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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1928
Page
6
Chicago man Emmett Kane, 39, once a burglar, disabled with a lost leg from a railroad accident, broke a window at 27 West Madison Street’s Harrison orange hut to secure arrest and a bed. A policeman responded and Kane asked to be taken to jail.
Eleven year old George Shulty attempted hanging in his basement after taunts calling him sissy. He was found by his mother, taken to hospital, and survived though he had been ill most of his life and was recuperating from scarlet fever.
Tony Lafune risked his life by swimming 600 feet through a raging surf to reach Cape Henry and summon coast guards for Capt. William Runenberg and another crewman aboard the Emily, a fishing motor schooner from New York. The vessel was wrecked on the Virginia coast in a northeast gale.
Norfolk Nebraska William Braun once listed as killed in action in World War I is found alive in Boothtown Alabama via a letter to his uncle Emil Braun. Braun says he enlisted after leaving home following a dispute and served in France. He asks about his father Rev August Braun who was living in Scottreb.
The piece surveys folk beliefs in saliva as a magical medium used by children and ancient scholars. It notes 65 U.S. salvia superstitions cited by Miss Bergen and recounts a spit rhyme guiding nest or hidden object location. Pliny is mentioned as an ancient authority on such beliefs.
In a greenhouse tale, a fern and a cactus discuss how prickles, camouflage, and poisons protect living beings. Mother Nature herself appears, affirming her role in watching over all her children and praising their clever defenses.
The piece contrasts cinch and soft snap as slang terms for ease, tracing meanings to frontier travel. It notes how cinch diverges in origin from soft snap, referencing pack mules, homesteaders, and pioneers using via untrodden trails before railroads.
A historical page describes unusual dishes and preparations such as Burgundian Pate and De- Helons marmalade. It lists ingredients, steps to cook chicken liver and gizzards in stock with ham and mushrooms, puff crust pie assembly, and a marmalade method with multiple citrus fruits. Also included are Benares Salad and Oyster Stew with detailed prep notes.
A historical note explains that mules tend to drop loads by the roadside. To ensure belongings arrive securely, drivers tighten the girth and cinch firmly for a safe hold. The term cinch emerges from this practice as a firm guarantee.
An explainer on tattlers and gossip, condemning the harm of rumor in society. It laments how petty tale bearers ruin reputations, target innocent people, and wound families, with the piece attributed to McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
John Blake argues against calling minds lazy and urges constant mental effort. He compares human thought to vegetation, noting the mind works whether we direct it or not, but true progress comes from purposeful exertion and disciplined use of intellect.
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