17 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1878
Page
1
A poem from Woman's Journal recounts a man who boasts of a single day’s work versus his wife who must manage plowing, milking, feeding, and house chores. The tale ends noting the wife’s endurance and the man’s underestimation of domestic labor.
An English accountant in Yokohama recalls a near miss when Japanese raiders planned to steal round sums of gold from the European bank. A hidden cavern under the treasury, a successful interception, and the capture of three robbers ended the scheme, with the azalea bush memory lingering as a warning.
In Paris revived tale of an English suitor to a Balaklava Scotch vivandière. After being spurned, he plotted suicide by blasting a trench with twenty pounds of powder. A slab covered the hole. he set himself afire and the magazine exploded, yielding a charred body mistaken for a man from heaven. The vivandiere relented. Captain Permier survived a nearby blast unhurt.
The record shows April 6 to 13 proceedings with Senate and House actions on notary pensions, probate court procedure, prison management inquiries, and long sessions on civil code reforms. Key moves include appointments, reorganizations, and debates on hospital, railroad, and insane asylum matters, plus budget and tax discussions. Multiple hearings and votes shape governance for Athens Asylum, Cincinnati Southern Railroad, and Ohio River improvements.
A physician prescribes voluntary inspiration for those prone to consumption. Stand erect with shoulders back and hands behind, inhale air to full lung capacity, hold briefly, then exhale slowly. After two natural breaths, repeat for ten to fifteen minutes twice daily. Some doctors believe it can prevent or even cure early disease.
A large rise in German immigration is forecast for the year. Last week 312 Germans landed in New York City as government emigration restrictions appear ineffective.
A Miss GrubB announces her debut in the West portraying Juliet. After a trip to Europe she will likely spell her name Victualli, marking a notable stage return and name variation.
The piece surveys how lack of sleep harms health and longevity across classes from workers to children, condemns late night entertainment and its spread among youth, and criticizes Mr. Cook for alleged libel against America. It argues veracity outweighs cleverness in public discourse.
A sprawling editorial sketch examines English poets and their favored flowers, from Tennyson’s cited lines to Longfellow and Bryant. It notes roses and daisies as recurring emblems, contrasts medieval garden imagery, and laments England’s waning industrial health alongside a blunt street scene about a stove trade in a New York setting.
Montreal report of Rev. Joseph Cook describing his talk as Ultimate America mocks United States society and politics. He praises England's civil service since 1830 while lampooning Americans as money driven and lacking a true conscience. The piece notes his English tone for English listeners and mocks anti American sentiment with satirical quips.
A Boston Pilot essay notes that King Victor Emmanuel was by strict succession the rightful English king, descended from Charles I through Henrietta Maria. It traces Catholic lines, Savoy connections, and how 1688 act barred Savoy, with Hanover later prevailing under Queen Victoria. It reflects on unintended consequences of royal marriages and Catholic influence.
A compact meditation on ambition, friendship, judgment, and self discipline. It contrasts conquering others with mastering one is own will, warns against ingratitude and vanity, and notes how cities shape behavior and talk. It critiques zeal without truth and the pretension of learned discourse over living sense.
A fragmentary column blends a romantic daydream in a bell tower with a humorous parade of puns, jokes, and quick quotes. The piece mentions a young couple planning a Frmint future with modest purchases, interwoven with satirical quips about clocks, financial hopes, and social quirks from various locales.
Legal and all transient advertisements are one dollar per square for ten lines with fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal reduction is offered to annual advertisers. Business cards up to six lines are eighty six dollars per year.
A clipped verse piece expresses longing for the speaker to join his mother in rest. The poet reflects on mortality and the sacred bond, imagining peaceful repose beside his mother in death. The short poem centers on memories, affection, and spiritual unity beyond life.
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