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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement touts Skinner Mfg. Co. macaroni and spaghetti as ideal for children, claiming they build bone and muscle, are economical and non nervy, made from premium durum wheat, with a free cookbook offer to mothers from Omaha Nebraska. A quoted exchange about wealth and interest follows.
An ad advises applying Cuticura Ointment to the scalp for dandruff with a light touch, followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water shampoo the next morning. It promotes scalp cleanliness and hair growth, offering a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
An editorial notes most dandelion roots come from Germany, Austria, and France and critiques reliance on European supplies. It argues Americans could grow and use dandelions for greens and medicine and questions wartime supply dependence. It comments on sugar beet seed imports and profiles meat consumption by farm families at over $100 annually.
National Association of Master Bakers president S F McDonald says he will appoint a committee of representative bakers to press President Wilson in Washington for an embargo on wheat and flour exports. The move follows widespread baker failures and claims high prices are driven by export shipments to Europe. The group cautions action must be in good faith and not political propaganda.
The Grand Lodge of Ohio reports 107,039 Masons in the state after a year of gains with near 6,000 new members across blue lodges. More than 1,000 delegates and visitors attended the annual session in Columbus. Jose Clore of Cincinnati was chosen grand master before adjournment.
Miss Gertrude Claypool niece of the late John W. Bookwalter arrives in Springfield Ohio and is served with a summons in a suit filed by New York lawyers alleging they aided in protecting her 100000 legacy from a gang aims to dissipate her inheritance.
Rev. H. Russel Clem of Springfield was re elected president of the Ohio State Christian Association at the closing session. Re elected vice president Rev. Hugh A. Smith of West Milton and secretary Rev. W. J. Young of Piqua. Department secretaries were also chosen.
Conneaut Ohio detectives report a bold cargo theft as a car carrying goods valued at $6,000, consigned from New York City to Conneaut firms, was found emptied on a side track near Lackawanna New York.
Warren Ohio endures a coal famine as cold snaps deepen the shortage. Three local dealers refused orders and a vehicle shortage is blamed for the lack of supply.
Dayton educators joined teachers from Cincinnati Covington Newport and nearby towns at Parker High School for the Miami Valley Industrial Arts Association meeting. T. M. Muir of Cincinnati spoke on Measuring Progress in School Subjects and Charles W. Cooks on The Cultural Ride of Industrial Education.
A 40 million dollar merger of interurban railway properties centered in Cleveland is to form a holding company backed by New York capital. It would acquire the Cleveland Southwestern & Columbus, Lake Shore Electric and subsidiaries including Lorain street railway and Sandusky Fremont & Southern, plus the Cleveland Painesville & Ashtabula and its subsidiary. Other Southwestern system lines include Mansfield Railway Light & Power and Ohio Central. The 400 miles of track run from Toledo to Ashtabula and extend south to Wooster Cyrus with through service to Columbus via arrangements with electric lines south.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church in Columbus announces a $1,000,000 goal for 1917. The meeting covered industrial work and fund-raising. The evening featured Frank J. Cannon speaking on "The Story of the Astounding and Insidious Menace of Mormonism."
Springfield O July 18 1923 contractor A C Graham testified before Referee Frank M Krapp that his business books disappeared from his Bushnell building office about two weeks before he filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Cincinnati The witness said assets were 32000 including his wife s property and bonds for contracts He said he lost about 45000 on the Sharonville speedway and 15000 on a Dayton contract.
Lima and nearby towns including Kenton Ada Alger Mt. Victory and others were cut from the Lima Natural Gas Co line as pressure fell. Officials expect Lima Wapakoneta St Marys Celina will have gas for winter but urge keeping coal or coke in the cellar.
Springfield Ohio Mr Sterling selected as next meeting place of the Ohio State Christian Association. The 1916 meeting there closed with officers elected. Marion Ohio dues rise proposed from ten to twenty dollars for the Marion Chamber of Commerce. The annual meeting will be held November fifteenth.
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