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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
7
In The Children's Corner the Jogalong provides the Boy with Curiosity Spectacles to reveal growth unseen by the naked eye. The green plant emerges from the earth as grain by grain the soil shifts and the shoot struggles upward, showcasing unseen process and wonder.
A narrated science tale explains how plants absorb water through tiny root hairs and transport it upward. The Jogalong guides the curious boy through plant respiration and nutrient uptake, noting dissolved nutrients in water and the beauty of an iris.
A colonial era menu item set offers an ox tail stew with onions carrots turnips and potatoes plus Worcestershire sugar and salt, thickened with flour then cooled. Pilaf with rice tomatoes ground steak cheese simmers until soft and browns cheese. Banana junket combines junket with milk and banana sherbet cups for a firm dessert.
A quirky note jokes about a player named Sue holding threes as a night loss omen. The page also shares a dessert topping tip with banana and sugar, plus a cheese enrichment tip for tomato soup and other soups, credited to the Western Newspaper Union in 1931.
Friendly tips on cleaning a chamois with tepid soap suds and rinsing in warm water. It advises squeezing to dry, sun drying, and snapping to test dryness. It also notes shortening sleeves from the top and removing burned bread crust with a grater for a smooth surface.
A guide to choosing bedroom flooring emphasizes plain neutral over-walled carpet for a calm look but notes maintenance costs and inconvenience. It recommends washable lightweight rugs, avoiding bed-under carpet, and offers washing tips for small oriental and cotton rugs.
A sweet faced widow recounts her and husband’s struggles after his long illness drained savings. They started a lunch wagon but traffic and nearby gas works forced its loss. She credits hope with rising again, saying downturns are followed by better days.
The ad warns constipation may become chronic after forty and lead to piles and other disorders. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a doctor recommended remedy proven effective through 47 years of practice. It claims safety for all ages and babies, made from laxative herbs and pepsin, non gripping and non harming.
Mrs. C. C. Coleman of Ventura recounts an Arizona teaching incident in Jerome where a fourth grade class discussed the word glorious meaning grand. A student named Rudolpho answered with the sentence my glorious mother died last week showing the harsh misalignment between word meaning and life events.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as a universal relief for women's pains and headaches. It claims aspirin cannot hurt and does not depress the heart, urging readers to use it freely for comfort and quick relief. It also notes low cost versus imitators. Bendigo residents gain permission to dig for gold in city streets as rich fields have waned.
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