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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1909
Page
5
An advisory pitch extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a stronger remedy for persistent throat tickle and cough. It claims the medicine soothes with no alcohol and urges consulting a doctor. The ad also promotes Ayer's Pills for liver health.
Money quotes and an advertisement offering one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. The notice from Cheney & Co of Toledo promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents per bottle and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. It cites businessmen WaSpInc Kinnan & Mabryin endorsing the firm.
Mrs. Mary Sly of Calvary and relatives visit local families while John Taylor moves to Illinois for work. Several townspeople visit kin, attend funerals, or return from extended stays. a note on school progress under Miss Walte and a short feature on Anna McNair’s Batavia visit. An anecdotal testimonial praises Electric Buyers for indigestion and general debility with claims of restored health after twelve bottles.
Mis Mary Kayser returned Friday from a months visit in Seattle. Mrs George McDulin entertained Mrs Carrie Richey and children and Mrs Addison of Cincinnati. A D Hopkins returned from Oklahoma where he bought land. Mrs T M Fox spent part of last week at Blanchester. Isabella lodge established a new lodge at Pi. James Wood visiting Bethel relatives. Ed Ernest moved into new property. John Wade occupies vacated property. Mrs T J Gallagher visiting son Frank in Pittsburg. Miss Jessie Abrams visited Miss Bath Moreton and Miss Grace Umbaugh. City visitors include several local residents. M E Groves resumed teaching duties last Thursday. Miss Eanice Wile substituted. Frank Jarman, ill for over two months, is slowly recovering though not yet able to go out.
An old column combines an advertisement for Castoria with local community notes from Mount Holly. It mentions Mrs Rebecca Kempton’s cement walk, a diaper sale fundraising, and visits by Orlando Kebb and family along with Betty Chapman and Emma Hooker in Bethel and New Lexington.
An old note extols health tonics and brain boosters backed by willpower and energy. It cites Dr. King's Now as pivotal, praising vitaline formulas for brain and body, and lists J A Harmony Lisamore of West Virginia and a London pharmacist as endorsers.
Sunday guests include C A Fagin and wife and Frank Murphy plans to move to Illinois soon. Linwood residents T P Myrick visited last week, Jacob Brunk and wife with Mrs Belle Follow and children visited Hamlet relatives. George Reich visited his parents. Theodore Myrick hosted visitors with Charles Myrick and Miss Pollock. Ladies Helping Circle meets at Mrs F S Dawrack on Thursday. Christian Endeavor meets next Sunday after Sunday school led by Mrs Rebecca Kempton. Services scheduled every third Sabbath at 10 30 am and 4 30 pm.
Louis Boon of Norway Michigan writes that three bottles cured his boy’s severe cough and that a neighbor’s 20 year ill with a cold, given Foley's Honey and Tar, recovered. He promotes Bunn's Pharmacy as safe and certain.
Great Britain and America conduct more deep-sea measurements than all other nations combined, highlighting their dominant role in marine science research and oceanography efforts.
Mrs N T Dailey visits sister in Lebanon. Mrs Kate Meirr guests in Springfield. J F Knight entertains relatives from Milwaukee and Pleasant Ridge. Mina Schull visiting Richmond Indiana. Dr and Mrs Isaac Redrow in city. George Livingston and Mabel Bruce visiting grandfather John Thompson. Mrs R L Alien returns to Owensboro with two children. Funeral of Mrs Jennie Smith at Sardinia. Mrs Katherine Mitchell visits Fayetteville. Miss Carrie Nichols guest of Mrs Roy Fuhr. Miss Olive Ducknall visits city. Mrs Josie Knight visits Sardinia. Oyster supper for baseball team after twenty four games with seven losses. Fire destroys mayor’s office rear and Williams residence. Anniversary surprise for Mr and Mrs J C Dennis. T C Jones and wife visit Dayton. Mrs Byron Williams visits daughter in city. Foley’s Kidney Remedy advertised by Bunn’s Pharmacy.
The piece notes stage a 21 year old Beethoven famed as musician, Alexander leading troops on Thessalian plains, Tasso starting Jerusalem Delivered, 22 year old Paul Potter painting The Young Bull in The Hague, and Campbell authoring Pleasures of Hope, shaping their later fame.
Doan's Kidney Pills touted as the urged remedy for kidney disorders amid warnings of neglectful symptoms. Local notices mention births, visits, and social events across Batavia and nearby towns, with families and residents cited in brief anecdotes and schedules.
Edward Kellogg and wife with Miss Mary Feem ater spent Tuesday with friends. W F Bali and wife and son were in Home City Sunday. Mrs M M Greenwade of Madisonville visited Mrs A F Ely last week. C W Nash and wife visited their son Irvan in Bellevue Kentucky. Mrs W G Caldwell and Mrs Belle from the city visited Dr Doane and family. The Williamson couple hosted a dinner for friends Friday. Miss Jennie Kearns hosted the Women’s Club on October 16 with readings and lessons. Lena Stewart visited Savannah Georgia. Althea Wall visited Batavia friends. William Hopkins, formerly of this place, died in Newport Kentucky Saturday. Misses Hassie Horton and Louise Boye visited relatives in Winchester. Mrs A F White spent Friday in Bethel. Mr David Thomas and son Walter visited relatives in Warren Ohio. Mrs Freding of Columbus was with her father E G Penn. The Women’s Club secured rooms for a public library and reading room and will move in ready to receive patrons Saturday.
A collection of local social updates lists residents visiting relatives, guests at homes, church events, and other comings and goings. Names include F A Roberta, Mrs Hagen, Miss Nelile King, Miss Haden, Miss Ella Burt, R A Davis, Tillie Purcell, Edith Purcell, Fred Banister, Mabel Ketchum, Judge Frank Davis, John Barkley, Geo Wyatt, Geo McMurchy, L Thomas, Mrs Boles, H Ulasgens, and more, with mentions of bank directors meeting and a church jubilee.
Boston records recount a January 1655 referendum on land alienation where John Pigeon cast about a dozen votes with Yea marks. The moderator fined him five pounds and ordered a new vote. After recount, total votes reached four hundred two with two hundred five Yeas and one hundred ninety seven abstentions.
A West Sixty-seventh Street artist tells of dreaming he turned $100 into $2,000,000,000 and planned to found an institution funding artists and writers free from money worries. He ignored pleas to stop speculating, even as his attorney demanded back two dollars and a half he had borrowed before waking.
A young woman startled a block on Fourth Avenue by blowing a shrill whistle. A pursuing man aimed to nab a car, but the signal halted it, and the exhausted runner boarded as the amused crowd watched.
The article discusses how earth’s magnetic poles reveal complex fields through experiments under governments. It also notes a St Petersburg anecdote where fear of fines from police agents led to widespread flag bunting during the czarina’s birthday, with residents signaling compliance by displaying multiple flags.
A playful exchange unfolds on stage as a character pockets a scoop of ice cream and a piece of limburger cheese. The speaking turns parody debates about microbes in ice cream and claims dominance over the other, ending with a witty retort about sparsely settled territory.
A witty exchange between The Author and the leading lady critiques last night's performance. The author notes a lapse in timing during the third act frat scene, joking that no one noticed but implying a lack of system. The humor reflects stage life and magazine satire.
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