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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
7
Opinion argues catalog and mail order houses threaten small towns. It asserts most buyers shop locally and that dead or overprice home merchants rival mail catalogs. The essay urges residents to favor local stores and stresses community economic impact.
The piece praises a central Wisconsin city where general stores boost business via active advertising and customer service. It contrasts them with a hardware and a furniture shop that lack stock display and advertising, keeping customers waiting and resisting sales. Edward T. Hale signs off.
A collection of historic and anecdotal horse stories spanning Alexander the Great’s Bucephalus, Caliph Harun al-Rashid’s scouts, and a New England clergyman’s horse that reattached a dropped horseshoe with dramatic kicks. The tales illustrate keen horsemanship and extraordinary behavior across eras.
A physician solemnly predicts ten more years of work for the actor. The actor grits teeth and curses the doctor for delaying the warning, lamenting the loss of at least seven farewell seasons.
A reflective piece contrasts two grand operas, inviting readers to recognize distinct merits. It notes that one may appeal more to some patrons while another resonates differently, highlighting diverse tastes in classic stage works.
The article argues that a German demand for tariff concessions would let foreign exporters set duties on entry to the U S by dictating invoice values. It cites a proposed temporary extension of the tariff truce with Germany and rumors of a Berlin draft that would reduce secrecy and empower German chambers of commerce to fix export values, potentially bypassing Congress and U S appraisers.
The article argues that Elihu Root seeks a reciprocity treaty with Germany and other nations to reduce duties. It warns such moves could shutter American mills, displace workers, and lower living costs by importing cheaper goods, while risking wage erosion and reduced domestic production.
A letter quotes a tailor objecting to doubled prices and a proposed 60 percent rate cut. The tailor warns he will quit unless rates stay fair, and suggests taking ads elsewhere if terms do not improve. The exchange includes a jab at Kaiser Wilhelm and a demand to maintain current earnings.
In the Springheld Republican voice the United States is said to have the highest tariff and the smallest per capita foreign trade while Britain holds nearly three times the U S per capita trade. The piece argues the U K would be bankrupt in ten years without foreign investment earnings and shipping profits and prefers not to swap economic positions with Britain.
Ohio bakers weigh options as pure food laws press for standards. Delegates hear R W Dunlap review laws and Simon Hubig outline a Washington meeting on standards. Cincinnati leaders Schneider and Morton discuss law effects. Marion and Detroit participants join planning for future meetings and a Detroit delegation next month.
In Columbus, W. B. Moore and ex superintendent William Willcox were arrested by the mayor’s probe committee on charges tied to fake vouchers for electric light poles never delivered. Moore admitted guilt, claiming he shared $2,045 with Willcox, who faces a conspiracy charge. Moore’s fake vouchers allegedly covered 522 poles worth $4,086, with phony car numbers and figures.
Mrs George White of Columbus Avenue says divine healing cured her child’s arm after she refused medical splints. She reports taking the child home after a doctor visit and praying, claiming the arm healed and bandages were removed.
Nevin former congressman sues administrator William Craven through attorney Vo Mees for 5000 dollars claiming to have rendered professional services to the late Dr Joseph E B Lowes, a former Republican political leader, which Craven refused to allow.
In Columbus at the Star hotel Mr Reed discovered his table server was his half sister Nora Reed, a relation he had not seen for 18 years. He made inquiries into her antecedents and became annoyed by the revelation.
A boiler at J. A. Petty's planing mill in Sycamore D exploded, hurled 400 feet, demolishing several buildings and wrecking the mill. Engineer Chas Ludwie was perhaps fatally injured.
Manafield Ohio clothing dealer Charles O Situmers was arrested by Chief of Police Well on a charge of Mackmailing. He allegedly attempted to extort $1,000 from Luther M Schpart a wealthy citizen.
Dayton workers in several foundries struck under a national union authority. About 800 workers are affected as molders demand a nine hour day and five dollars and twenty cents per day.
Lydia Pulling was taken to the insane hospital by Shortt Ireland after shopping in Cable City. She went violently in a public area and was forcibly restrained by bystanders before authorities intervened at her home.
The state emergency board approved deficiencies totaling 28 at Columbus state hospital and adjutant general. It notes Columbus hospital sought 7660 for an independent dynamo and adjutant general 6900 for wiring in the statehouse. Officials argue a $7600 dynamo suffices, while the hospital is ten times larger than the capitol.
A three story brick county children's home in Logans County burned after a Sabbath school lesson began. Attendants battled flames with extinguishers and water buckets but the blaze overwhelmed the building, though all but one infant were saved. The $100000 structure carried $16000 insurance. In Marietta, Ohio the Independent Order of Red Men chose Dayton for next year’s annual session amid other towns vying and plans for a new Red Men hall were discussed.
Mrs Anna Roose Patten wife of WoOW Roose of Cincinnati died at St Kilnabert hospital after a typhoid fever confinement. She visited her sister Mrs Coatherine Zimmerman here and is survived by her husband and six children.
In a Monday shooting at the colored clubhouse on West Fifth street, Dartin and O Robert Helms killed George Williams. Authorities report the men, both single and of color, had a longstanding grudge that led to the fatal confrontation.
Catholic women in Wopabanetn Ohio prepare to inaugurate dress reform after a ban on peekaboo waists. Father Thddelong issues an imperative order against women wearing revealing costumes in public.
Columbus notes Secretary of State Thompson completed his first full quarterly report. Willis fees totaled $127,983.35 and other receipts reached $106,350.31 with $102,256.75 from domestic corporations.
Two cars on the Cleveland Northern traction line north of Hamilton collide head on injuring twenty passengers slightly. The derailment occurred two miles north of Hamilton as trains met in a head on crash. No fatalities reported.
The youngest person ever held to the Butler county grand jury, Ron Rinkley, 14, was bound over by Magistrate Muar phy in a $100 bond on a charge of attempting to kill Raymond Davidson. It is alleged the girl choked the boy during a quarrel.
Canton Ohio union members decide not to strike and accept the wage scale offered by the N C Railway authorities, ending the labor action with a firm stance on pay terms.
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