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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1932
Page
7
Dr Kotaro Shirai of Tokio Imperial University died after overdosing on an elixir named uzu he developed to halt aging. The death was ruled heart failure at first, later linked to his experiment as a martyr to science. He began his search at sixty five and claimed uzu lowered blood pressure but relied on poison alkaloid base.
Harry Baxter, a wheelchair user serving life in Trenton State Prison, drilled and sawed through steel and concrete for three months. A three day probe uncovered a 4 foot deep by 10 by 14 inch tunnel hidden behind a washstand back board, leading toward an unused steam pipe tunnel. A guard spotted a convict jacket and a sack with broken masonry. tools including a hack saw blade and dull drill were found along the tunnel route.
New York Borah Minevitch the vaudeville harpist seeks court aid to keep his $2,000 a week job with Loews. The manager says Loews canceled his contract after seeing his new beard, claiming he had sex appeal only when clean shaven.
A Chicago janitor, Frank Stolle, reports three men jumped from bushes in Grant Park on Michigan Boulevard and Madison Street. They took his trousers, shoes, and six cents. he explains he is still paying for the trousers in installments.
J. M. Tubbs of Lodi California recalls borrowing a book from Melvin Ford half a century ago. He estimates keeping the book for 18 250 days and notes a hypothetical library fine would total 365 dollars at two cents per day.
Joseph Wooten of East Orange New Jersey yawned so hard his jaw dislocated. At the hospital the jaw clicked and he became excited then leaped from a window and died.
An Eskimo husky watch dog left at a Taunton filling station was stolen along with 25 gallons of gasoline a tire and two boxes of cigars in a single incident.
A quirky item notes a wannabe open air grand opera producer faced two weeks of rain in town. The exchange highlights skeptical reception and suggests the venture should tour the country for better weather. The piece wanders into a light aside about money and summer fashion.
Mrs W F Haggerty of Pueblo Colorado lauds Eagle Brand for her one year eight month old daughter now healthy and rarely ill claiming three baby show wins. She notes the doctor’s approval and urges others to consult physicians, sending in a picture and offering a free booklet with feeding tips and supplementary foods advised by doctors.
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