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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
3
Oxford scientists led by Julian Huxley, grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, report tadpoles turning to frogs in three weeks and a method to bias frog egg sex to 90 percent male. The Daily Mail editorial highlights the potential to solve hard life mysteries and vigor restoration.
An echoing scene from the Home Sector notes the end of bombardment and a shift to quiet. The orator declares battle noises stilled after months of conflict while an ex-soldier quips that peace-time revelry remains muted by lingering discipline and wartime memories.
An overweight couple boards a sleeping car at Pennsylvania Station New York and settles in. A porter helps the man reach the upper berth while hogs in a adjacent car protest loudly, prompting the sleeper in the lower berth to lament over the snoring and request a turn over.
A notable Ohio originated program trains workers in tree surgery, offering a scientific, well paid outdoor career. The school prepares youths for employment with the company upon course completion.
A prospector in the Gila River area, Arizona, cracked a waterworn pebble to reveal a fossil egg. The egg, as large as a duck’s, was preserved in limestone, later transformed into bitumen, and now offers a vivid thousands of years timeline from egg to fossil.
A battalion resting after a 16 mile hike watches an unfamiliar unit in a nearby field performing setting up drills. Private Hanks of Oklahoma questions the need to apply and be initiated, while a corporal explains it is infantry candidates' school.
Mr Pinfeather asks if absence helps love and Miss Marbleheart coyly suggests trying it. She cautions to go far enough and stay long enough for feelings to change, implying a test of affection through separation.
A new source for coarse paper and cardboard pulp is identified from yellow pine chips after turpentine resin and oil are distilled. The finding suggests an alternative pulping material and process for paper makers.
Market prices for hay and grain in Cincinnati show Timothy and clover hay per ton from $38 to $42.50, corn and oats at roughly $1.80 to $1.91 per bushel, butter and eggs with various grade prices, live poultry including broilers and fowls, and cattle sheep and hogs with range values from several dollars per hundredweight. The data lists quality grades and per-unit prices for each commodity and animal class.
A London answer story recalls a five year old's playful reply to an old man asking if she is her mother's only daughter. She says yes and notes the others are boys, revealing a humorous family moment from a print excerpt.
An ad touts a delicate perfume influence as a mark of a lady of distinction. It promotes Cuticura Soap for cleansing pores and Cuticura Talcum Powder for healthy skin. A companion note praises Allen’s Foot Ease for relieving corns and bunions with a foot powder and bath routine.
The Yale Record notes a dramatic rumor of a three million inheritance linked to a young woman. The fragment hints at a notable heir and a contrasting reception, but details remain unclear.
A short comic note recalls a sharp quote about a young boarder testing an invention to silence subscribers during party line calls. The anecdote highlights meddlesome tech in daily life.
A domestic chat by Mrs. Torkins on trimming expenses avoids Charley’s downtown ranch spending. An ad touts Roman Eye Bal sam for tired eyes. A line notes James as a bee culture devotee, calling him a honeybug. It ends with the line about many a man facing a rich tax bill.
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