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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
10
The Peoples Defender of West Union is sold to a stock company with W. A. Eplar of the Georgetown Democrat as principal stock holder who will lead editorial operations and W. E. Hall of Georgetown as business manager.
The N. and W. Railway Company will undertake extensive upgrades over the next few months. Planned work includes a new freight station, an expansion of the Roanoke shop, purchase of fifty passenger coaches, mail and express cars, and eight new passenger locomotives.
The 59th Ohio Volunteer Infantry veterans gathered for the 49th annual reunion at Highland Park last Saturday. Attendees enjoyed ideal weather, a fitting program, and shared in a day of pleasure with soldiers and families. The next reunion will be held at Bethel.
The writer laments soaring paper prices and scarce school supplies reaching the same high cost for half the quantity. They question who is to blame and ponder a return to a strong state once popular to curb disruption, noting that many must suffer while a few prosper.
Two year old Howard Garwald of Hilboro met a tragic accidental death last Friday when playing with matches set fire to his clothing. He died before morning as flames spread. The family lies prostrated as authorities warn to keep matches away from children.
An all day meeting of Clermont County teachers will be held at Batavia town hall on Saturday October 21 starting at 10 am Dr T S Lowden of Ohio State University will address the group He has wide experience and will speak in Clermont County for the first time Supervisors and teachers will join the program and a superintendent meeting follows at 8 30 am at the county superintendent office.
Pomona Grange enjoyed an all day session with Williamsburg Grange. Forty four candidates received degrees led by Hon. A G Turnipseed. A Presbyterian Church basement feast followed. Mrs Ruth Brown led a program on Community Work under Grange leadership. They planned future gatherings and noted growing Grange fairs. The next meeting is set for Bethel on January 6 1917.
The M E guild hosted its regular monthly dinner at Mrs A H Clark's hillside home last Wednesday with about 50 attendees. The feast was praised as excellent and the hostess contributed ice cream. some quilting occurred and a fine county view from the Clark farm was noted.
A Peeping Tom has appeared in Wilmington causing alarm among women. He supposedly stalks his old haunts with strong desires and threatens to return soon. Citizens fear a violent response.
Notice from The Times Star and Commercial Tribune updates price to $3.65 for Courier papers due to material costs. The piece then shifts to a health warning urging mothers to use Chamberlain's Dough Remedy to prevent chronic catarrh in children and avoid frequent colds.
W F Shaw Coal Co yards at Brick Yard Batavia Ohio lists phones 6 and 78. The article explains the expression in apple pie order as dating to Puritan times when Hephzibah kept a pantry labeled for each day with two to three dozen pies baked each Saturday to last the family through the week.
Word is given out that the three mile stretch of State pike between Batavia and Olive Branch is near completion. Mr. O Connelly will complete his part next week and the contractor on the west end will complete his part a little later. The scarcity of help has greatly handicapped the contractors.
Governor Frank B. Willis lists achievements from his first year, citing tax relief, debt payments, reduced state costs, civil service reforms, and savings across departments. He credits reduced expenditures, merit reforms, and expanded work efficiency while defending his administration's defense of the Cass road act and public utility oversight.
The article argues the Cox era overspent the pension fund and contrasts coal production under different tariffs. It accuses Willis appointees of exaggeration and claims newspapers push anti-Willis stories while admitting later they are unfounded. It cites Archer holding 3 million in bonds and notes on the Emergency Board funding.
The Batavia school bond issue of 4000 dollars passed by nearly five to one with 126 yes and 102 no, while about 200 did not vote. A November 7 election will decide a 2500 dollar bond to retire three notes.
A reflective line from John Ruskin on how life resembles music played with care. It asserts there is no music in a rest yet its silence shapes the melody, warning against rushing and urging mindful timing in every moment.
A reader laments how giving way to anger harms others who must listen and questions why personal failings invite unkind sarcasm. The piece urges restraint and fair treatment, noting everyone carries flaws and deserves patience.
The Daughters of Rebecca of Batavia announce a lodge party in October with a program and a lunch. All members are requested to attend for a pleasant evening.
Coughs and colds can worsen without treatment and may lead to serious illness. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is recommended as a reliable cough medicine to soothe raw surfaces loosen phlegm ease throat irritation and help sleep by relieving tickling and hoarseness.
Readable fragments discuss male fitness and seizing opportunities while noting health issues such as disordered kidneys and bladder and back pain. The text lacks coherent events, dates, or named entities to build a full news item.
A 1916 Washington correspondence recalls how the Board of State Charities and Insurance handled added work with no extra salaries, claiming a 33 1/3 percent saving. Senatorial and state conversations praise party organs and Republican principles, urging support for the Saturday Monitor and its Ohio publication efforts.
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