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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes a laxative remedy named California Fig Syrup Co. Figs and Elixir of Senna claims to relieve headaches colds indigestion pains constipation and sour stomach. It emphasizes buying the genuine product with the company name printed on the front of each package.
Judge reports Alkali Ike and Pistol Pete describe a clash where Roaring Bill was injured while attempting to break up a suffragist meeting. Ike confirms hospital transport and details remain sketchy as officials review the incident.
Oliver Herford and a companion stroll a street lined with laundry lines weaving through town. The friend notes how garments shade the sky and mar the view. Herford responds with a quiet quip on "the short and simple flannels of the poor."
A father voices somber thoughts as his daughter marries, acknowledging the solemnity of parting when daughters wed. A wedding guest agrees the moment is heavy, noting it may be heavier when they stay single. The exchange echoes a Victorian caution about family bonds and marital choices.
A widow shares how coffee harmed her heart and headaches and how switching to Postum improved her health. She passed a life insurance exam after seven years of using Postum, crediting it with stronger heart health, better appetite, and restored vitality.
The house calendar committee shifted to a sequence of major measures after two weeks of minor bills. Top items include the 1911 general appropriation bill, the Stambaugh convict labor bill, the Plank primary nomination bill, Edwards tax assessment, Green employers liability, Smith woman physician at the Girls Industrial School, and Connaughton state property inventory.
Representative Friebolin tied Senator Krause's state civil service bill to a defeated senate measure. The Edwards bill to appoint the city solicitor faced reporting without recommendation. Governor Harmon proclaimed Sunday May 14 as Mother's Day urging appropriate services and wearing white carnations in memory of mothers.
The dairy and food commissioner seeks rapid passage of four bills now in the senate. The Thomas bill would regulate sale by weight and one measure removes the word knowingly from the false weights statute to strengthen enforcement. The deputy inspection scales bill would grant deputies authority to inspect scales.
April 24 actions show Senate bills to curb book pricing, protect city home rule in utilities, and fund Perry memorial. House considers rail track interstate rights, library contracts, and tax moves for mutual fire insurers, with several agriculture and labor measures advancing or defeated. A salary raise for the penitentiary clerk passed, saving funds.
The document reports House finance chief Chairman Goodbread pushing through the general appropriation bill totaling 5.943 million dollars without changes. Senate measures include adding two judges for Cleveland municipal court, extending election board ballot prep time, and funding for surveys and prison work programs. House actions include Perry memorial site purchase, quarry transfers, white slave law strengthening, and primary nomination mandate for state senate candidates.
In committee hands the Canfield bill for pure cream is recommitted to agriculture after sudden appeals from interested parties. Efforts will be made to restore it to the calendar and push passage. Senator Yount proposes a new school book price bill aimed at five year nonchange while ensuring Ohio books stay cheap. It targets the school book trust and limits price cuts beyond 25 percent by officials.
A proposed Ohio bill by Representative Harmon would measure fare by distance traveled between entry and exit points, setting a minimum of 5 cents and allowing ticket books. If enacted it would force a realignment of stops and mainly affect short hauls where rates currently vary.
Attorney General Hogan rules that corporations may pay dividends above 8 percent on preferred stock once common stock is on an equal footing and also paying 8 percent. Excess profits should be divided between preferred and common. The article notes legislative actions on the Huber pure seed bill, Sunday baseball bills, and a Mothers Day proclamation by Governor Harmon with Mothers Day set for Sunday May 14.
A massive fire in Bangor Maine destroyed most of the business area and major public buildings, threatening the northern residential district. Estimates place losses at 6.9 million with at least one death reported as communications and transport collapsed and bridges burned cutting off aid. The city, a Penobscot river hub with 23 000 residents and a strong lumber trade, faced widespread panic as firefighting and police capabilities failed to contain the blaze.
An excursion train carrying 170 women schoolteachers from Syracuse and Utica to Washington derailed on a sharp curve near Paston Penn. Eight or more are missing and presumed dead. Engineer Yancy and Conductor Person died. The high speed of about 50 mph caused the wreck and all cars caught fire. The teachers were to meet Vice President Sherman.
A tornado with torrential rain swept a mile wide path across northern Johnson county, leveling four homes and blowing away William T. Pain’s antebellum mansion. Kelly Fain, 10, was hurled a quarter mile, severely injured, as his mother suffered fatal injuries from flying debris.
列克星敦报道，肯塔基赛马会在雨天泥泞跑道中揭幕。观众比去年开幕日更热络，下注额更大。结果与赔率：Emfield 17-2、Caprian Delivery 11-5、Work Box 15-4、Countless 7-20、Irishtown 67-20、Pilain 121-20。
A spectacular blaze on the river front in Chattanooga Tennessee destroyed the warehouse of the Tennessee Navigation Co causing an estimated loss around 15000 dollars.
Dan Cooper an engineer at a cotton oil mill in Dublin Georgia died after a clod of dirt struck his temple. The blow came from Dick 18 the son of Deputy Sheriff Rowland during an incident at the mill.
Reports from Buckeye note a massive explosion at the Fleishmann yeast and whisky plant in Riverside injuring and killing multiple workers. The incident left one man dead on impact, with three others fatally harmed and three more seriously burned.
A London Answers joke shows a farmer testing his apprentice William. He orders the mare shed and the lad complies, but the farmer reveals he shot and buried the old white mare, delivering a grim punchline.
An established factory seeks a resident distributor to open a district office and cover unoccupied territory. Requires $600 to $3,000 in cash and stock for immediate orders. Offers $100 to $200 monthly, extra commissions, office use, and permanent arrangement. References required. Send response to Liberty M Manufacturing Association Chicago.
A compact aphorism attributed to Buller urges measured perception in power and service. It contrasts vigilance with restraint, suggesting wisdom in knowing when to overlook or ignore.
The piece argues childbirth is arduous without proper preparation and highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health and normalcy for women. It invites women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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