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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
7
A testimonial from C. D. Kessler of Mendota NL describes kidney weakness starting after cold weather, with backache and fatigue. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief after passing gravel stones and overall improvement, recommending the product sold by dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Dorothy Ullman asks if God can see everything and whether His eye is as big as the eye in an optician’s display. The exchange occurs as she and her mother walk downtown, posing a literal challenge to faith through a window eye.
Mrs. Drew of New York reports her two month old baby’s severe eczema and rash cleared in two weeks after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment four times daily. She notes the skin became clean and lovely and endorses the remedies for all sores. The ad urges sending for a free booklet on skin care from Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
A humorous exchange contrasts Gotrox being called a multimillionaire with the quip that he has more money than brains. The other party questions what brains matter to a man of wealth.
A Natick Massachusetts woman describes severe nervous symptoms and a suspected tumor before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring her health and urges other women to seek its help.
A jogging list covers Bertrand Frick 17 dying from a fractured skull after a pitched ball. a Dayton traction car wreck injures nine passengers. county officials face suits for $35,000. physician groups push medical exams for marriage. a crossing accident kills Dr A H Bills. Frederick Patterson hides $50K to $100K. Knox county indicts Lee Wolfe Mackey for poison and manslaughter tied to Metcalf. wrestling deaths in Youngstown. Boxwell prodigyGerhardt and student Standen. interurban telescope crash injures ten. Brick family deaths. suit over alienation of affections. H L Fisher steamship salvage. Robart indicted for murder. steam pressure incident on state of Ohio saw two killed, eight grievously injured.
The advertisement claims thousands are all run down and lacking strength. It urges Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify and enrich the blood and build up the system. It promotes liquid form and Sarsatabs and notes Fitzgerald & Co. in Washington, D.C. as contact.
Comic exchange hints the boss's son quits due to overwork. It recalls a joke about a youth who once merely tore calendar pages and now must wind an eight day clock too. The quip underscores workload and office routines.
Michael Dolan confirms a bet with Widdy Castigan's second husband about swallowing an egg in one shell. He succeeds but worries the shell will cause harm if he moves, fearing the shell may hatch and discomfort him.
Housewives question why fabrics wear out quickly with yellow soaps. The ad claims Hewitt's Easy Task soap is pure white and gentler, preventing fiber damage and needing less effort, priced at five cents a cake.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Myrtilla-He and Miranda-Be clashing over affections. The tone hints at manipulation and potential public embarrassment as romantic rivals threaten social reputations. No clear outcome established from the readable text.
An exchange in Punch shows a shopman offering to carry a pound of butter for a lady shopper who declines, insisting he will lighten the load as much as possible. The brief vignette captures a polite, witty moment between seller and customer.
A concise maxim attributed to Wellington emphasizing self-reliance and personal diligence as the path to quality work.
A playful dialogue defines quette as a dish created from the remains of stewed chicken. Tommy explains the term by describing the practical use of leftovers to form a new meal.
Summer heat makes you crave a cool drink and Coca Cola fits the need. The ad promotes Coca Cola as delicious refreshing and thirst quenching available at soda fountains or bottled for 5c. It invites readers to request a free booklet from The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia.
A disputed scene unfolds as one partner vows to ask the father for permission to marry, while the other condemns the approach as old fashioned. Tension reveals differing views on courting norms and family involvement.
Public notice urges mothers to examine bottles of Castoria for the signature of the longtime maker and to trust the remedy for infants and children as widely used for over three decades.
A lighthearted anecdote circulates about a young couple at church who cannot pay the offering. The man, searching for a dime, admits his lack of funds by joking his pockets hold no change. The woman blushes and confesses she cannot find her purse either.
John Burns, St. Paul city prosecutor, sought fines for tearing pickets from Mrs. Joe Goesik’s fence. He named Mike Chicket as the offender, but Judge Finehout quipped that no lady is charged with taking a fence and that poetry has no place in court.
A physician questions a severely underweight patient about his activity. The patient answers with a sharp retort about being a retired grocer. The scene contrasts youthful pleasure expectations with a practical remark on enjoyment.
A woman defines a brave man as one willing to enter a dark closet where a mouse might hide. The remark frames courage as facing small fears rather than grand feats.
A breezy quip notes that when a girl yawns the onus falls on the young man to press ahead. The line captures playful social dynamics and informal dating norms in a lighthearted tone.
A playful exchange notes why ships are referred to as she and jokes that swaying at buoys makes them attached. The piece ends with a medical ad for Resinol Ointment claiming quick relief for itching piles and skin irritations, noting its worldwide use by medical professionals.
Miss Frances Hartz reads about the creation to her Sabbath school class. A pupil quips that God formed man from dust and dried mud pies in the sun. The teacher moves on discreetly with her lesson.
A wife asks her husband to match a piece of silk before he comes home. He jokes about shopping at the counter with the sweet little blonde with soulful eyes. The wife then decides not to trouble him after a long day.
The Sphinx asks why it always rains on moving days and the ancients concede, as the riddle is revealed in a playful contest of wit.
A literary woman prefers reading over housework, and a hat mishap reveals social quirks. The exchange highlights gendered expectations and daily life humor without explicit actions or locations. The dialogue preserves a period tone and minor witticisms.
A North Pole era story describes an Eskimo who, learning from Professor McMillan, tries to improvise a telephone by stringing a length of wire between sticks. He shouts into one end and races to the other hoping to hear his voice, only to find no transmission. His reaction mocks the implied lesson about misunderstandings between cultures.
The essay traces the saying to 1725 England when Bolsover hanged himself from a beam and kicked away the bucket. It notes the phrase originally described self-inflicted death and later broadened to refer to any death without distinction.
A humorous exchange notes Greeley’s handwriting as a key influence on the typewriter. The speakers imply his penmanship helped spur the invention, though they acknowledge the idea is not literal.
A brief saying suggests that criticism of large monopolies often masks support for smaller businesses growing alongside them. It implies tension between big power and local entrepreneurship, hinting at a social dynamic where critique coexists with fostering new ventures.
The piece argues brain work wears daily, but rebuilding occurs from food. It stresses phosphorus and potassium salts as key brain elements, citing Geoghegan and Carey. It endorses foods rich in phosphate of potash for healthy brain function and warns against insufficient nourishment harming mind and digestion.
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