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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1892
Page
3
A collage of pieces notes a poem by Richard E. Burton praising youthful songs, then an article on the first U.S. postage stamps with Franklin and Washington portraits, their denominations, and obsolescence, followed by ads and snippets on Dr Miles' pills, a Columbus composition, iron tonics, an Empress diary, grasshopper traps, and a dyspepsia cure.
Needham No 10004 a standard registered horse bred by R Veech Indian Hill Stock Farm Kentucky foaled 1888 solid bay 16 hands 1150 pounds shown trot with 30 days handling to be here until July first then moved to Ohio for training sired by Arthur No 1 with noted descendants in harness racing history. Colt insured for twenty five dollars.
Dalesman the III, a mahogany bay foaled May 18 1887, stands 16 hands weighs 1225 pounds and has shown repeatedly in Ohio fairs. undefeated in the Coach and General Purpose Ring against 16 to 20 rivals. Sired by Dalesman II and line descended from Lord Beaufield Young Barnaby and King Ige & Co. Woodward Bros Perintown Ohio sponsor insures colt for ten dollars.
Reports from Ohio North Dakota New Jersey Rhode Island and Massachusetts detail favored strawberry varieties for market and local conditions. Crescent and Bubach No 5 figure prominently with other names such as Warfield Shuster’s Gem and Gandy cited as desirable.
In St. Louis George Hughes known as the boy tramp has traveled across the United States on special trains and avoided rail fare. He claims 25 000 miles traveled in ten to eleven years, with stops from Maine to California and Tampa Bay to Puget Sound. He prefers passenger or special trains for speed, has worked various jobs, and says time is money.
A cor respondent notes twenty years of Rocky Mountain blasting at elevations 5,000 to 13,000 feet with nitroglycerin when rainfall effects were sought. Despite thousands of mines, quarries, and elevated roads, no observed link between explosions and rainfall is found, though exposure and opportunities were ample.
A Washington Star reader notice explains methods for surviving a boa constrictor encounter. If trapped, unwind by grabbing the tail and pulling outward. To kill a snake, strike the tail where the spinal cord is exposed, since head crushing is ineffective. The article notes boas are non venomous but can inflict serious wounds with their fangs.
The note recalls Browning's difficulty in initial meaning and Dr. Furnivall's role in consulting the poet. It mentions Browning asking for a copy to review his own lines and the absence of a firm memory of the text at the moment.
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