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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1909
Page
6
In New York a bachelor club scene unfolds as Maitland is drawn by a gray clothed woman. A forged attorney letter, a ruined defense, and a burglary scheme lead him to retrieve and share jewels with the unknown partner.
Maitland recovers a canvas bag of jewels from a safe with an inner compartment. A furious struggle with burglar Anisty ends when Maitland binds him and protects the girl, then feigns innocence to Higgins and exits as dawn approaches. The pair flee toward the gate, guiding each other through the night.
A student argues that convolvulus tendrils move toward a lightless foot and a pole, suggesting plant sight. The piece also notes how sandalwood loggers in Burma use ants to strip sapwood, revealing heartwood for timber, aiding timber crews.
A fragment recalls a scene with Miaster Pude Coghlan, daughter of the late Charles Coghlan, acting under her father’s eye as a child. She recounts a fatherly exchange in which she asks what to do with her hands and he answers to forget them.
A feature article discusses sod houses on the Canadian prairies, noting they arise where timber is scarce and wealth comes from soil and wheat. It contrasts ten miles from farms with well ordered homesteads, describes sod dwellings as cool summers and warm winters, and cites Denmark’s dairying example as a comparison.
President Taft spoke at the Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake City delivering a sermon on amity and avoiding hatred with the proverb A soft answer turneth away wrath. He reviewed 20 000 school children and a living flag display before addressing the Young Men's Christian Association and a service at the Unitarian church. He then left for Ogden for an 18 mile ride and third address at Lester Park.
New Orleans reports the Gulf hurricane aftermath with seagulls signaling danger then winds and waves. Vultures circle wrecked towns as relief efforts continue. About 200 dead confirmed with 36 found in a single marsh area near Dunbar and Bay St. Louis. more bodies feared in marshes along the coast.
Billy Montgomery once cashier of Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburgh was moved from Riverside penitentiary to the government prison at Leavenworth Kansas to begin likely hard labor in a bid to subdue him.
In Live Oak Florida Charley Anderson a Black man was found fatally harmed by a mob early Sunday. The crowd had carried out the punishment in retaliation for the marshal of Perry being shot in the heart by Anderson near a shoe repair shop in Taylor County.
Commodity prices for cattle hogs and sheep across markets show mixed results with cattle around 5.75 to 6.00, hogs near 12 to 24, and sheep quotes near 4 to 4.25. Grain and flour prices appear steady with wheat around 1.12 to 1.15, corn at 0.65 to 0.68, and timothy hay up to 16.50 per unit.
The dachshund is Germanys favorite dog and a useful companion. The English bulldog ranks second in popularity, with closer adherence to standard points increasing appeal. Fox terriers vary in size and are less known than they deserve. Ladies favor small Poms and King Charles spaniels as in English homes. Some dogs pull four wheeled carts, though the work is heavy and dogs are often mongrels of mastiff type.
Fifteen to eighteen years of eczema began as ringworm on the hand and spread to arms legs and face causing severe burning. A top doctor and another in town offered remedies but only temporary containment. After using Cuticura Remedies the disease was fully cured and has not returned, C Burkhart Chambersburg Sept 19 1908. Potter Drug & Chem Co Boston props.
An American official urged Prince Bismarck to name his son for a diplomatic post. Bismarck quipped that the boy was “a very remarkable fellow” who spoke seven languages, while noting a diplomat’s head waiter would be a fitting calling.
An observing spinster remarks the crop of wild oats sown by some young men will be harvested by machines busy gathering in half a dozen oats. The remark frames a rural scene with a wry, humorous tone.
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