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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
8
The Clermont Courier reports social visits from Glancy of Cincinnati and Teal Key of Barberton, plus Batavia and Lebanon meetups. It notes Halloween dance October 28 at the armory with Tad Tieran, church dedication October 23 in Owensville, and Major Hugo Rudolph earning honors at Camp Benning. Also covers weddings, greetings, and local community movements.
Charles Gomien of New Boston yields six pumpkins totaling 186 pounds in a single patch. The article notes pumpkins as a staple, though crop statistics lack the same detail as other crops, with Thanksgiving pumpkin pie highlighted as essential.
Clermont county owners Mr. L. Trout and C. J. Gelvin entered two top show horses in the Georgetown Fair. Each showed in separate classes and both won the $100 special stake, placing first and second against 14 premier horses from Kentucky and Ohio. The victory boosts interest in quality stock among local owners.
The readable portion mentions names and phrases such as Ms Fis Beloupes Beak and a Mrs and a Dr with chores or tasks. The text is garbled and lacks clear actions, places, dates, or events to form a coherent news item or public notice.
The October calendar lists numerous court and jury dates with parties such as Josephine English, Clara Wilkinson, Jeptha Walters, J. B. Winspear, Amanda E. Tumbleson, Charles A. Freemeyer, State of Ohio, Charles M. Cox, Anna L. Massar, Cordie Slone, Allie R. Snapp, and other litigants. Dates span October 14 to November 28 with presiding attorneys including Britton & Britton, Speidel, Bishop, and Cov er. Proceedings include civil and criminal docket entries across multiple days and weeks.
A new St. Louis church in Owensville will be dedicated next Sunday October 28 with elaborate rites. The brick and stone building with green tile roof will be a county showplace and hosts will include Archbishop of Cincinnati and many prelates.
The article advises immediate washing in several waters and milk to remove black ink stains. It also suggests washing first in vinegar and water then in soap and water to remove ordinary ink stains.
A Scots minister visits a farmhouse in the afternoon and is urged to take tea before performing the exorcises. He declines, saying tea is better after work, and instructs to warm the pan and keep the door ajar while he draws near to hear the ham fizzing.
After inspecting a vacant house with his parents Willie, aged six, overhears conversations about the rooms. He notes all spaces are immense and dark except the dining room which is small yet bright due to proximity to the windows.
W T Calerdine writes in Honk Honk that many fail to account for all road building costs. Beyond stone price at the plant, freight unloading and distributing add large sums. In Clermont County freight reached 117 percent of stone cost plus unloading labor.
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