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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1892
Page
7
A sequence sings of a woman with a farm and cows, and a man offering his heart and hand. The verse foresees a life milking and sharing the land, with a hopeful toast to true sweethearts as the sun rises.
A column gathers curious notes and jokes from periodicals. It highlights a cornet hobbyist business man enjoying a high note, a cat rescued after going overboard, a tourist’s grudge with a rude hotel keeper, a waiter repartee, and trivia on long words. It closes with a playful aside on horse shoeing before 1066.
Fragmentary notices describe a tonic called Brown's re jitters Rebuilds the 4 egigeatide claimed to balance bile and cure malaria. A dated prompt asks readers if they are ready and to seek 0.M. Lona of Batavia for dating services.
In a New York courtroom a clerks mishap caused double and triple summons for common names like John Smith George Rogers and John Brown leading to a humorous selection as twelve jurors were finally chosen. The incident prompted the judge to joke about the process. A second item recounts a baby’s strange metropolitan journey with a black nanny mother and neighbors aiding in a playful chase ending with the child calmly speaking to a tough on a street corner.
Mrs. Smith in Washington Post recalls an incident where a visitor ignored a large no admission placard outside a department after 2 pm. A veteran treasury employee stood firm, denying entry despite bribes and disguises as the narrator claimed to represent The Kicker and offered money, kisses, or market tips. The piece questions officials’ willingness to bend rules.
A summary of a life expectancy table used by London assurance companies shows average remaining years of life by age. From age 1 to 80 the table estimates remaining years ranging from 89 to 4, reflecting long-run averages despite occasional premature deaths.
Dr Siemen a Berlin electrician lives in a house famed across Germany as The Wonder of Wansee It is fully wired from roof to cellar with electricity The dining room kitchen and wine cellar connect via a miniature electric railway A placed article travels by small car to its destination with a press of a button per London Tit Bits
From an old Yankee Blade piece noting that an aquiline nose is prized in Persia while a Sumatran mother flattens her daughter's nose and tribes in Oregon and Ara can apply skull flattening to alter appearance. The report highlights divergent beauty standards and practices across regions.
A baldheaded gentleman in the parquet addresses a young lady in the dress circle during a tender moment in the play. He quips that she is shedding tears on his Texas Siftings, provoking quiet laughter and a brief pause in the audience.
The article describes skilled American note splitters who covertly combine five and fifty dollar bills using a precision English made splitter. It details the machine, process, and steps to produce two convincing fifty dollar notes, plus a note on the market for the trick. It also includes a separate snippet on peanut cultivation in Virginia with Norfolk factories handling processing.
Good Housekeeping explains borax or biborate of sodium as a valued household and scientific salt. It notes tincal as the natural origin from Tibet via India, with a green soapy crust to be removed before borax is usable.
An anecdote from Souvenirs d'un Vieux Libraire recounts Oswald influencing 250 friends to attend a play. They carried large books and read during applause, creating a rustling backdrop and the illusion of concentration, causing the production to fail.
European industrial circles are turning to American manufacturing systems as foreign competitors seek to imitate U S practices. In many industries facing foreign competition, foreign firms attempt to organize their operations and use similar appliances to those used in the United States.
London Tit-Bits reports a chancery court tale where a £2000 estate, left to a single lady, was consumed entirely by costs before settlement. The case illustrates how legal fees can swallow inheritance in probate disputes.
A New York Letter notes that in this city college bred men work at The Tribune thirty eight, The Sun thirty eight, and The Times thirty three, attributed to Cheater S. Lord.
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