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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1902
Page
4
Batavia, Ox10 November 5 1902 report notes Judge Parrrott with the largest majority and Speidel carrying Clermont by a slim margin. Republicans predicted to hold the House and Senate. editor laments narrow defeats and praises Republican fight, urging restraint and fiscal economy. Thanksgiving proclamation highlighted with reflections on prosperity amid political shift.
Franklin Miles offers readers $4.00 worth of a new medical treatment for heart nerves stomach or dropsy free. He cites numerous testimonials from prominent figures and says the system is scientifically superior. Readers are urged to send for the free treatment and address is given as 203 to 212 State Street Chicago Illinois Batavia Courier mentioned.
The passage explains how sloths acquire a greenish coat from algae growing in cracks of their coarse hair. This one celled alga colors the hair to blend with gray green lichens in tropical forests, making the sloth inconspicuous while hanging beneath branches.
In New York Daly’s place Dutch Hank, famed Rochester poker ace, wins 25000 then stays for liver. He delays leaving to eat the liver in his preferred style, only to lose the money back as luck turns. His quip explains the delay saying no one can eat 25000 worth of liver in a minute.
London Chronicle notes Lambeth kept its name since Edward the Confessor era, despite efforts to erase it as Lanchel in Domesday. Lambehith meant a haven and served as a Thames port for farming goods, while other hithes like Queenhithe and Rotherhithe hint at their vanished functions.
Chermonters eyeing a Kentucky day of sport must obtain a $25.50 hunting license. Violators face fines from $50 to $200 and up to one month imprisonment. The piece also notes uncertainty about man hunting papers. Also mentions Boston merchant James Favret visiting Batavia, renewing county seat ties and recalling his dry goods partnership with Lew Patterson.
A dialogue warns that a coal shortage would cut lights and water, shut down factories, halt schools and churches, cause illness and unemployment, and leave residents cold for months, ending with a quip about a “hot time” after election day.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for wasting diseases and consumption. It cites weight gain as proof of recovery, includes a testimonial from Will H. Whitmire of Virginia, and offers The Common Sense Medical Adviser free, with order details for a cloth bound volume or paper cover.
James Ramsey connected to J C Jordans horse was jailed then freed on 500 bond by Mayor Ely to appear before Clermont grand jury. Dr Bunn stood as surety but Ramsey was rearrested on a warrant for cutting to kill as sheriff seized him between Adams and Clermont counties.
A historical account outlines a patient with nervous exhaustion marked by high tension, persistent headaches, sleepless nights, heart weakness, poor appetite, weight loss, and rapid loss of strength detailing an anxious daily life.
East St Hillaboro Ohio resident says one box of Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills steadied her nerves helped sleep eased dizzy spells and regulated digestion. Pills sold 50 cents a box by Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on every package. For sale at Dr Bann's drug store Batavia.
In Surinam Dutch Guiana a young American engineer raises a lost scow by clever use of neap and spring tides. He anchors logs to the vessel then tows a growing raft of logs to tilt the scow upward until it floats again, enabling it to be hauled ashore and repaired.
A playful dialogue unfolds with George and a female companion debating a wish and daring to speak the truth. The scene centers on a hesitant response and a tease about revealing a desire, culminating in a tease about London TV.
A promotional notice touts the Ohio State Journal as a leading Republican weekly, offering state and national news, market reports, household pages, pictures, and cartoons. It invites readers to sample copies and states a yearly price of $1.00 for 104 large pages, with delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The piece argues voting machines ensure accurate counts and secrecy, prevent ballot tampering and disenfranchisement, and are easy to use. It notes New York City buying 600 machines and Buffalo adopting the device in 1891, with rapid post election paper sales.
A vintage advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as a nourishing tonic for all ages. It claims benefits for consumptives and weak children, promising stronger flesh and red blood and noting availability at OTT & BE Chemists in New York for $1.00.
The sprightly issue promises body and mind delights with a beautiful title page and gems inside. It features recipes, literature, a free Thanksgiving story, and up to date tips for table decorations, all for $1 per year from Pierce Publishing Company in Chicago.
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