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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1850
Page
4
A humorous slice from a 19th century newspaper recounts Tom C s first shower bath in Boston amid gym tales. The narrator notes Tom s tall frame, lean build, and quest for flesh aided by Sheridan s gym and a doctor s praise of daily showers.
A comic mishap unfolds as a hidden shower bath starts spraying during a party. Tom, eluding capture, endures a chaotic flood of water while guests and servants stagger into the room. Tom reveals the prank, admitting he intended a slow deluge to avoid a flood.
A dated voice urges readers to shun men who attack women and to avoid those lacking respect for mothers and sisters. It echoes moral lectures about modesty, virtue, and the dangers of libertine behavior, citing social consequences and the value of modesty as a safeguard of virtue.
Prize list shows one 24000 payout plus multiple smaller prizes with amounts like 4000 2000 600 300 and 50 40 30 20. Ticket prices 5 dollars for whole entries halves quarters and certificates of value listed alongside.
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