28 Apr 1848
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1848
Page
1
Terms state one dollar and seventy five cents if paid in advance or within sixty days, two dollars if delayed beyond that. The paper will not be discontinued while arrearages remain unpaid. Advertisements inserted at usual rates.
A matronly duck hatches a large ugly duckling despised by rivals in the poultry yard. After harsh mistreatment and exile, it endures a harsh winter and finds refuge with a kindly woman. In spring it discovers it is a graceful swan, welcomed by children and praised for beauty and virtue.
The Lowell Courier reports a grand picnic for Lower Carpet Mill girls in Lowell. The hall, a new mill addition, is 232 feet by 138 feet and lit by 300 to 490 lamps. About 4999 girls attended, with abundant refreshments and bands for dancing, and remnants to be distributed to the poor.
A poor Boston weaver inherits wealth twice from distant relatives and spends it in two lavish spells. Each time he returns to poverty yet remains cheerful, noting the cycle of luck and loss as friends mock his thriftless joy. The tale ends with renewed fortune and wary hope.
The speaker debates how to balance liberty and restraint for young people, questioning when religious scruples become beneficial versus merely conformist. They fear overexposure to religion in nonessential matters may mislead youths and doubt the value of scruples adopted for conformity rather than principle.
A clipped reflection contrasts Mahomed’s horse care doctrine with Cromwell’s religiously tinged military commands. It notes Mahomed’s affection for the horse and his preference for camel travel, and ponders camel color as an unsettled question.
A reflective line from the paper questions moral eating, suggesting identity follows what one eats. It adds the thought that without friendship the world becomes a wilderness, highlighting isolation and moral appetite as core themes.
A Crescent correspondent in Mexico City reports strong public sentiment in favor of General Winfield Scott and widespread criticism of his treatment. The piece details a Court of Inquiry’s proceedings, Scott’s mortification, and calls for proper Court Martial action, praising his past victories and urging Louisiana to greet him warmly if he passes through.
A satirical collection lists traits for an ideal wife including great nature and prudent generosity, a lively look, modest height, fair but brown complexion, and youthfulness. She should have common sense with light repartee, no scholarly learning, minor punctuation flaws, solid arithmetic, a pleasant voice, musical ear, and be handy with needlework. She favors country dances, kwests common domestic news, and modest kitchen skill over fine cooking and formal education.
The text discusses the Turkish press history with an American missionary starting the first newspaper in Turkish for foreigners. It notes the lack of native language newspapers outside Syria and Egypt, laments subscriber debts of four dollars fifty cents, and jokes about publishing a public "black list" of borrowers. Lancaster Gazette.
An elderly couple named Gemmins renewed vows after fifty years of marriage at a justice of the peace in Cincinnati. They rode in bridal attire with a band leading, a familiar "Golden Wedding" custom among Germans. A toast from the New York Frenchmen residents recalled liberty and republican unity. A Western steamboat traveler laughed at forgetting his wife and daughter asleep in the cabin.
A traveler notes a 200 foot high stone cairn about one hundred miles west of Fort Laramie with stones varying from thumb to pail size laid in regular order. Nearby two large rocks once joined now split. Independence Rock covers 20 acres and rises 3000 feet high with names of emigrants carved on its walls. A water reservoir hollow and rooms carved in the rock sit beside the Sweetwater River along the route.
The passage portrays difficulty as a severe measure imposed by a supreme authority to discipline and strengthen individuals. It argues struggle sharpens skill and nerves, makes us acquainted with our goals, and tempers all relations, shaping a deeper, less superficial character.
An ancient Irish tale links the fallen Rock of Cashel to a prophecy of a great revolution in England in the same year as the rock’s collapse. The storm battered the famed monument until it toppled, stirring belief in a foretold upheaval.
A young Boston woman, long deserted by a man who had shown interest, asked if he planned to leave her. She swallowed laudanum, but a stomach pump was promptly used and her life was saved.
A novel contraption mounted under the pulpit fires a cold water stream at sleeping parishioners. When a sleeper is detected, a deacon activates the device, waking the wearer instantly. The inventor and builder receive praise for the clever mechanism.
An ancient Persian tale speaks of a king's treasury where a vase bore lines in Holmer and gold. It declares that wealth buys no credit, an obedient wife brings rest, kin provide support, and lacking all three leads to drowning in care.
Boston notes describe Cape Cod girls sliding down hills on cod fish carcasses. They remove the entrails and shape the fish while pliable, then freeze it to form a sturdy vehicle. The pastime is described as pleasant and wholesome with repeated observations by the writers.
A Philadelphia jury awarded $1000 to a young lady for breach of promise. Separately in Massachusetts a jury awarded $1000 damages to a gentleman from Bellow's Falls against a young lady for a similar breach of contract.
The obituary notes that the late Mr. Bell of the Chancery Bar was said to have written in three hands, one unreadable even to him, one readable only by his clerk, and a third readable by no one.
A colossal statue is prepared for erection at Haarlem to honor Laurent Kostar, credited with an invention. Col Ber Taylor, Arkansas party leader, spoke at a recent convention and noted Whigs outnumber Democrats in the army roll, expressing guarded jealousy.
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