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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with easy directions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. A druggist can show the Diamond Dyes Color Card and buyers are assured rich fade free colors for any worn item. A brief humor note from Edinburgh Scotsman features a street encounter ending with a warning jab about eyesight.
An old promotional item touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with a sworn statement of purity on every bottle. It urges readers to try a sample by writing to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and to mention the paper.
A Birmingham Age-Herald joke recalls a family man answering a ringing bath time call by imagining four small golf games and remarks directed at a punctured tire, inviting readers to draw conclusions.
A Danish proverb notes that a drunken man may be made to dance while also stating more people die from head failure than from heart failure.
Doctors advise an active liver as key to fighting colds and influenza. The regimen centers on Calotab tablets to detox the liver without nausea. One Calotab at bedtime, no salts or unpleasant aftereffects, followed by a clear morning recovery for many patients.
Public notices report deaths of Dr. Alston Hillis former Ohio University president in Athens Ohio. Shipping board appointees called to meet December 3 in Washington. Labor department notes October cost of living declines except house furnishings. President Wilson’s health improves after election. Americans evacuated from Crimean Peninsula. Synthetic dye imports from Germany to Britain total 1574 tons valued at $280000. State department denies imminent U.S. recognition of Mexico. Over 1 percent of WWI American hospital admissions due to gas. Japanese population in Hawaii 100269 or 42.7 percent of island total. California 70296 up 69.7 percent since 1910. Hoover and Gompers critique labor winter outlook. Alice Robertson campaign spends $2940 for second Oklahoma district seat. Black Sea ships mobilized to aid Crimean refugees ahead of Bolshevik advance.
In Spokane Washington Elizabeth Bounds won a Superior court suit against Minnie B Galbreath granting twelve years compensation as a domestic. The case highlights a ruling on domestic service wages and emphasizes the legal recognition of long term domestic employment.
Sporting members of the United States tennis team sailed from Victoria British Columbia for Australia to play the challenge round for the Davis Cup.
Britain France Spain and Belgium notify the League they will dispatch troops to Vilna to maintain order during the plebiscite. Reports from London say an aerodrome guard attack near Limerick was beaten off with one soldier killed and another wounded.
Almost 1,000 arrests were made as Chicago police and detectives led by Chief Fitzmorris and Chief Hughes raided notorious gambling dens including Artie Quin's shop and Nick the Greek Dandalos. Prisoners filled jails and more than $12,000 in cash and valuables were seized from tables with reports of a total gambling turnover near $1,000,000.
Osaka's Asahi Shimbun calls for extending Japan United States talks to all subjects affecting relations and stresses need for a naval understanding. It says American naval policy is controlled by naval bureaucrats and warns that ambitious interests may seek to curb Japan before its power grows.
A bill to resume American trade with Russia is assured of passage in the Republican Congress in December. The speaker says he would not undertake the vast endeavor without support from the capitalistic group backing him, including oil magnate BE L Doheny, who expects favorable government action.
Cable advices from Paris said the devastated regions of France, aided by a good season and peasant effort, will feed themselves for the first time since 1014. This year's crops in the devastated districts are expected to exceed pre-war production.
In Belgrade Serbia on the terms of the Rapallo treaty demonstrators smashed the Italian Legation and tore the Cabinet Council Building with shots fired and several wounded as police and cavalry tried to disperse the crowd.
President Menocal is near issuing a decree to place an embargo on exports of sugar from last year's crop. A reliable source reports the government considers restricting shipments to slow or halt overseas sales.
A blaze estimated to exceed 500000 dollars destroyed stores of F. W. Woolworth Company and Mergeau & Co on St. Joseph street in Quebec. Losee Hall reported the incident. Fire officials investigated the cause and extent of the damage.
A letter from a Cleveland young wife to a friend recounts a Thanksgiving at her mother's with 22 people. The table overflowed with turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, beets, slaw, three preserves, quince jelly, jams, coffee, tea, cider, mince pie, pumpkin pie, lager cake, pound cake, and brandy pudding. The writer notes Caroline’s upset stomach and reflects on their good provisioning in the old days.
Ancient Greeks held the Eleusinian mysteries at Eleusis with multi day rites ending in silent actions and a sacred grain plant. Romans observed spring planting and autumn harvest festivals, marching in processions and worshiping at Ceres temple with honey and grain sacrifices and long ceremonies.
A reflection on how organized scheduling of household chores turns chaos into orderly progress. The author notes that creating definite times for definite tasks proves the value of planning and sticking to it for smoother daily work.
Observations from Greenland Ranch Death Valley show temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher on 28 days in June and every day in July 1920. The extreme maximum reached 125 degrees on July 31, 1920, while July 10, 1918 saw a world record 184 degrees.
Market report lists corn values for No. 4 in white yellow and mixed at about 79 to 82 cents, hay timothy and clover prices, oats, wheat and butter egg prices, live poultry weights and prices, and varied cattle and sheep figures including steers, heifers, calves and hogs with typical regional quotations. Several garbled phrases remain, but key figures include corn around 80 cents, wheat around 2.08 to 2.18, butter 68 cents, eggs about 75 to 77 cents, and cattle prices generally in the 3 to 12 dollar range depending on grade.
Old fashioned root and herb remedy praised for aiding the menopause period. Lys Pinkham Medicine Co. offers confidential advice from women, with letters opened by a woman and answered in strict confidence.
A humorous social note from Kansas City Star features Mrs Benham debating outfits with Benham about winning a prize offered by their society for old-fashioned costumes. The exchange hints at light domestic wit and local event interest.
An old medical advert promotes Dicine as a cleansing treatment for catarrh and related conditions. It names F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and urges readers to obtain the product from druggists.
A short fragment notes social judgments on female figures and reputation, reflecting local attitudes and gossip in a midwestern paper quotable as a social commentary. The piece critiques communal standards and gossip about women’s bodies.
Statistics indicate Tuesday records the highest number of deaths by self-harm compared with other days of the week, reflecting a notable weekday pattern in self-inflicted fatalities.
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