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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1903
Page
5
An advertise for Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral claims a single night cure for tickling throats leading to bronchitis and other lung troubles. It promotes three sizes 25c 50c and 1 and urges consulting a doctor before use.
Miss Marguerite Brown, the tiny daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Brown, arrived the morning of the 12th. Mr and Mrs Thomas Good attended Chillicothe centennial with a fine time. Mr and Mrs Will Duchman and daughters visited S G Glancey near Williamsburg. Mrs L M West of Owensville spent last week here. Ed Dunham and children from Fayetteville Sundayed at Warren Moorehead's. Samuel Martin and children of Moors Fork visited Joseph Martin on Sunday.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a internal remedy. F J Cheney & Co Toledo props are named along with West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. Price listed as 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
The M E church is completed after repairs with new furnishings. A memorial concert directed by the ladies helping circle will be held on May 29. Memorial day will be observed with Civil War and 1812 soldiers buried nearby. Mrs Avey, Mrs McGuire and the Misses West attended the Perkins anniversary in Amelia. Eva Willison visits home nursing a badly mutilated hand. An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia cure sold by Nash's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Dumus relocate from Kentucky to Owensville and are welcomed by friends. Delegates plan to attend the M E Sunday School convention in Milford on Thursday and Friday. Local residents host relatives from Cincinnati while visitors drop in from Wyoming and Milford. New babies arrive for several local families as Mrs Hypes updates her property with new paint. Dr Hildebrant and Dr Rutledge visit Cincinnati with spouses in tow.
An old advertisement extols Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. A Shepherdstown woman credits a single bottle with curing bronchitis after a year of failures. The claim covers croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption with trial bottles offered.
A string of Sunday visits reports M J Swing with relatives in Connersville Indiana. Misses Ella and Rebecca West hosted Olive Branch guests at Chazy F Davis and Chas Wisby households with others including J F Young family Adda Purkhiser Emma and Letta Wisby. E J Fagley and wife visited Georgetown residents John Barnes. J M Crane entertained Mrs Hattie Degarmo Lindale. A E Hutson and wife Cincinnati guests Frances Holmes Price Hill. Mrs W E Thompson and Bertha Davis on two week trip visiting Mill and Mulberry relatives. Rolla Anderson Bethel Journal writer visited Batavia relatives. Mrs Mattie Brannock and son Keith with Andrey Williams hosted Ray Williams and wife at Wiggonaville. George Davis sustained serious injuries.
Community events include visits by William Rutherford and family, Henry Smiths, and many others. Miss Daisy Simms hosts Mina Glauret of Cincinnati. J M Crane recovers from illness. Calvin Bratten to open a new drug store. Miss Anna Swing visits Cincinnati. remains of Zoa Morris laid to rest. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertised as stomach indigestion remedy.
Miss Mattie Chaney returns home after weeks with relatives in Warren County. H W Runyan trips to Milford. E E Griswold and Joseph Carr fish in the East Fork of the Little Miami. Frank Balon and family on a business trip to Blanchester. Joseph Brown visits his sister at Henning's Mills. Miss Anna Chaney visits near Greenberry. Sunday visitors include Jacob Higgins and family, George Chaney and family, Perry Marshall, Joseph Carr, and Mabel Hadley at A P Kellum's with others at Levi Griswold's and John Smith's places.
Greenville student H P Burbage feared consumption after years of coughing. He tried Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and reports a rapid change after two bottles, claiming permanent cure. Sold by all druggists.
Bar ney Wolf travels to Omaha after his brother Louie Wolf's death. W. E. Fisher conducts Batavia business this week. Mrs. Malvina Ingram visits from the city for the summer with daughter Mrs. Lewis Pattison. John Howard of Cincinnati visits family in St. Marys. Mrs. Ares Morgan and three children of St Marys visit DeBruler family. Elizabeth Johnson of Cincinnati may wed soon. Emma Smidley opens hotel to good business. Margaret Smidley back for summer vacation. Genevieve Witham guests Milford friends. Bhomach with Newport relatives. Will DeBruler and Orpha Morgan visit Cincinnati. Ernst and Susie Dittman visit New Richmond. Wood family hosts visitors from the city. Hall and Lemar attend Batavia convention. Manning and Hartshorn attend Milford M E Sunday school. Jewel Lytle loses part of his hand at work in the city.
Dr. T. G. Merritt of No. Mehoopany Pa reports a stomach ulcer case with violent hemorrhages improving immediately after using Electric Bitters. The patient has had no attack in 14 months and the remedy is touted for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles. Available 50c at Nash's Pharmacy Batavia and J. R. Hicks Amelia.
Miss Etta Schobert hosted friends from Batavia while Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson of Covington Kentucky visited family in town. Guests included Mrs. John Pfarr and Mrs. Frank Godfrey with Miss Bease Turner, and the High siblings attended Owensville memorials. Visitors from Columbia, Batavia, Indian Hill, and Cincinnati were noted with a church festival at Stonelick Baptist set for June 6 inviting all.
A cautionary tale on insomnia praises Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills with a Cincinnati shopper testimonial and notes on local social happenings. The item mentions 50 cent box pricing, availability at Dr Bunn's drug store, and the Buffalo company, alongside a parade of local residents and events.
The suburban electric line is rapidly advancing with heavy day and night labor on the sub station and overhead work. Memorial services were held at the M E church by Rev. N E Armesecost with sixteen G A R post 487 members in attendance. Frank Dillingham of Louisville visited last Thursday for the first time in twenty years. J F Mellen helps Superintendent Talbot install electrical machinery at the new suburban station. Squire David Garrett of Mt Washington visited his daughter on Kline avenue. Charley Kearns has recovered enough to be out after a serious illness. The Baptist sewing society met at Mrs T L Wyatt’s home with a large turnout. Mr and Mrs Bert Huntington welcomed a five baby boy last Wednesday. J Beagle and family of Milford visited Mitchell Hardwich last Sunday. The Weaver Brothers are building a large cistern for Mrs Knowles on Kline avenue. Mr and Mrs Wm Perkins were surprised on their 88th wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends came from Allendale Illinois Cincinnati and suburbs Glen Este Olive Branch Batavia and Amelia for the celebration. A fine cake was served and all enjoyed themselves.
Local residents recover from illness and return to work while visitors arrive for social visits in Williamsburg. We note upcoming civic events including the June 20 electric light and city hall vote and Decoration Day services with multiple ministers. An aging citizen, Uncle James McNutt, passes away.
Mrs. Clayton Corbin and daughter Aldine visited Cincinnati relatives. Moffords visited New Richmond. Macon of Cincinnati stayed with friends. Decoration services planned at M E church. Edward Purkhiser of Joliet Illinois to address locals. Mofford and Armacost on a Cincinnati trip. Nichols of Nice visited home folks. Wedding rumored for the 31st. Charley Winters died May 17 at age nine. Rassel Winters died May 22 at age four. Parents left in grief. community offers sympathy. Mrs. Charles Kennedy on extended Asheville trip. Anna Armacost with sister in Nice.
Harvey Hair of Indiana visits Monterey to plan a life partnership as Miss Lou Hunt recovers from illness. A newborn girl blesses Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown. Bride Paulina DuChemin and Samuel DuChemin wed and visit Cincinnati. Pattison graduates set June church commencement. Charles Burns to lead pupil reports. Madeira visitor. John Pate completes township returns. Church services planned June 7 and June 14. Batavia belle Miriam Clark featured in Sunday Commercial photo.
Dr. M. L. Peterson spent time in Cincinnati last week. Miss Alma Merk of Norwood visits Miss Bieber. Miss Lucy Dunham of Cincinnati stayed with Misa Orebaugh. The Young Ladies' Social Club hosted a gathering in honor of Miss Durham with several local guests.
An advertisement profiles the heavy burdens on women from a loving but demanding role at home. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female ailments, citing Mrs. P. Woodbeck of Delray Michigan who claims renewed energy and daily work capacity after four bottles. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are said to cure dizziness and sick headaches.
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