints at class and arranged-match tensions.
Miss Bonds accused a man of desperate romance from a year ago. He admitted desperation but said he finally needed to secure employment. The exchange highlights a personal conflict tied to past affections and present work needs.
Two inmates quizzed each other about crimes. One denies a case of breaking into the Wise Investment Company office. The other says he was chairman of the same firm. Philadelphia Public Ledger reports the exchange in a crime note.
In a church pew exchange a wife compliments a woman’s coat, while the husband reveals he dozed during the service. The wife notes church attendance has its perks, while the husband admits his nap.
A Hollywood tourist questions a guide about the oldest castle along the Rhine and recalls its purpose in a bygone film, while the guide asserts its age and significance during the tour.
A brief dialogue notes that money speaks to Tommy-Pa in broken English, with Pa affirming wealth can talk but only in imperfect speech. The exchange highlights a rural, folksy tone and a humorous take on money and communication.
A cartoonish exchange features Block Head delivering the line My stock in trade is brains while another character quips Youve got a funny looking sample case
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