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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
3
A feature on fall collection suits stresses superb tailoring and soft velvety wool finishes in colors like tan beige gray and wine. It notes simple lines bold folds and draped bodices with fur trim and rhinestone accents plus Parisian gowns with net and mother of pearl detailing.
The piece recalls varied scenes from a wartime draft registration. A negro questions a registrar about card clipping indicating race. A 21 year old man with wife and in laws refuses exemption. Inmates at a penitentiary register. A sailor randomizes his card. An Irishman objects to Great Britain as his country. A man jokes about his wife’s support.
The text notes that a man most likely commits a crime during his lifetime at age twenty nine. It cites statistics claiming men are most dangerous then due to peak mental and physical development and awareness of consequences. It also mentions twenty one twenty seven and forty five as other common ages for criminal acts.
A Manchester Guardian correspondent notes Bonar Law's Mesopotamia adjournment move was framed as enabling more discussion not less. The French observer remarks that the English parliamentary practice both astonishes and amuses, praising or questioning the change in speech and procedure.
The Russian water network excluding Finland spans 886 572 square kilometers. In 1906 European Russia had 3897 river steam fleet units with 192 284 HP while sailing vessels and other craft totaled 23 175 units and 12 875 000 tons. Seventy one percent of steamboats were built in Russia proper, with four and a half percent each in Finland and abroad.
Price list from Cincinnati markets covering Flour and grain types with bids for No 1 to No 6 categories, hay grades, oats, wheat, butter eggs and poultry, live stock including cattle hogs sheep with ranges for shippers, butchers, and common to fair categories.
In a Pullman car Mary and her mother travel at dusk and plan to sleep in a bed formed from their seats. A man with an upper berth enters at a stop and Mary must yield her seat. The puzzled child asks where that man will sleep, triggering laughter and a repeated explanation.
A public note cites questions about why the president alone holds pardoning power and not Congress. The text notes concern about prisoners nearing old age awaiting pardons. It also mentions the razing of New York’s old St Denis hotel and that women are rapidly entering the printing trade.
The piece notes the rat as a major disease carrier through history, likening its impact to mosquitoes and lice. It cites the bubonic plague spread by rats and highlights their destruction of food and property, stressing their deadly threat to mankind.
A pupil Nettie defines Mrs Grundy as the world and then explains the equator as a belt around her waist. The anecdote highlights a humorous classroom moment on social norms and geography.
In a brief exchange, Sentimental Sammie compliments a silvery-toned belle while Practical Pauline retorts with a witty line about the use of a bell, quipping you must ring it to have any effect. The playful dispute highlights contrasting personas.
A westbound Erie train, two hours late, halts at Corn ing to repair and board waiting passengers. A man rushes on with a telegram and a carpetbag insisting he must reach Buffalo, and the conductor urges him aboard, joking no worse delay awaits.
A humorous exchange suggests telling a husband to lighten up about a high gas bill. The line plays on domestic finance fears with playful advice.
A guidance piece warns readers not to trust every report and to assess information carefully before forming beliefs. It urges skepticism toward sensational claims and emphasizes verifying facts from reliable sources.
In 28 days from hatching a silkworm increases 14000 times its original size. This remarkable growth highlights the rapid development of larvae into mature moths and the biology behind silk production.
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