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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
2
An advertisement claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain and lets the corn be lifted away with fingers. It touts a tiny bottle available from druggists for a few cents, saying it rids hard or soft corns and callouses without pain or irritation, credited to a Cincinnati genius.
Popular Science Monthly urges American women to sew glove waistcoats from discarded kid gloves for soldiers abroad. The waistcoats are sewn on a lining, take a day or two to make, weigh only a few ounces, provide warmth comparable to sweaters, and do not harbor vermin.
The Bible Society issues a compact two language edition of the Gospel of Mark for American soldiers. French text on one page mirrors English on the facing page to aid language study and biblical reading.
An advertisement claims Peterson's Ointment cures ulcers leg ulcers dermatitis and eczema with testimonials from Wm J Nichols Major Charles E Whitney and Mrs J L Weiss. It sells for 30 cents with money back guarantee and is available from Peterson Bros Buffalo New York with mail orders prepaid.
A quip notes a flaw in a doomed telephone business. The joke says the one advantage is that if a receivership is ordered, they can always hang up the receiver.
The advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Base powder to reduce friction and improve comfort for workers, and Allen's Foote Ease for women, claiming it prevents foot soreness blisters and tired feet. It notes the products are sold by dealers everywhere at 25 cents.
A humorous exchange unfolds during a lunch hour as Patrice remarks on the cost of meals given flies nearby. The dialogue hints at daily life worries and social banter in a casual setting.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County ss Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co sworn that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason. Card states medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood and mucous surfaces. Suggists 75 cents. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
Fragmentary remarks note Perkins always goes alone on hunts and carries a gun. Dr Peery’s Dead Shot is described as a genuine old fashioned remedy for worms, claimed to work with a single dose.
The bride questions a cautious take on marriage with a sharp exchange about assumptions. Opinions vary as the couple navigates expectations and doubts in a candid moment.
A sharp line exchange features Mins Cayenne declaring that everyone admires a good loser while adding that the public may not envy him, highlighting a sly social observation in a brief dialogue.
Haig reports a night raid near Beaumont Hamel with some prisoners taken and a hostile post near Merris cleared. French statements note raids repulsed near Mesnil Saint Georges and two German penetrations at Canny sur Matz with 40 prisoners. German air losses exceed Allied, with 40 German planes down and 33 tons of bombs in the area while five British and seven French aircraft are accounted missing. The weather remains superb but no strategic shift is evident.
Dispatches report many arrests in Dublin and across Ireland. A proclamation signed by Edward Shortt calls on loyal Irishmen to defeat a German conspiracy and urges voluntary recruitment to avoid conscription.
Foreign Secretary Balfour told the House of Commons that Britain would listen to proposals from accredited representatives of any belligerent country if presented plainly. He said the government seeks an honorable end to the war, but Central Powers peace moves have not been fair or honorable.
The Shipping Board reports rapid wood ship construction with more than one launch daily for four weeks. In the first 17 days of the month, 17 wooden vessels totaling 60,000 tons were added, with four hulls launching to total 14,500 tons likely a single day record in American yards.
A 230 by 36 foot structure with lighting, bathroom, tiled floors and sewer connection was built in five hours as the last of 65 buildings for a Federal base hospital on Staten Island. The full 65 buildings were finished in 90 days and provide 3,000 beds.
Louisville merchants and manufacturers heard Captain H M Harding of the Federal Commission on Inland Waterways urge development of inland water transportation. He highlighted the benefit of city-owned terminals and Louisville’s chance to establish facilities of a higher order by leveraging experiences of other cities.
Paris dispatch cites Czech delegation leader Stonek threatening a bloody revolution if German districts are set in Bohemia. Vienna reports Emperor Charles and Empress Zita travel to Sofia and Constantinople to visit King Ferdinand and the Sultan. Premier Wekerle says the new alliance is defensive and aims at peace, not war, and may not block future league of nations.
Lord Curzon in London argued that a just and honorable peace must secure world stability for generations. He warned against any support for an unjust peace and said peace terms are premature while the guns speak.
The German bread ration is reduced from 200 to 160 grammes per person daily in an official Berlin dispatch. The measure takes effect on June 16.
London restaurants end meatless days as meat rationing ends. Restrictions on eating meat are removed due to the rationing program ending, allowing normal dining.
Twenty one mining company officials, employees, and businessmen in the Warren district were arrested at Bisbee on federal indictments connected to the 1,200 IWW members deportation last July. Judge Sawtelle will hear cases after all suspects are in custody. Indictments allege conspiracy to deprive citizens of rights in violation of penal code.
Vienna dispatches via Switzerland say the six day conference between the German and Austrian emperors on a new alliance was cut short. Observers infer the talks failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion, as no treaty details could be drafted in such a brief session.
Official report from the Faith’s second trial trip off the Pacific coast notes the concrete ship behaves well in a strong wind and choppy sea, proving fully equal or superior to similar steel ships. Faith to begin maiden cargo voyage, achieving 10.2 knots with little vibration.
Professor Domenico Lo Monaco of the Lincei Academy reports dramatic TB treatment progress from experiments on consumptive soldiers. Rapid improvements and cures exceeded expectations, signaling a potential revolution in tuberculosis therapy.
Washington The House approved the Overman bill by 295 to 2 to clothe the President with wide powers for wartime government reorganization. The measure has already cleared the Senate and now goes to the President for signature.
The Vossische Zeitung in Berlin reports that war has had to be proclaimed at Ekaterinoslav Odessa and Poltava as a counter-current to the order of things was observed.
The Senate passed the amendment to the postoffice bill raising salaries in the Postoffice Department without protest or fanfare, a move noted as unusually quiet and swift.
General Pershing releases two section report from France detailing artillery activity north of Toul and in Lorraine. Two American aviators reportedly downed three German aircraft while a raiding party gathered intelligence and recovered papers under heavy fire near a dugout.
Chicago police charge John Verburg Jr with shooting and killing his father in the presence of Mrs. Verburg and two Verburg daughters after a quarrel between the parents. Police say the elder Verburg was intoxicated at the time of the homicide.
Four masked bandits using an automobile robbed the Tri-state Bank of Madison Illinois shortly after noon of 16040 dollars and fled in their car. Madison lies about two miles from downtown St Louis. The bank is on the busiest corner of Madison.
The American steamship Neches, a 7175 ton cargo carrier, was torpedoed and sunk in the night of May 14 or early May 15 with no loss of life, according to the Navy Department.
Washington The House passed without a record vote the conference report on the bill mandating registration in the draft for youths who have turned 21 since June Ment.
A southern Indiana woman writes Gov Goodrich begging him not to pass a measure that would ban letting dogs out this summer. She pleads that her dog is all she has and fears the animal would be locked up in sunny weather.
A dialogue fragment contrasts Vera's choice with a disparaging remark about her marrying the aeroplane man. The exchange centers on admiration and legitimacy of her partner, highlighting social judgment in marriage.
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