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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
7
Mrs DELLA ScHOLZ of St Louis reports monthly cramps pains and backache eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She says she can work and do housework all month and recommends it to friends. The ad touts nearly fifty years of use and plant-based restorative effect.
Joseph Golla, 64, Penfield forest fire scene leader on Low Grade branch, organized his crew to fight the blaze. Separated from his men, he was encircled by flames and made a blind dash through the wall of fire to save his life. His beard, worn for forty years, was burned off.
Contemplative note on starting with doubts rather than certainties, suggesting that beginnings shape outcomes. It emphasizes caution and gradual insight attributed to a Baconian reflection on inquiry and belief.
The Lancet notes Siberian natives on the north coast eat wood by choice, preparing thin bark layers boiled with snow. Authors discuss possible energy from cellulose, bacteria limits, and parallels with rabbits ponies and other animals, but find no definite explanation.
The New York Sun notes a dramatic shift in steerage culture aboard liners. Music twice daily replaces prior fear with gayety as passengers from Czechia Italy and France join in as the orchestra plays.
Dr. Hugh Conklin told the 26th annual convention of the American Osteopathic Association that epilepsy is caused by bowel gland dysfunction. He advocates water fasting for 22 days to cure fits, noting some patients fast 60 days with no recurrences and reporting 50 to 60 percent cures in older patients.
A historical note discusses why New York highway signs read only Caution. It argues that vague wording leaves drivers unsure whether to anticipate danger, provoking curiosity and potentially risky acceleration as drivers respond without clear intent.
A discussion notes that using very fine tables or extreme calculation accuracy often exceeds the practical needs of engineering. It cites a chemist article about a celebrated engineer who used 12 place logarithms, unaware of 20 place ones, while most data stay within 1 percent accuracy. It adds that engineers frequently calculate to a tenth or hundredth of a percent even when key constants may vary by 60 percent, illustrating why practical experience can rival theoretical precision.
A Kikuyu man allegedly forced to kill by a witch doctor later had a second spell placed at his doorstep to trigger a fresh killing after stepping over it. The victim was another Kikuyu, with both witch doctor and killer tried, the former receiving the harsher sentence. In Kibos, an old man with a monkey paw on his finger caused many deaths and was moved from the district by government.
An article explains that all living things breathe, including ripe apples. It notes stored apples in oxygen and carbonic acid keep twice as well as those in normal air, as oxygen boosts respiration and carbonic acid nourishes the apple’s chlorophyll under light.
A New York Sun quote portrays a veteran night watchman at a downtown firm who enforces sign out rules after seven, helping young workers be identified as diligent and industrious. He notes bosses see overtime effort in time sheets and personal reports, and Christmas gifts reflect appreciation for his role.
A reflection on smiles as extraordinary human appearances, noting their eye impact and bright distinction that lights the face like glory. The passage suggests smiles reveal the soul’s vigor and encourage good humor, implying peevishness spoils charm.
A rustic exchange in the Ozarks shows a swain asking for marriage at a crossroads store. The proprietor’s daughter laughs as she rebuffs the proposal, noting she does all her trading with the swain’s father.
Workmen excavating a new street on The Mount York unearthed a five foot high Roman tablet in perfect preservation. The inscription praises the wife and family of a famed Roman author. casts of two men were also found nearby. Officials call the find the most important of recent times.
A Frenchman and his wife visited England. He asked the booking clerk for two tickets to Manchestaire. One ticket for himself to go and return, and one for his wife to go but not return, a plan tied to relatives in Manchester and a trip to London.
A compact aphorism notes that listening to gossip can be as harmful as spreading it, highlighting moral judgment about those who entertain rumors rather than challenge them.
The Metz trip recounts Marshal Foch smoking a pipe for the first time on July 18, 1918. In M. Poincare’s private car the prime minister notes the pipes given by American artists. Poincare asks about long pipe use, and Foch recalls the date marking the offensive that led to victory.
The dispute centers on the earliest adhesive postage stamp licker James Chalmers of Arborath Scotland who submitted stamp specimens to a 1834 House of Commons committee. Rowland Hill is also credited with experiments in 1837 and likely the first to lick a genuine post office stamp as he led British postal arrangements.
A light exchange notes black hats with white curls and a fondness for chocolate cakes with icing. The brief remark hints at fashion and dessert preferences in a playful tone.
Two newspaper correspondents sent to Clay county amid martial law sought entertainment in a village near the coal fields. They found Main Street quiet at nine o clock, with a drinking fountain rocked by the town official and a drug store closed for the night. they concluded they should head to bed before curbstones moved.
A fragment notes Craveth Wells finding Malay natives train broks monkeys to pick coconuts. It adds a remark on circus monkeys showing equal curiosity about humans. The potato bug is dated to the eastern Rockies foothills.
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