14 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1880
Page
1
Advices indicate publication of the Clermont Courier every Wednesday with terms listed for wear and print details. The item references Chas. WW and Wickings Egg advance notices as part of the issue details.
Fragmentary verse and prose show a disruptive romance with betrayal themes and emotional tension. The passage mentions passion, a kiss, and a sense of personal conflict amid a chaotic narration and cryptic lines.
A young woman Iso Van Rensselaer, later Mademoiselle Iso, navigates hardship after a costly elopement and family estrangement. She builds a business by advertising as a shopper, endures manipulation, and eventually enters a bookkeeping role and a six week plan toward forming a new firm with Van Stupen.
Tris comments on William H. Vanderbilt selling stock in railroads and investing in government bonds. He notes Vanderbilt now holds $36,000 in government bonds and fears a government collapse could wipe out his wealth, urging diversification away from railroads and risky ventures.
A Cleveland father plans a surprise for his daughter Laura by placing deeds on her bureau. She uses her curling papers to cut the deeds into strips, styling her hair with the fragments. Morning discovery reveals the ruse and the father forgives her, duplicating the documents the same day.
A local observer reports discovering a small white eight-eighth inch creature with twelve pairs of feet, body like a worm but head and legs like an insect. It challenges classification, suggesting a link between worms and spiders and may belong to a new order named Symphyla, a finding praised as significant in evolutionary context.
A two year effort in New York to adapt pneumatic motors for streetcars has faced failures due to lack of unity among developers and public-sponsorship hurdles. Scotch engineers Hardie and James demonstrated a ten mile run using compressed air from a single charge, revealing technical promise but persistent adaptation challenges.
The Charlottesville Chronicle reports two lightning portraits found in glass windows at an old armhouse and the Mansion House on Mount Eagle farm. Four faces, two men a woman and a child, appear on separate panes. a thunderstorm flash is thought to have fixed their features, drawing visitors to the sites.
A compilation of Ohio events includes a fatal well accident involving a Millersburg family child, a Dayton Irish relief fund totaling 750 dollars, fires at Oberlin College gym, a Kenton barn fire, and multiple suicides. It notes public works actions in Zanesville and court cases, plus legislative measures on roads, waterworks, and county finances amid a broad 1880s tone.
A rundown of bills and actions in the Ohio Senate and House, including land sale advertisement rules, poll book provisions, and local railway and infrastructure funding. Highlights cover juror permanency in Lucas County, oath administration, election procedures, water works bonds for East Liverpool, and funding for the Ohio Central Railroad shops.
A Victorian profile notes how certain senators and congressmen earned wealth rather than inheriting it. It highlights Newberry of Michigan Morton and Staunton of New Jersey as examples, detailing varied routes from railroads to manufacturing, mining, and trade.
Washington correspondent J Louis Glebe recounts a river tale of Daniel Webster and an aged slave named Sam who rivaled the statesman in cooking planked shad. Sam’s method pleased Webster, who admitted he never ate shad like Sam’s, yielding the championship to the other cook.
The text observes that people spend freely in celebrations and funerals, noting confectioners and undertakers profit from such occasions. It suggests spending motives are linked to social display and ritual.
Secretary Sherman addresses a Mansfield reception arguing the 1876-77 economic recovery favors the Republican platform. He defends bond policy, credit, and national finances, claiming the Republican party upholds constitutional amendments and practical governance over party opposition. He calls for united support to win the presidential contest.
A Cincinnati Commercial summary reflects fading hopes for the Democratic party amid Grant era debates on governance and debt reduction. It notes proposals on emigration and colonization, discusses congressional investigations into colored migration, and recalls Jefferson Davis’s leadership traits as context for party dynamics.
Rates listed for legal and transient advertisements: $1.00 for ten lines in first insertion and $0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions apply. Business cards up to six lines are $4.00 per year.
The passage credits Providence with bountiful crops and citizens ready to work for aiding policy. It asserts Democratic ideas of the era kept credit languid and industries hampered by a decayed disordered currency, though gratitude is given for recent improvements.
An Ashland correspondent reports a strange incident in a farmer’s home. A stranger claimed a horse sale and note remains unpaid, demanding $242 with interest. The man challenged beliefs, noting no Millerite end but predicting an end to such schemes. The visitor left, muttering about the farmer’s political alignment as he departed.
Fragment from a humorous vintage text describing methods to treat a husband as a dish. It cautions against harsh methods and advocates a warm, witty approach with careful handling, kindness, and discretion to keep a marriage well tempered.
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