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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
3
A quoted exchange recalls how a figure rose to prominence after being investigated by a federal commission. The remark notes that prior to the inquiry, he was unknown to most.
Farmers from across the state visiting the Columbus state fair were astonished by tame city squirrels seen in parks and streets. They noted the animals casually approached people and even solicited food, unlike their wild woodland counterparts.
A famous banker claims he has never learned to read a stock ticker. The remark highlights public fascination with refusal to rely on market data and raises questions about what drives trust in highly respected financiers.
A witty exchange features Brown remarking on bracing weather and another figure retorting that they have been braced four times today. The brief quip captures a light moment about cold or windy conditions.
Quoted quips and jokes from 19th or early 20th century papers feature a yarn about knitting shade matches and a brief medical ad for Dr Peery’s Dead Shot claiming worm treatment in one dose. Other lines joke about restless women and a composer husband in a lighthearted clipping style.
In Boston a humorous office exchange notes Blank feeling sick after smoking a cigar from the wrong pocket. The transcript hints at office banter and a nickel plate joke, illustrating everyday wit and workplace culture.
A Brown Adams and Clermont county tour shows every barn full of tobacco though fields look ordinary. The 1916 acreage is the state’s largest on record, with good curing weather and expected high yields despite lighter field quality. Long bright tobacco with limited trash dominates.
The Recording and Computing Machines Company of Edgemont reports orders for time fuses totaling 50 million dollars, securing indefinite plant operation. It has just fulfilled 7 million in prior orders with a daily output around 35 thousand fuses. To support a 40 million dollar shrapnel order for Eddystone Munitions, Dayton will supply time fuses, and the firm has long produced fuses for Canadian Car and Foundry, aided by J. P. Morgan connections.
The 35th annual convention of the International Funeral Directors Association in Columbus attracted over 1,600 undertakers and embalmers from across the nation. Dr. W. H. Frost outlined embalming’s role in preventing disease spread, while President Jones of the Ohio Board emphasized protecting the living through proper techniques.
In Portsmouth Ohio the forty fourth annual meeting of the Woman's Synodical Societies of Home Missions and the twenty first annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Ohio opened at Second Presbyterian Church with 200 delegates from across the state. Rev M S Bush of Philadelphia gave the opening address and Mrs G J Bennett of New York, president of the Woman's Board of Home Missions, replied.
Defiance hosts a War Department hearing on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Co bridge over the Auglaize river. Engineers Major Bond and H Phelps review an objection to plans as the river remains navigable. A decision is due in two weeks after partial construction had already begun.
Ohio's 1916 crop report by G A Stauffer cites declines in wheat oats rye corn and potatoes due to cold winters dry weather and pests. Wheat output at 18 904 678 bushels about 12 bushels per acre compared with 36 030 238 last year. Oats yield 42 090 019 bushels down 16.3 million from 1915. Corn stands at 69 percent of full average with early planting faring better than late. Potatoes short in most regions from weather bugs and drought.
George W. Havens 84 retired capitalist and landowner died in Newark after a short illness. Born near Columbus he moved to Newark with his parents and made much of his fortune in the West later buying extensive land in Missouri. He was a Civil War veteran and held various township and city offices.
Coal prices in Columbus are up again with a second 25 cent-a-ton increase tied to cold weather. Officials blame a coal car shortage and say there is no immediate relief in sight.
Marion Archbishop Henry Moeller confirms a class of 150 at St Marys church. Wilmington council votes to open Wall Street despite opposition and suit by Pennsy railroad. Dayton Mrs W H Sells elected president Ohio division United Daughters of Confederacy. Ironton Irontons water works bonds sold to Spitzer Rorick & Co though bond legality questioned. Cleveland Firemen rescue six women from three story Woodland Avenue tenement. Marysville Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Thomas Fryman celebrated with about 100 relatives. Toledo Willys Overland stockholders to receive 1.4 million cash dividend November 1 from 40 million outstanding stock. Wadsworth Henry Heady dies at 97 in infirmary, left 1100 in bank. Youngstown Wage earners in Sept paid at over 51 million. September distribution 4.31 million vs 3.89 million August. Youngstown Eleven injured as B&O freight car hits street car between Youngstown and Newcastle. Coshocton Plans by Dixon & Co for Coshocton Glass Co factory adding 150 workers and 150 million bottles capacity. Steubenville New market may close costing 400 monthly with receipts 60. rent offer for beer garden rejected. Washington D C George Ackley, boy horse thief, jailed at Mansfield reform school after admitting perjury.
A humorous dialogue about an unfinished telephone on a desk. The inventor claims the instrument lacks a mouthpiece, insisting the receiver suffices to converse with his wife, highlighting a playful misunderstanding of device function.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for eczema rashes irritations pimples dandruff and sore hands as supreme emollients. Free samples by mail with a book are offered via Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also includes a joke about a chef quitting after desire for Saturdays off.
Aimee teases about Hazel aiming to start a venture described as everybody’s business, prompting Mary to question the scope. The exchange hints at social rumors surrounding women's roles in enterprise during the period.
A fragment notes Beulah questions the timing of a play while Belle is updated. All actresses are described as wearing long skirts, signaling period attire and modest stage costuming.
Physicians now urge greater attention to kidneys as they filter poisons and support other organs. Modern lifestyles strain kidneys with less water and heavier foods, signaling trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is touted as a remarkable kidney and bladder remedy. sample bottles offered by mail.
A college athletic sophomore describes a robust enrollment of new students eager to play sports. He notes many recruits weighing at least 180 pounds and praises the strong turnout for the season.
A brief town remark mocks a man as untrustworthy and overly eager to act, with a playful jab about his swimming ability and character in a Topics column.
Buffalo mothers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache irregular menses and related pains. The testimonial from Mrs. Matilda Kurtzweg urges young women to seek the remedy and contact the Lynn Massachusetts company for confidential advice.
A reader notes that public office is a trust when held by someone else. Liam imported goods worth 1,135,883 dollars from the United States in the last fiscal year.
James McClellan of Youngstown was instantly killed Gail Shultz died of injuries while Free man Mentzer and Thurman Haag of New Middletown were seriously hurt when their automobiles crashed on the Peters burg New Middletown road.
At a directors meeting of the Kelly-Springfield Motor Truck Co the capital stock was raised from 1 740 000 to 7 000 000 to meet trade demands. President Jas L Geddes said the outlook is bright and plant capacity will likely double next year due to foreign and domestic orders, requiring additional facilities.
Cadiz hosts the Seventh district session with speakers including Dr. W. D. Inglas and Dr. Charles W. McGavran from Columbus, Dr. James McClellen of Bellairé, Dr. J. S. McCollam of Uhrichsville, Dr. John Bradley of Steubenville, and Dr. J. C. Howells of Bridgeport on the program.
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