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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
8
The Batavia and Clermont County page records births including a son to George and Mrs. Gregg and a ten pound girl to Harry Wood and wife. It notes community events, church activities, medical and personal updates, property moves, and a forthcoming Clermont county history by Byron Williams with calls for local contributions.
The funeral was held last Sabbath at the Gardner home in Williamsburg. Formerly Miss Louise Steward of near Crosstown, she was remembered by family and friends with affection.
Money furnished on one day's notice. O, 0, RRARN, Batavia.
The Waterville Sentinel reports six Maine towns incorporated by the 1882 legislature will mark centennials this year. Brewer on the Penobscot, Phil lips in Franklin, Bing ham on the Kennebec, Troy in Waldo, and Foxcraft and Sebec in Piscataquis will hold summer celebrations with historical addresses, reunions, town events, a centennial ball, and music by the Village band.
A Broad Street broker hurries down the stairs to chase a client who slipped into an inside office. The client leaves with a 10 share order in New York Central after a barber visit, recalling a past refusal on 50 shares of Union Pacific in 1906.
Inspectors from the bureau of weights and measures found leaden weights inside multiple turkeys in a New York shop. A single nine pound turkey sold at 30 cents a pound. the butcher was fined $50. Turkeys were opened revealing sixteen ounce and other sinkers in the stomachs.
Mr Newlywed compliments Mrs Newlywed on tasting biscuits she made at home. He credits her cooking school training and expresses pride in her skill. He asks for another biscuit, noting it would aid his digestion and wishing his mother had similar training.
The will of Rev James Thornton Newbury of Killanick Rectory County Wexford reveals a refusal to burial in parish churchyards due to crowding. He demands a raised brick tomb seven feet wide eight feet high with a glass roof centerpiece and a strong iron railing enclosure, not grounded in a screwed coffin.
A mutiny at a northern France female reformatory led to 300 inmates barricading in dormitories. When officers arrived the girls used sabots as weapons until reinforcements freed the scene. thirty-five detainees were later arrested to restore order.
A Greeley man claims to have perfected a seedless watermelon and is cross breeding peas with sweet peas. He expects blossoms and peanuts to grow on the same vines with peanuts above ground. He hopes to create a succotash plant from corn and beans and dreams of a coffee-like breakfast product.
Growth of New York shows five year investments totaling 25 million in theatres 18.26 million in hotels and 121.26 million in office buildings. This reflects expanding urban infrastructure and commercial development in the metropolis.
Bethel board of education will hold a second election to decide on issuing $30,000 in bonds for a new school building after the old structure fell afoul of State authorities. The initial vote failed by a small majority, prompting another chance for district voters.
An old classified fragment advertises Fletcher's Castoria boarding with meals at 25 cents per bed or meal and a connected feed stable near the town hall. It lists Miss Kate Erton and notes a money loan offer through W R Walker for Batavia Building Loan Company. The snippet also reports Mrs K G Whiting of Akron suffering kidney trouble who credits Fox Kidney Pills and Foley Kidney Pills for relief with a testimonial.
Generally debilitated for years with sick headaches and weariness. Blood Bitters made me a well woman says Mrs. Chas Freitoy of Moosup Connecticut. The ad compares excess to vulgar excess and touts the tonic’s restorative claims.
The quote from La Rochefoucauld counsels managing fortune like health. Enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad, and avoid violent remedies except in violent necessity. It frames prudent restraint as guiding principle.
In Stewart Ohio neighbors witnessed a severe croup attack on John Parsons's child. The doctor predicted death, but after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound the child recovered after two bottles and is alive and well today. A. C. Nash endorses the medicine as their only cough remedy.
Over eight hundred tailors attended the International Journeymen Tailors Union meeting. Speakers used English Irish Scottish Hebrew French Italian and Finnish in their addresses.
Examinations for teachers occur on the first Saturday each month unless a holiday shifts them to the next Saturday. Pupils face exams on the third Saturday in April and May. Four year provisional certificate applicants must consult the clerk before applying. Exams in Batavia Ohio. 8. & Bagby president Davin vice president Morris clerk. 12-2
A notice to non residents Lizzie Lewis Kelly and other defendants announces a petition in the probate court of Brown County Ohio for the sale of real estate to settle debts and expenses of the estate of a decedent. The notice specifies the court action, parties involved, and requests appearance or response by interested parties.
An ambiguous note praises a friend’s nomination or defeat and invites readers to buy drugs from a local store. The ad touts high quality preparations, proprietary medicines, and citywide delivery at low prices, claiming superior care and lower charges than competitors.
Thomas Binkley administrator files a petition in Clermont Ohio Probate Court seeking authority to sell 25 acre Wayne Township real estate. Known heirs of Thomas Little include Newton Alonzo Clara Grace Little, all with unknown residences, and life estate to Esther Ann Little with remainder to Amos Binkley and Cora Masters. Heirs are warned to answer by a stated deadline or face judgment.
An appeal extols the Cincinnati Enquirer as a reliable source of daily news and a high quality weekly edition. It touts its market reports, editorials, veterinary notes, literature, and sermons while promising moral uplift and community welfare, urging subscriptions through solicitors for terms.
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