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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
4
The article notes Orville Wrenrt racing a locomotive and planning to leap from his airship to avoid a fall, while other oddities include a Pittsburg heiress wedding spending and a pole digging query. It also mentions ballot rules with a rooster in the first column and a river arrival of a presidential escort.
A New York paper says sunbathing naked as a health promoter is rapidly growing. In Ohio, residents reject the practice as uncivilized, preferring health achieved while clothed and in their right minds.
An essay celebrates the end of the baseball season and the coming of spring, describing clubs heading south, the joy of warm weather, and the ball as a national pastime. It contrasts round subjects with square Americans and links baseball to youth, culture, and renewal.
A reflection asserts the secret of happiness is keeping energies active and avoiding stagnation. It argues against the saying too many irons in the fire, claiming one can engage multiple pursuits if kept in motion and purposeful.
General summary lists new suits including Walker vs Martin for $104 plus interest and Deisch vs Deisch for divorce. Indictments returned include Malott breaking and entering, Cazel assault, Kitchen assault, Wakefield perjury, Thompson rape, Slater failing to support, and others. Numerous real estate transfers and trust deeds noted with amounts and parties. An exchange item notes a child wishing John were her brother and she would “lick him.”
The notice lists multiple probate matters: Bertha Alexander named executrix for Ferby Dancey. Jas R. Toph's will to Mary Ernestine Toph with Lillie Toph Smith as potential beneficiary. Ferby Daney's will naming Frank Daney and four daughters as heirs with Bertha Alexander as executrix. Harriet Hancock Mount's will detailing debts, legacies to family, and executor nomination. Charles W. Helmering's will distributing property to wife, daughter Matilda, and son Frederick with executor nomination. entry by Recorder's Office and related administrative notes.
A short, wry Boston Herald quotation highlighting frugality and social contrasts. The line cautions against ostentation and gossip about those lacking means.
At ages from 21 to 22 notable figures are described: Beethoven as a famed musician, Alexander at the head of his army on Thessalian plains, Tasso beginning Jerusalem Delivered, Paul Potter painting The Young Bull now in The Hague, Campbell composing Pleasures of Hope, the poem that defines his fame.
A dinner party moment shows Benjamin Disraeli quipping about ancient family claims and his ambition for the ministry. He jokes to a friend that his ancestor was the accept er lover of the queen of Sheba and later signs a creed stating belief in all things visible and invisible.
British submarine crews learn to use a safety helmet and waterproof jacket with reusable air supply. Training occurs in a special tank with divers lowered in a bell and practiced egress from a sunken vessel in about 30 seconds.
Notice from Bagby, Kirgan and Davis outlines teaching examinations held on the first Saturday each month beginning September, with Patterson Law exams on the third Saturday in April and second Saturday in May. Higher branch exams occur on the first Saturday of September December March and June.
The cat-tail of American swamps closely resembles the Egyptian bulrush. No longer used for paper, its rotting material yields an astringent medicine. Dry stems make mats chair-bottoms and similar goods.
A New York World observation notes diverse claims that swearing can aid health. It references Metchnikoff and the idea of longevity from buttermilk, plus open air treatments for yellow fever and tuberculosis, framing swearing as a modern medical method.
Tyndall pays tribute to Michael Faraday praising his impulsive nature tempered by a steady will. He notes Faraday’s warm resolutions became lasting deeds and compares his inner spark to a solid combustible rather than a quick, fading flame.
An advertisement extols Houser X-Alpo as a dependable family remedy for stomach liver kidney and bowel complaints in Clermont County. It promises a complete 80 days treatment for 500, with a money back offer if not satisfied, and provides the Hamlet O address for HOUSER REMEDY CO.
The Author jests with the leading lady about her stage order last night. He notes the third act played first and jokes that no one noticed the mix, pointing to a lack of system in the performance.
Rail timetable note states east bound Ne Whirfolke Wester schedule in effect June 6 1909 with Sardinia connection to Hillsboro branch. Trains leave Harginia daily except Sunday with times 6 05 and 10.
J B Turner treasurer of Clermont County Ohio Batavia Ont is recorded with an October 20 1909 date.
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