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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for cold and flu symptoms. Two hour dosing until three doses, claiming opening of nasal passages, stopped runny nose, headache relief, and feverish misery with no quinine and pleasant taste.
Miss Engstrom a Terre Haute history teacher tests a pupil on Columbus voyages. The student says three, the teacher corrects to four, then admits she does not know the fourth voyage or where Columbus went, noting he died soon after leaving port.
A brief advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest aid for indigestion and acidity. It claims immediate relief from gases, belching, heartburn, sourness, and fermentation, letting you eat your favorite foods again. Sold at drugstores for a low price and described as harmless and pleasant.
The dialogue questions lifeguard pay at a bathing resort with wages from 40 to 60 dollars a week. The exchange asserts guards must display equal readiness to rescue any patron, whether a fat man, an elderly spinster, or a beauty in distress, highlighting impartial service standards.
Advertisement claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after use. It states hair shows vigor brightness and thickness with each application and highlights a smiling claim about a bald statue as a joke in a Louisville Courier Journal quip.
An ad extols Cuticura products for a baby with red rough itchy skin. It recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap and cutting ointment applications plus occasional use of Cuticura Talcum powder as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
Grace Gatty touts premium cosmetics as she comments on Grace's high color. She notes that the shade is deliberately expensive and avoids inexpensive products. The remark highlights a preference for costly makeup.
An advertisement claims catarrh is curable through constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood to cleanse surfaces and strengthen the body's natural defense. Circulars are offered free by J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A reflective proverb emphasizes that time loses meaning if not utilized. warns against wasted hours and urges purposeful action to achieve goals and personal progress.
Western Newspaper Union reports a coercive campaign to force 40 cent cotton by posting warnings on ginneries and fieldswith matches left as threats. Governors Dorsey and Kilby denounce the tactic, as prices hover 30 to 40 cents and farmers fear ruin across Georgia Alabama South Carolina and Florida. The climate sparks guards at premises and insurance fears while the broader economy quakes with the cotton slump and potential bank impacts.
W Murray outlined a vast superpower electric system for the Eastern industrial region before the Water Power League. The plan envisions saving 80 million tons of coal yearly worth about 150 million dollars and freeing labor of over 30 000 miners along with increased railroad freight capacity.
Paris reports Germany reiterates demand for a definite reparations sum while Berlin sends a new proposal to Paris via Charles Laurent, French Ambassador to Germany, as talks continue.
Under Secretary Davis welcomed representatives of the five Allied and Associated Powers to the first preliminary session of the International Communications Conference. He said public opinion would not support selfish interests and urged cooperative effort to expand communication facilities and unrestricted access to all parts of the world.
An extraordinary wheelbarrow in the U S treasury redemption division carries worn paper currency for recounts and pulp processing. veteran employee James D Rowe, nearly eighty, has served decades and once counted 90 tons of silver dollars in 24 hours.
A historical note explains that so called tortoiseshell rims and many cotton based items like umbrella handles hair pins and buttons are made from cotton. The process involves turning cotton into tissue paper threads dipping in acids drying grinding mixing with solvents forming a dough like mass kneading under pressure shaping coloring and final polishing.
In London Punch reports the Westminster magistrate described a prisoner as a very clever thief. It is said the man plans to print this testimonial on his letter paper.
A local headline notes that anger can lead to financial loss as a man’s temper causes expenses or penalties with his landlord. The snippet reflects a cautionary tone about temper and housing costs.
Market report lists prices for corn, oats, wheat, butter, eggs, poultry, and livestock in Cincinnati. Items include No. 2 white corn at 1.08, sound hay per ton at 21, oats No. 2 white at 56 to 57 cents, No. 2 red wheat at 2.27 to 2.28, and hogs with heavy packers around 16.25 to 16.50.
Doctors report experience shows Calotabe calomel tablets make the liver active to prevent influenza and ward pneumonia. The ad promises five cents with a cheerful refund if not delightful.
The Lincolnshire factory farm established by Dennis Brothers at Kirton covers extensive holdings with its own railways factories and machine shops. Last year about $100,000 was paid to workers under a profit sharing system and £60 per acre was earned from numerous acres.
The remark suggests women kiss as practice rather than genuine affection, framing romantic actions as rehearsals. It presents a personal assertion about gender and intimacy with a blunt, provocative tone.
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