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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
5
Mrs. Della S Hamilton of New Richmond Ohio describes years of kidney pain backaches and headaches. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she reports better sleep and restored health. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sponsors.
Mr and Mrs Ross of Blanchester spent Sunday at E P Roudebush home. Mrs Nettie VanCamp of Mt Healthy visited relatives. Miss Helen Keithler left for Indianapolis. John Washburn and wife hosted Kansas relatives. G M Roudebush family spent Sunday at Camp Sherman. Mrs William Seward and Mrs Jasper VanHorn of Modest visited. Mrs George Hickey of Milford stayed with the Collins family. Mrs Anna Whittaker attended a soldiers reunion in Blanchester. Miss Rose Collins visiting home folks. Gaylord Needham and family of Marathon were Sunday guests of Frank Needham. Estel and Wellington Hill from Sharonville visited George Newton and wife. Mrs Cliff Stroupe and Akron relatives here. L L Johnson of Ohio Farmers Insurance transacted business. 417652 State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County 88. Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co Toledo promising $100 for each catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn before A W Gleason December 6 1886 Notary. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as systemic through blood. Family Pills for Constipation also sold.
Dr and Mrs E T Behymer with Mrs and Mrs Howard Hancock of Amelia traveled to Hamilton Monday. Elizabeth Eppert and daughter Josie were weekend guests. Sarah Coulter of Westwood visited Mrs W J Tone and others in Amelia. Morland Eppert hosted at Madisonville. Alice Smith and Sybel Bradbury toured the city. Various others hosted and visited across Amelia and nearby towns.
Green Bay Wisconsin store Bertram Bros. endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and cold remedy. The product relieves croup and opens air passages, helping those who struggle to breathe in cold weather. Sold everywhere.
J H Hutchinson and wives visited Hd Turner and wife in Williamsburg. Robert Hunter and kin visited Moscow. J W Hutchinson and wife with Clarence Ragland and wife. George Clemons and Anna with W H Hunter and wife in Lynchburg. Walter Shuff party with Hobson family. Clarence Hutchinson and Henry Roush to Wilmington. Ralph Carpenter fractured arm after a fall from a school house weed shed. Ed Ogden and wife also spent Sunday with others.
Mrs. Isa Hunter of Lynchburg was a recent guest of her parents in Loveland. Lee Wallace and his wife visited her grandfather Mr. Turner in Maple Grove on a Sunday while he remains very sick.
The community page lists numerous visits and social calls from residents and visitors including Laura Turner of Columbus with sister Mrs Ed gar Burke, and many others from Springfield Higginsport Franklin Cincinnati Maple Republican Chicago and Washington. Also notes a Camp Sherman welcome for Company M Georgetown and a promotional coupon for Foley remedies.
Indianapolis guest William Whitaker visits Frank Ludlow family. Embroidery Club and Ladies Helping Circle events held at multiple homes. Mrs. C. M. Edwards returns from Branch Hill to tend to ill sister. Delegates elected for Southern Ohio Christian Conference. Various visits and hospitality noted among families in Batavia Hamersville and nearby areas.
An old advertisement highlights Foley Cathartic Tablets as mild yet thorough with no nausea. It claims the product cleanses the bloodstream and supports liver function, promising relief from biliousness headaches and digestive discomfort. Sold everywhere.
Marathon residents spent Sunday visiting relatives and guests from Goshen Madisonville and Illinois. Local families welcomed visitors including the Christies and Fidlers who had a car accident but recovered. Mrs Curry underwent surgery at Bethesda and is improving. Grange meeting scheduled with Deputy Nichols from Laurel to attend.
The county is split into three districts for county commissioners. Ross oversees Franklin Washington Monroe Batavia and Stonelick. Vandemont Tate Williamsburg Jackson and Wayne. Lowe Ohio Pierce Union Miami and Goshen. Residents may contact their commissioner for information.
Williamsburg social column records a marriage of Georgia F. Thomas to Grant Shepard in Valley City North Dakota on a Saturday night. It also lists visitors, gatherings, club meetings, church events, and member news from the area including guests from Chicago Cincinnati and Dayton, with notes on health and a Foley Kidney Pills advertisement.
Martha Hibbs returns from Spencer with her mother Mrs. Standberry to spend winter here. Mrs. Walter Bogart hosted E C Smith and son of Espen Kansas. Bessie Musgrove visits Milford friends. Ada Manning returns to Bethel. Walter Bogart and wife attend Roy Bogart's baby funeral. Various neighbors socialize with the Manning, McKibben, and Wood families in a string of Sunday calls and club gatherings.
Reading man says Foley Kidney Pills ended months of backache rheumatic pains and swollen joints. He could not work, but after using the pills the pains vanished and he calls them worth their weight in gold. Sold everywhere.
President Wilson calls for public schools to reinforce democracy by focusing on community and national life in lessons linked to the war. He asks Hoover and Claxton to prepare and distribute materials for elementary and high school grades, with monthly circulars starting Oct 1 and continuing to May 1.
Harvesters begin in Warren County with corn still green. Cutters earn up to 12 dollars daily at 20 cents per shock, while some farmers offer 16 cents to skip stalks. Last year paid 14 cents and plenty of hands. Local wage 12 cents amid scarce labor and Sunday work. Two meals, one chicken dinner, accompany the work as corn stands near two dollars a bushel and hogs at 19 cents. laborers claim a share of the higher prices.
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