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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
5
The advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as giving satisfaction to users. It claims hair becomes thicker longer softer and more glossy. The product is priced at $1.00 a bottle and presented as a reliable old preparation.
Franklin items report Olive Sapp visiting Mrs. Clayton Corbin in Laurel and local residents traveling on errands. Notices mention A L Carnes of New Richmond, school staffing changes for winter, and social visits from the Nichols and Sapp families. A business ad offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a one dollar price, claiming a nationwide distribution through Toledo vendors.
Bond Hill visitors Mrs. Harold Longly and sisters Mrs. Brunson and Mrs. Sue. Linwood resident Mrs. Clarence Norris visiting Mrs. Belle Turner. Dr. and Mrs. O T Robertson visiting Madisonville. Myra Greene returns from Fair Hope Alabama. jeweler Chas Sederberg to wed Ella B Dickinson May 15 Urbana. Mason resident Mrs J K Buckingham returns home. Rolla Armstrong visiting mother in Felicity. Robert Sanders visits Val Mauss in Price Hill. Mr and Mrs Voss of Middletown visiting B F Wayne. Chas Hall and wife depart for Chicago. Anna Hocter buried at St Andrews church. Rocky Mountain Tea ad. Foley's Kidney Cure promoted by Dr. John Bunn & Son Batavia.
Prof Slyes house shows new paint and town updates unfold. At a recent school board meeting last year teachers were all re employed. Numerous residents host visitors and travel between Amelia Tusculum Bethel Cincinnati Williams burg Miamiville Batavia New Richmond and Locust Corner as community life continues.
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark endorses Foley's Honey and Tara as the best cough preparation. He claims it cured consumption in the first stages. The product is sold by Dr. John Bunn & Son in Batavia.
George Gauche and wife of Glen Kate spent Sunday with Mrs M Lobrer. James and daughter of Cincinnati moved into Mrs Martha South's property near town. Sipercat Raider spent Monday in Cincinnati. Jacob Conover spent Sunday with his mother at Newtonsville. Fred Brown and wife visited his mother near Newtonsville. Carroll McNutt and Al Christy spent Sunday evening with friends. Ima Hii of Newtonsville spent Friday with relatives and friends. Mia Florence Moorehead and Miss Kate were mentioned in the social notes.
Maple Grove residents and others are listed visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns. Obituary notes report the death of Thomas Mitchell at Norwood on May 7 and Richard South of Monterey dying the previous Sunday. The item mentions burials, church and fraternal order involvement, and community sympathy. References to several church and local figures appear among the many short notes. A testimonial for Electric Bitters concludes the piece.
A string of local visits and social calls fills Friday and Saturday at Beech Grove school house. Granville Armacost and family visited Oliver McKinley. Frank Watsons returned from Queen City. Anna Armacost and Hattie Simmons hosted friends in New Richmond and Franklin. the new parsonage nears occupancy by Rev Williams.
An advertorial claim promotes Snuffles as a permanent catarrh cure that reaches the disease, relieves inflamed membranes, and treats hay fever. Priced at one dollar per month’s supply, with prepaid shipment and guidance from the discoverer, offered by Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
Miss Minnie White wed Charles H Gustin of Dobbs Warren county Sunday evening. Rev Washburn of Marathon tied the knot before about 80 guests. Bride wore a blue gown with white trim and lilies of the valley in her hair. An elegant supper followed with music and conversation. Best wishes to the newlyweds. Also notes of local visitors and illness.
The piece warns that constant motion in travel and driving jars the kidneys and causes kidney and bladder disease. It cites locomotive engineer George H. Hansan who attributes his kidney trouble to engine vibration and credits Foley's Kidney Cure, sold by Dr. John Bonn & Son in Batavia, with relief.
Harry Bayless returns to Dayton after visit with sister Nellie McCormick. Rev G D Billerson to preach memorial sermon next Sunday at Baptist church. Belle Gatts of Columbia visiting her mother here. Riley Sheppard back from New Richmond visit. Clyde Beck of Portsmouth, formerly Bethel, mourns recent death. Beck sisters Ruth Clara and Leona Laycock attend Higginsport Baptist church organization. Augustus Sinks of Connersville Indiana listed among attendees.
The notice touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as curing rheumatism back and kidney issues and offers free samples and a book by mail. It lists prices of 50c and 1 for bottles and includes local social items about residents, fire events, and church services.
A Springville Alabama mother shares her experience with whooping cough and credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with keeping her three children free from serious complications during a summer outbreak. She notes her three month old baby was spared and her older daughter eagerly called for the cough syrup. Beck's Pharmacy sells this remedy.
The community notes the funeral held Wednesday at Bettel M. E. church for Miss Margaret Blair who died at her Lindale home on Monday May 5 1902. The item lists residents visiting relatives and local happenings including visits from Adda Campbell and Mrs. Rebecca Barker, improvements like home telephone boxes, and a mule accident involving Harry Jackson.
Mrs Nellie Baldwin of Broadway Branches ter Ohio says nervous headaches run down health and improved after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills priced 50 cents a box. Pills sold by Dr Bunn's drug store and Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Foley's Honey and Tar also offered no opiates for children.
Last Sunday week many residents were mentioned for injuries visits and daily life. A broken collar bone and other injuries are reported with recovery slowly improving. Several local residents and visitors are named including James Norrin Sr. and Miss Bessie Corbin. The text notes travels to Batavia New Richmond St Louis and California with visits to Laurel Beech Grove and Linwood and church services upcoming May 25.
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