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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
7
An American Art News piece describes about 600 French artists mobilized to create large outdoor stage sets in Belleville Paris to mislead German air scouts. They paint life-size trees, towns, fortresses, and aviation sheds in secret yards, with brushes as big as brooms.
A Frenchman boasted of mastering English and was asked to write a tongue twister from dictation. The line features Hugh Hughes hewing a yulelog from a yew-tree and a darkly dressed man asking to see his ewes. Hugh offers to chew the yew and accompany him across Europe to search for the ewes.
A light joke about Willie whose soft reply to his teacher causes confusion and little wrath, contrasting the saying that a soft answer turns away wrath with the comic misunderstanding in school.
A historical note explains the corn belt’s wandering pattern from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana to Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, then Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas, now reaching Oregon. The belt signals areas with high bushels per acre and rural prosperity, boosting farmers’ prospects for new cars.
The article extols music in the home as essential for children. It highlights the ear trained from cradle to beautiful sounds, the joy of hearing singing voices, and the appeal of songs from mothers grandmothers and lullabies sung at bedtime.
Grecian Building Materials notes brick is the most common material in Saloniki and New Greece. Timber is scarce, stone is rarely used beyond foundations. Plain bricks form lower walls, hollow bricks top levels. Roofing primarily uses flat tiling.
In Eldorado Springs Missouri the editor recalls a passerby remarking he was “building the old woman an ash hopper” as spring nears. The note invites readers to identify what the old phrase referred to, hinting at a bygone homemaking task.
A common pigeon blocked Washington street traffic for about 30 minutes drawing a crowd of over 100. Filene property guard T G Toomey secured permission to use Ladder 17's hydraulic ladder, fireman climbed high, and the pigeon was rescued, given water, then released to fly away.
The Royal Flying Corps aviator stands out for swift mental and physical agility. He is quiet, restrained, and acts before words, carrying a calm seriousness as he faces the constant threat of death with detached focus.
A quoted remarks say the patient was a long time beauty parlor customer. The speaker notes the poor results stem from the beauty doctors having little to start with and lacking preliminary training for the course.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer argues that small daily wastes drain money more than big items. He contrasts household habits with Standard Oil and President Rea's railroad safety tests, urging readers to scrutinize tiny leaks that drain funds before Christmas.
Two eight week old pigs from the same litter were raised to fattened weights of 520 pounds and 1 pound. Expenses totaled $15.54 and $5 with sale prices of $58 and $8. The results indicate weight in the ratio 1 to 8, expenses about 8.11 to 1, and selling price 7.25 to 1, suggesting scientific feeding can curb razorback hogs.
A Chicago Hyening Post quotation argues that maintaining cheer in wartime shows self-respect, while hysteria harms others. It condemns public scolding and complaining and advises reserving tears for private space.
An aviator in distress made an emergency landing in a cornfield. A farmer rushed to the scene shouting a question about the purpose of scarecrows, accusing the flyer of causing trouble.
A London Tit Bits writer notes that postwar state bonuses to boost birth rates are limited compared with private generosity. Australia has provided £5 since 1912, while in New York four years ago a steel magnate gave £5,000 as a trust fund for the first child born to a hotel traffic manager who had helped him.
The government of Peru allows a private electric company to use Santa River water power while reserving the option to take over the plant later, reimbursing investors. The arrangement frames water power as public wealth the state may need, promoting private buildout without permanent surrender of ownership.
Two forms exist the melodic and harmonic. The melodic is easier to sing and is called the vocal minor scale. The harmonic minor features an augmented second between sixth and seventh degrees and is harder to sing. The harmonic form is more used in instrumental music.
Acetylene lighting is adopted in over 250 towns in France and Algeria, providing exclusive illumination for streets. The initiative highlights a widespread shift to acetylene as the primary source of urban lighting.
The Medical Record cites Doctor Guettich proposing that cold water in the ear irritates the inner ear labyrinth, potentially causing sudden paralysis and drowning like a knockout. Perforated eardrums and others may be at risk, though some children with large perforations swim without harm.
The text explains that during the time Constantinople was Byzantine, Philip II attempted to siege the city. A crescent moon and stars appeared at night, discouraging his forces. In gratitude for protection, Byzantines erected a statue to Disua and adopted the crescent as the city’s symbol.
A magistrate in Edinburgh described begging as a lucrative profession. A man charged with begging was found to have collected in one morning nearly two dollars in half pennies, about two dollars and a quarter in pennies, and just under three dollars in silver. He received a 20 day prison sentence.
The piece praises the hostess who pours clotted cream on guests peaches with striking ease, a display of hospitality as a daily routine in the household, highlighted by the Globe-Democrat’s reverent tone.
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