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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1917
Page
6
Emma Baxter realizes her husband Joel seeks a younger wife and hatches a plan. She invites his favorite mistress Mildred Cook to dine, then lets the affair linger while she stages a self reinvention. When Joel grows weary from his merry life, Emma hides her triumph behind care and restraint.
A country excursion reveals a freckled guide named Phoeny and a clever boy debating whether tomatoes grow on weeds or in cans. The boy corrects the guide gently, noting the fruit’s true nature as he learns from the country scene.
An exchange notes a rich old miser and his kin awaiting outcomes after his passing. The dialogue hints at expectations and tensions among family members amid unresolved wealth.
Fashion writers note diverse inspirations from Chinese Russian and American Indian sources shaping fall dresses. High emphasis on simplicity, straight line silhouettes, and modern trims with fur detailing and lavish collars. A one piece frock with tonneau skirt lines and side belt closure highlights the season’s chic yet wearable style.
Several French designers look to Japan for inspiration this autumn. The trend suggests Japanese motifs will appear in embroidery on new frocks, continuing from last year’s influence.
Mrs. Marian N. Horwitz former Philadelphia social figure becomes mayor of Moorehaven and a police judge. She pushes for municipal referendum sanitation schools and a new financial system while enforcing debts and ordering a soldier to repay seven dollars or serve 60 days on the streets.
A person recounts an unusual moment when an ink bottle tipped on a clean tablecloth. The twist lies in the bottle being empty, making the spill trivial yet oddly noteworthy.
In a tense exchange the line Is there anything in that cipher message prompts a charged reply. The retort Well, I could hardly have been sent for naught frames a sense of purpose and urgency as characters seek meaning and mission.
Market report from Cincinnati lists prices for flour, hay and grain including Flour-Winter patents at 10.50 to 11, corn, oats, wheat and butter eggs poultry figures, live poultry rates, live stock quotes for cattle, hogs and bulls, with ranges for shippers, packers and fat stock. Values cover No 1 red wheat 2.22, No 2 red 2.19, butter 41-45c, eggs 37-41c, broilers 23c, hogs 18.50-18.65, and cattle varied by grade.
Chicago woman describes two year struggle with a female ailment and says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought immediate relief. She reports restored strength and endorses the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down sensation and nervous prostration.
In a Reverie from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald, Mabel shares plans to spend two weeks at a schoolmate’s father’s farm. The mother asks about local society, and Mabel notes talk of Holsteins and Guernseys, reflecting rural life and pleasant neighbors.
An advertisement promoting Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for eczema and scalp troubles. It urges daily use as a toilet preparation and offers free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston.
The article explains rifle handling details for recruits at West Point. It notes how recruits must learn numerous nonregulation points such as lamp black on rifle sights to reduce glare and a doubled sling to achieve a vise like grip for steadier aiming.
A boy named Jemmy cries after a tramp steals the shovel from another allotment. A bystander advises sympathy, but Jemmy laments that his own shovel was not stolen, too. The tale blends hardship with a child’s misfortune and community response.
Flossie notes a new ring is valued by others opinions more than price. Lottie dismisses the stretch of value, suggesting appreciation hinges on what people think it costs rather than its tag.
A saying notes that a man who sometimes flatters a woman about her appearance can excuse most of his other falsehoods. The quip frames flattery as a social lubricant in relationships.
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