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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1927
Page
7
The article explains a regional custom of veiling mirrors after a death to prevent the lingering “exterior soul” from leaving with the deceased’s reflected image. It traces beliefs to primitive perceptions of the soul and notes the practice persists as an atavistic superstition and cultural precaution.
The essay traces the term mall from pall mall a ball and mallet game to pall-mall alley in London. It explains how an open space became pall mall then mall for a public promenade and the broad park walk used in many cities.
A discussion contrasts editorial progress with stagnation likened to a clock that runs yet returns to the same point. The writer notes typical American candy consumption averages about 14 pounds per person annually.
A tiny boy loses his balloon to an oak tree and a talking balloon and oak leaf share a gentle tale. The leaf explains the oak family memory and why some leaves stay while others fall. The wind, sun, and city backdrop frame a quiet night reflection.
The article notes that new British sovereigns avoid facing the opposite direction of their predecessors on coinage. It highlights Charles II’s restoration and his wish not to resemble Oliver Cromwell, marking a shift in how rulers are depicted.
A collection of dessert and dessert courses with clabbered milk dishes, orange layer cake with whipped cream and orange filling, a lemon orange jelly punch, and Coronado Bavarian Cream. Includes steps for thickening milk, cake batter, fillings, and gelatin molds with strawberries and whipped cream. Western Newspaper Union 1927.
A humorous piece by Viola Brothers Shore offering gendered advice. The Goose section urges women to bake their own cake and critique parenting, while the Gander section counsels men to control temper and tolerate women, with blunt, regional phrasing.
A short poem praising simple comforts as true aids to happiness and growth. It emphasizes love, companionship, and domestic warmth over fame wealth or grand achievements as the real treasure and support in life. The speaker urges readers to value small blessings that keep him happy and climb the hill of life.
A reflection argues age is defined not by years but by thoughts and attitude. It contrasts bodily signs like arteries and blood pressure with inner vitality, urging living by deeds and noble feelings rather than calendar figures. The piece cites Browning and urges counting time by heart throbs.
Instructions describe making waffles with black walnuts and a batter of flour milk eggs butter and baking powder. Steps include sifting dry ingredients, folding in milk and yolks then whites, adding walnuts, and baking on a greased waffle iron. The line Love is a poor collector but a good paymaster appears as a reflective quip.
A community favorite home treatment uses MUCO SALVE and MUCO Solvent sold at drug stores. The mentholated salve and solvent claim to dissolve mucus, clear the chest, and relieve cold symptoms. MUCO SALVE costs 25 cents and MUCO Solvent 75 cents.
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