17 Apr 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1846
Page
1
Printed weekly by A M Gest and L D Morris. Terms of subscription: one dollar seventy five cents in advance, two dollars if paid within the year, and two dollars fifty cents if not paid until year expires. Advertisements inserted at usual rates.
In Clermont Township the Enquirer’s March 20 analysis of poor relief is criticized as idealized. The letter condemns private sale of destitute people and questions county funds and the proposed Poor House method, urging lawful explanation from commissioners and caution toward sectarian charity. The piece closes by naming Thos Gatch and others in Misini Township on April 8, 1846.
Practical guidance for garden prep with seed selection manure stock and bed preparation. Advice covers permanent beds early sowings bulb care transplanting roses and border edging plus notes on peach worm control and a Victorian insect scare device by Yankee ingenuity.
Bridgeman advises preparing rich composted soil and deep digging to plant annual flower seeds in April and May. Sowing in patches or circular drills aids early germination, weed control, and labeling with pine shingle tags for proper identification.
A long article offers a detailed recipe for a brilliant whitewash used on Washington’s President’s House exterior with notes on color variations and application tips. It also covers flood damage in Maine, drunkenness and a riot involving Captain Ramsey’s household, Stockholm’s midnight daylight, a solar eclipse forecast, and various legal and social observations from multiple sources.
The Wayne County Record traveler Rambler recounts a vast mineral spring in a Florida wilderness near the Suwannee River. The spring boils with force, forms a basin, and its warm, clear water is sulfurous, prompting speculation of volcanic activity though limestone springs are common there. The piece also notes Henry Clay’s health, a Cincinnatus reference, abolitionist jailer Rev. Terry, and various humorous vignettes from other papers.
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