11 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1877
Page
1
The Clermont Courier issue details its weekly publication schedule and pricing terms. It notes a 1.50 per year advance rate and references Browning Bros as the printers or publishers.
A rustic youth and a clever town girl face a tangle of flirtation and deception. The girl plans to leave, the youth fears discovery, and rumors of engagement surface as the village scene unfolds in a Scribner April note.
Bachelor Joe Willis learns of Rachel Johnson and her two rescued, poverty-stricken children after a three cent coin leads him to a tenement and forgotten love. The tale links a small coin to family fate, urging charity amid urban hardship.
European fashion introduces ball dresses coated with acid and silver dust. The German health office reports copper and tin particles shed by the fabric irritate skin and lungs. Lübeck Board of Health warns ladies not to adopt the risky style. American readers urged to heed the warning.
In a New York note dated March 13 1877 Colonel Knox relays Mrs Custer's request to drop a planned benefit at the Fifth Avenue Theater for General Custer's family. She expresses gratitude but says life insurance funds will suffice. Mrs Custer also insists on paying all her husband's debts in full, with a mortgage of about 2500 dollars on the homestead.
Reports state Oakey Hall is believed to have gone out to duel and now sits on a fence waiting for the other party to arrive at time. The scene centers on a pending confrontation tied to the public dispute.
A South American anaconda arrives at the London Zoological Gardens and is placed in the snake house under Holland. Bartlett inspects the creature in Liverpool, notes its 18 to 20 foot length, over two foot girth, nocturnal feeding with a duck, and its non venomous but powerful crushing bite. Also present is a reticulated python, previously in the gardens since August 1876, with a newly shed bronze blue gold black skin.
A cold blooded murder near Knoxville Kentucky ends in the death of Martin Brand of Covington. John Donald alias Jim Williams is arrested after a shooting from a hay loft using an Enfield rifle. Deputy Yelton recovers the weapon, and Donald claims innocence while denying knowledge of the man seen with him.
Ex Senator Pomeroy indignantly states he has not become an actor and has no plans to do so. He notes he has visited a theater only twice in his life, countering any suggestion of a career change.
A Boston man intimates that at Cambridge there exists an agricultural school housing six students and seven professors, suggesting a modest academic program in the area.
A detailed record of March 30 to April 6 proceedings noting Senate actions on official notices, partnerships liability, county records, and civil provisions. House bills on probate judges fees, railroad speed control, and judiciary amendments. April 3 4 5 6 debates include leasing the Cincinnati Southern Railway, highway and canal measures, hog cholera commission, and adoption of constitutional proposals.
Lucy Larkum writes in St. Nicholas about early spring flowers and birds in New England. The piece paints delicate blooms like pussy-willow and hepatica, violet patches, marsh marigold, adder tongue, and wild roses awakening as June nears, paired with birds such as bluebird, robin, song sparrow, bobolink, and others whose songs inspire poetry. It notes the bobolink as a poet among birds and references Wilson Flagg and Bryant for related verses about meadow birds and Lincoln themes.
The article romanticizes adventures in the Llanos Estacados with Captain Mayne Reid style chase scenes in the American West and Mexico, highlighting Arthur Jones as a famed Texas ranchero in a rescue sequence. It also notes Antwerp plans for Rubens birth anniversary with international chorus competitions and invited singing societies from Holland, Germany, France, and Belgium.
In a Philadelphia Bulletin anecdote, singer Peter Smith suffers a fashion mishap at Judge Jones’s party. A false bosom slips during Lord Lovell, provoking hearty laughter. Mortified, Smith threatens to emigrate, fearing public shame, but stays and continues his work, the washerwoman’s safety left unscathed.
A survey of early fashion trends describes new trinkets and accessories. Wooden carved eye altars and eyehole pins appear in jewelry, locketless chains replace pendants, and high ruffs limit neckwear. Confirmation attire moves toward princess lines in white fabrics with veils and modest hair, while hats feature nets and metallic embellishments. Hair trends favor long loops, braids, or Grecian knots. birds and diamonds as hat accents surface as novelty pieces. Confirmation dresses stick to white muslin and other light fabrics with high bodices and long sleeves. Jewelry is minimized to a cross, with a shift away from ornate display for sacred occasions.
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports the Mountain Meadows execution of Lee as a public spectacle. Lee faces the cross above the slain, remains collected, and dies on his coffin after a photographer captures the final scene. The condemned man reiterates he abhors the massacre and claims no active role, while accusing Brigham Young of approving the atrocity.
A recent mission at St Theresa’s Church in New York drew over thirteen thousand converts, including thirty eight who were labeled as heretics, according to church reports.
Legal and transient advertisements cost 1.00 per square ten lines for first insertion, 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines priced at 6.00 per year.
A rural poem portrays a farmer and his wife awaiting deaths as winter dusk falls. The wife longs for the angels’ call while the husband returns from work, sharing tender moments and contemplating the losses and treasures left behind. Their deep faith notes awaiting the Master’s will as days pass slowly.
A collage of quips about books and learning, jokes on health and finance, and humorous quotes from newspapers. It includes a playful definition of network, medley snippets on truth and progress, and a courtroom name spelling gag featuring Ottswell Wood.
New York corporations adopt a rule paying five dollars to directors or officers who attend regular board meetings on time. A second late arrival forfeits the premium, prompting a transformation in attendance. Wealthier executives are most punctual, and the incentive appears to curb procrastination among the city’s top financiers.
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