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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1906
Page
5
Marathons and social visits unfold as residents travel and host guests from Peoria and Cincinnati. A twelve year old dies, and church and school events fill the community calendar. An advert touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs, with testimonials and local drugstore mentions.
Oscar Brown and family from New Richmond visited A. R. Pearce on Sunday. Frank Smith and family joined Franklin relatives. Mrs Sterling returned home from Delaware after a two week visit with the Burridges. Orin Carrairt returned from Panama. Mrs Emma Page of Riverside stayed with Mrs Viola Wilson. Mrs E Lindsey visited daughter Mrs Pearl Myrick in Covington. Frank Bugg of St Paul spent a week with his family. Mrs Theodore Brumagen and son Russe visited Hamilton relatives. John Pattison died at his home near the place Saturday evening, leaving many friends saddened. Mrs BE Slater and grandson Bar Pence spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mt.
Washington with Bennie Slater and family and numerous local visits highlight a community roundup. Guests include Mrs. W C Coombs, Mrs. Clayton Hancock, and Miss Belle Patterson recovering from illness, with travels to Cincinnati and Dayton for reunions and festivals. Community notices mention new births, electric treatments, and a bottle rescue mystery from Lake Ontario.
An advertisement touts Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets as a sure swift cure for liver complaints with a 25 cent complete treatment. The surrounding items report local accidents sales and social notices from Huron Indiana to Batavia with various personal updates and medical adverts.
Ed Swope and family visited Harve Paylor and wife Sunday. Several locals ill or recovering, and many guests noted including Miss Hallie Fee and others. The stork visits Cline Rodgers family. School opened September 8 under Prof. Holter. Various families hosted visiting relatives and friends in tense community life. A child, Huth Brown’s daughter, is listed as severely ill. An advisory promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar for colds and constipation.
A promotional offer promises the best portraits by skilled artists equal to costly works. It guarantees a free high grade portrait copied from any good photograph to any family that has not yet received one, with original photos preserved and returned.
Readers are asked to mail a request for a life size water color portrait with a long name and address and to mention the paper where the offer was seen. A 25 cent stamp payment covers postage and is refundable if not pleased. Each family may receive only one portrait for advertising purposes.
A mixed page notes a September Eastern Star inspection praising the chapter and lists members and guests from Ripley and Cincinnati. It also promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia with local drugstore sales and cites social visits, school notes, and travel mentions among Danberry and Dayton residents.
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