01 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1877
Page
1
A poem portrays Cousin Patty kneeling beside a May garden, surrounded by currants, tulips, and other blooms. She pins pinks to her gown and prays for a distant beloved, her simple faith and devotion shaping the scene in a tranquil, reflective moment.
A cobbler tells Bella that a one eyed servant keeps Polly opposite cottage thriving by doing all chores and selling the eye-less helper’s kin’s labor for extra cash. Bella tries to hire such a servant, but discovers the servant is only a needle.
The article notes a trial showing the kaolin light remains steady on vessels despite wave action. It also discusses diphtheria waterborne transmission, an improved explosive sebastin, heat-saving paste coatings for boilers, and leatherette materials now produced in England with U S expansion.
A crowd of women assemble before a store with dirty faced children in their arms. A sign over the door proclaims Kids cleaned for fifteen cents, explaining the cause to be a child cleaning event.
In 1864 a husband leaves for work and learns his wife and child are alive after rumors of their deaths. He remarries and acquires property. The wife sues for divorce and alimony. she faints at the shock. The second wife dies of consumption and the husband remarries the first wife. The divorce action is withdrawn as reported by the Nashville American.
A collage of quirky vignettes from a distant era, including a widow's defense against a would‑be intruder, a duke and prints, regional curiosities, a New Haven stage remark on race, and a tale of a Ukrainian bureau concealing thirty thousand rubles after a police inspector uncovers a hidden drawer that saves a family from ruin.
Arabs claim Eye's tomb lies in Jiddah near a domed mosque with a palm tree marker. The article notes a thick graveyard wall, legends, pilgrims, and bribe demands, while describing the town as clean at a distance but odorous up close. It also recounts a dog disposal tale ending with a cross-ward homecoming after a water journey.
A stranger enters a Virginia City court asking for work as a juror and boasts he can sway juries. He describes neutral tactics, claims honesty, and recounts rough methods to secure verdicts, including a chair assault incident in Truckee. The judge considers hiring him but notes a regular juror may be discharged to create a vacancy.
A dry goods clerk George shows restlessness blaming a porous plaster. A tale from Tudor London follows about a beer carrier turned wife of a brewer who becomes the mother of Mary and Annie, wives of James II.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at four dollars per square ten lines for the first insertion and fifty cents per extra insertion. A yearly liberal reduction is offered. Business cards up to six lines cost six dollars per year.
A speaker vents with explosive phrases about a brutal toothache singing with curses and mock remedies. The vivid tirade mentions hot drops and hops while pleading for relief and cursing the cat and fate.
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers. Wry lines on greatness and virtue mix with folksy tales about a paint pot mishap, a coat tail on fire, and a candid lawyer leaving money to lunatics. Humorous vignettes include Irish Pat and a San Francisco kiss case.
P. T. Barns delivers a temperance address to fellow travelers during a sea crossing following the death of a passenger from delirium tremens.
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