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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
3
A defense witness dodged questions for over an hour about an event from four or five years earlier. The lawyer pressed for memory, but the witness recalled only vague details and could not quote his past thoughts. The cross examiner urged the witness to state what he thinks now about what he thought then.
A canvasser praises a cyclopedia to a colonel by claiming it helps his fine sons. The colonel, proud of his boys, concedes and faces a blunt retort when the salesman jokes about “riding” the boys’ needs. Also a country visit recounts city children amused by cows returning home. A boy warns Dorothy not to drink milk from a cow, claiming it is unfit.
The passage argues that many struggle with wealth because those who earn it lack retention skills, while those who save fail to acquire more. It suggests a cycle where knowledge of earning and saving does not coincide, leaving wealth scarce for many.
A writer in The Atlantic distinguishes wit as intellectual and humor as emotional. He describes wit as recognizing resemblance and humor as perceiving incongruity between ideal and fact, noting the moral gap often present and the element of pleasant surprise in both. A farmer’s tale about an old horse illustrates incongruity between expectation and outcome.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio suffered fifteen years with kidney trouble back pain poor eyesight and dizzy spells. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she found quick relief and was cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY.
A young woman recalls joining efforts to win over soldiers after the university opened, noting that women are more effective than men in talking freedom to peasant troops. She warns that talking in barracks is dangerous, with courts martial and executions possible.
A Chicago News item records a quip between a co widow and a scanty haired bachelor. The widow asks about being an advocate of early marriages and the bachelor replies that he believes only in early marriages due to excuses for youthful follies.
Vernon Lee relays a tale of Wagner’s headhache relief and its hypnotic effect. The sound is described as clearing the air and lulling the listener into a dream where only hearing remains.
A dentist recalls testing the impact of a grand sign. The “dental drawing room” name frightened away casual patrons while “dental parlor” restored transient business, proving names can harm as well as help. The tale urges evaluating branding from multiple perspectives.
A description from an East Side tenement notes Russian immigrants installing a wall of iron hooks, arranged oddly so nothing can be hung properly. The most educated resident seemed puzzled by the setup as the scene stays reversed and confusing.
The quote urges young women to rapidly assemble a practical life library through strict economy. It extols a growing, purposeful set of books as essential room furniture, each volume with a fixed place like a statue in a niche.
A husband admits his flaws while his wife quips that even closed eyes would not dull the neighbors' view into their lives. The exchange captures social scrutiny and marital dynamics in a witty, domestic moment.
The passage argues that only with ample sleep in favorable indoor conditions can workers approach the health of outdoorsmen who thrive in natural conditions. It emphasizes contrasting indoor routines with outdoor environments as a determinant of well being.
A well known authority outlines a home Rheumatism recipe using Fluid Extract Dandelion, compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals and at night. The article notes the ingredients are inexpensive vegetable extracts and claims regular use can relieve pain and swelling without stomach harm. It adds druggists can mix the prescription on request.
A vivid excerpt from The Country Fair by David Lansing in Outing depicts a ragged racehorse strapped and garbed to the limit. A gray pony labeled the old cripple overloaded with fast aids provokes neighborly humor as the driver fights the rigging to get under way.
Mrs Egbert Sheldon recalls her one and a half year old son’s skin sores covering face arms and chest. After long suffering he wore cloths to stop scratching and nearly wasted away. Two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured all sores with no relapses. April 22, 1905 Woodville Connecticut.
A Japanese college student recalls the kiss as a new Western custom in aristocratic circles while recounting a christening scene. She reflects on initial shock and eventual acceptance and notes a toddler bluntly remarking during the ceremony.
An English quarry worker faced assault charges after a case went to court. An eyewitness described the incident in a vivid if humorous style, saying the attacker used a pick as a weapon and nearly killed his mate. The witness repeated the line, “he tuk a pick an' he tuk a pick,” illustrating the blow by blow sequence.
An advertising notice claims deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promises a cure or $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and urges sending for free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotesVall's Family Pills for constipation.
An interviewer questions a circus job applicant who boasts of stirring up life. The man asserts experience, saying he drives a street sweeper and stirs up millions of germs daily, promising energy for the position.
A Blue Grass hostler finds work in a New York stable and chats with the household about life and a southern master. An Italian in the North China Daily News urges plague prevention by rats, fleas, and reviving the Egyptian cult of cats. A joke asks whether a thoroughbred colt or a ten dollar bill runs faster after being broken.
In a light exchange, Mr. Comrox recalls his daughter's June commencement essay. He notes the youth shows interest in lofty fate more than ice cream soda, though she is not truly devoted to either.
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