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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1927
Page
3
The text explains that wearing undergarments inside out was seen as lucky and protective against witches and the evil eye. It traces this belief to ancient practices meant to fool malevolent spirits, noting how early humans wore minimal clothing and used concealment as defense.
Two steam engines will be shown at Halethrope Maryland in October for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad centenary. One locomotive features a water-tube boiler and weighs 314 tons. Beside it stands the first engine to reach the northwestern states in 1862 now kept as a relic by the Great Northern railroad. Nearby are Dr. A T Anderson and sister Miss Sarah T Anderson of Spokane descendants of Capt Meriwether Lewis.
In this piece by Jane Newton the author notes how mothers and husbands kiss a bruised knee to pretend to cure it, likening it to old time sorcerers. The essay compares superstition with modern skepticism and references New England witch burnings as historical context.
A fragment notes how primal superstition clings to the first garment it attached to, evolving into undertunic or underwear symbolism as the primitive idea persists in modern dress.
Bobby Blacksnake Roland Rattlesnake and Clement Copperhead discuss life in the zoo. They note how visitors and keepers influence their fate, the weather outside, and the irony of being quick yet captured. They praise their keeper and the zoo, while considering a freer life outside.
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece argues life protection outweighs risk in industry. It recalls asbestos curtains after a Chicago theater fire, signaling dangers at rail crossings, and dirigible and ship disasters that led to safety laws limiting work hours and guiding command decisions.
This profile traces Lee Shubert and his brother Sam who built a theater empire by managing road companies and fixing up rundown venues after independent managers faced closed houses. It notes the Shuberts later owned and directed more theaters in the U S than any other group and produced many plays monthly.
The piece traces how time measurement evolved from shadows to devices and notes that clocks altered work rhythms. It argues workers who love their task finish fully while those lacking heart rely on the clock, citing a Navy bureau with no clock to illustrate focus on task completion.
The piece promotes vegetable importance with daily green servings and presents simple recipes. It lists an Apple Custard Pie with apple, eggs, cream, lemon rind and meringue, and suggests peas in mayonnaise dressing. It also outlines an Orange Milk Sherbet with orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and milk.
Mrs G Hegemann of 228 Schaeffer St Brooklyn says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Herb Medicine eased her down condition and sleepless nights. She urges others with similar symptoms to try the medicines and offers to answer letters. The Pinkham Company in Lynn Massachusetts will provide more testimonials upon request.
A New York City deputy clerk in the marriage bureau asserts he has officiated over 85,000 marriages in five years. A Kansas editor questions the feat, calculating it would require a ceremony every 15 minutes, 10 hours daily, for five years, and suggests such volume could push a man to the brink. Capper's Weekly notes the remark. Calumet Baking Powder is recommended to lighten mashed potatoes or carrots when mixed with milk and beaten.
A Mansion House guest notes a disturbance as Tobe Sagg and Dad Fetchett argue loudly in the lobby. The landlord hopes the pair quarrel themselves out and leave without being asked to depart in bad weather.
In Egypt 1,003 motor buses now shuttle the population shifting reliance from camels. Vehicle totals include 8,891 private cars 4,233 taxis and 1,533 trucks plus the busses.
Gordon died while signing diplomas in a quiet, sorrowful scene. Friends recall a calm, dignified end as he fulfilled a final duty with students nearby.
A long standing medical remedy, Fletcher's Castoria, claims to ease constipation and colic in babies and children, reduce wind and feverishness, and aid digestion without opiates. The ad notes the genuine product bears the official signature.
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