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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1902
Page
4
The Clermont Courier notes relief to striking miners from across the country and urges workers to send aid in return. It argues for an across-the-board county audit and accountability, demanding investigations of extravagance in office and prompt legal action to recover excess salary.
The piece reflects on daily joys from sunrise to home comforts and community worship, urging gratitude for present blessings and future hope. It notes weather challenges affecting coal trusts and hints that the poor bear frost, yet emphasizes faith, thanks, and cheerful perseverance.
Pennsylvania rails employ about 100000 workers and recently raised wages by 10 percent. A cold snap prediction fades as a warm spell is forecast. Government estimates corn yield at 2.542 billion bushels, at 40 cents a bushel, easing winter worries. St Louis boodler gets three years in prison amid tax payouts and public anger.
Ohio Dairymen's Association holds a Mt. Carmel Grange hall gathering on December 2 1902 at 10 o clock p m. President L P Bailey lectures on dairy herd management and cow type. Prof J W Decker of Ohio State University presents a stereoptical talk on milk composition and dairy school work. Music, supper options, and free admission announced for all interested attendees.
Sylvester Shriner died in Christ's hospital on Monday last in the seventh year of his age after a surgical operation proved beyond his strength. A prominent Newtonaville citizen, his funeral was held this morning from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Newton.
Franklin Miles offers readers $4.00 worth of a new heart and nerve treatment. The ad cites testimonials from Rev W Bell Col Tucker and others, claims dramatic cures after failing other doctors, and urges readers to request the free treatment by writing to Dr. Miles at 203 to 212 State Street Chicago.
A Paris swindler defrauded several financiers by using blank signed bills dated three months ahead. Posing as wealthy and claiming China concessions, he induced large loans. The bills bore no signature and were later traced to a solution of iodide of starch used for writing. Police investigated the fraud and traced the improvised paper trail.
An old dairy proverb links butter and pennies to remedies. The ad touts Scott's Emulsion a cod liver oil preparation with hypophosphites for delicate stomachs, claiming it helps weak pale thin children and offering a free sample and a one dollar bottle from Scott & Bowne.
The narrative describes a schemer who vanishes after exposing a method to erase ink and avoid detection. Pears similar to ordinary ink fade within weeks and leave no writing visible, though chemical traces may reappear later. The culprit fled as police faced slim odds of convicting him.
A survey of rivers seas and lakes notes Nile outflow exceeding Thames sixteenfold. Channel depth max 900 feet Baltic and Adriatic among shallowest seas. Parana long 2,200 miles. Askal Chin at 16,600 feet high. Dead Sea 1,290 feet below sea level.
An old advertorial piece warns that neglecting indigestion can be fatal and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It recounts a testimonial from Jas B. Ambrose of Huntingdon Pennsylvania praising the remedy and urges readers to demand the exact product name and request the 1008 page People's Common Sense Medical Adviser free by mail.
Mr and Mrs Lingerfield announce free eye examinations at the Clermont House Batavia on November 25 26. They promote Crystal Vitrine Lens and ophthalmic tests claiming most headaches stem from astigmatism and refractive errors. They argue properly fitted glasses alleviate neuralgia eye strain and related pains.
Mrs. Wheaton and a 461 East Main Street resident praise Mr. and Mrs. Lingerfield for eye care and glasses that alleviate aches and headaches. The Dayton firm claims 14 regional visits yearly, 43 000 Ohio customers served, and two year lens warranties with prices from 2 to 8 dollars.
A sample notice touts a leading Republican Ohio paper offering state and national news, market data, household content, colored images, and strong campaign coverage. It promises fresh weekly issues every Tuesday and Friday at $1.00 per year for 104 large pages.
The December Delineator marks its thirtieth anniversary with 230 plus pages and eight full page illustrations, including 20 in color. It notes 728 tons of paper and six tons of ink used, with 91 presses running 14 hours daily to print and bind 915000 copies, each section gathered by hand.
Texan farmers and builders urged to grow staple crops with irrigation along the Southern Pacific Sunset Route. The notice promotes rice cultivation in fertile prairies and invites readers to request the Southern Pacific Rice Cook Book for ten cents, addressed to F. B. Morse in Houston and W. H. Como in Cincinnati.
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