30 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1879
Page
1
The Che Glermont Courier is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday. Charley W. Pegg is the proprietor. Yearly subscription is $1.50 in advance. if unpaid within the year, the rate is 82.
Fragment from a poem titled Grandmother's Birthday by Clara Doty Bates explores themes of aging and loss. The lines reflect a motherly figure guiding a child, the ache of life, and the enduring light of a loved one as sleep and lullaby intrude. The text appears incomplete with garbled OCR words and missing context.
In M- a banker John Goldwell faces blackmail from Tom Dunne who recalls a past crime. Goldwell confesses to General Fermeroy, who then confronts Dunne with two bludgeons and a loaded bag of money. A midnight duel ends with the General's death and the case closed as wedding plans proceed.
The article traces emerald history from Peru’s conquest to ancient beliefs and uses. It notes priests worshiping a goddess Esmeralda, hoards seized by Spaniards, the myth of stone strength, and the term an emerald without a flaw. It mentions Mercury, Nero, Neronianus, fluor-spar cups, and even Brighton emeralds linked to waste glass.
The text presents a series of terse rules on patience, restraint, courtesy, and self mastery. It contrasts virtues like sustain abstain and humility with cautions about misfortune, social interaction, and borrowing, ending with a proverb about easy living and enduring relationships. It emphasizes self governance as the path to wisdom.
The letter recalls an Indian version of the 1876 battle near the Little Bighorn. It describes Custer firing a pistol to rally his men, killing a fleeing soldier, then dying by his own hand as Indians closed in. Rain-in-the-Face is said to have killed a soldier at a postfight dance, with Indians counting thirty six dead and naming their fallen.
A Pennsylvania judge rules that a woman is not an old maid until she reaches her thirty fifth birthday. The decision clarifies social expectations and legal labels for unmarried women in the state.
A London Illustrated Times piece discusses 1837 and 1859 secret societies in Paris and Russia, detailing the Francs Juges network, their rituals, passwords, and hierarchies. It also recounts a curious origin of kissing from Trojan wives and notes various cultural tidbits and anecdotes.
The fragment explains how the French Atlantic cable, broken 161 miles from St Pierre, lies in 500 fathoms of water. Vessels locate the break using precise electrical laws and modern instruments, then repair by grappling and splicing within a few hundred yards.
The Ohio Senate and House pages record petitions, bills, and votes from April 21 to 26. Notable items include requests to adjourn, licensing and taxation measures, Codified Bills on private corporations, and debates over university appropriations and Athens Asylum disclosures. Reform efforts touch municipal, police, and building finance, with adjournment motions and procedural changes noted.
A Cincinnati Enquirer representative interviews Wah Shung a Sixth Street laundryman about opium taste and effects. Wah Shung claims it makes a man feel like General Grant, forget troubles sleep dreams see grand things and feel wealthy, content and uplifted, before fantasizing returning to China with twenty five hundred dollars.
A Uniontown Ky girl Susan Johnson prepared to flee to Evansville dressed as a boy armed with pistols and a dagger. On board a boat a rat scurried past as she jumped onto a bale of tobacco and was confined to the ladies’ cabin during the journey. She later promised her parents to help in the kitchen and sewing.
A historical list recounts U S Congressmen who died by their own hand, including James Blair of South Carolina in the Twenty-third Congress and Felix McConnell of Alabama in the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth. The piece traces multiple cases across decades, noting locations from Washington and Richmond to Bardstown and Columbus, with dates ranging from 1845 to 1876 and brief biographical details for each.
An Omori mound in Japan yielded disordered skeletal remains and animal bones broken for cooking, suggesting habitual cannibalism among ancient inhabitants. The find parallels archaeologists claims of cannibals in North America, though the site was not a tomb.
The Titusville audience loudly derided a poor performance of Pinafore, joining in singing and forcing the curtain to fall during the middle of the second act.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: legal and transient ads at $1.00 per share for first insertion and $0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions apply. Business cards capped at six lines at $4.00 per year.
A poem recounted in the Philadelphia Inquirer tells of two women and a shared gift of violets. One woman accepts admiration while the other hides her love, leading to lifelong sorrow. Years later a solitary woman dies with violets pressed to her heart.
A collage of short quips and anecdotes including sayings on cures, money, and manners. Vignettes touch on dogs and horses, family habits, a remarkable train ride, and humorous misfortunes. Notable lines reference a man’s debt, a chess of luck, and a quip about an obituary writer.
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