02 Aug 1849
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1849
Page
1
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Poem memorial from Clermont Courier reflecting on the death of a 15 year old at Felicity Ohio. Images compare the child to a delicate morning cloud a flowing river and a flower, praising her as gentle and heavenly. The verse recalls mournful memories by her tomb and the enduring sorrow of years.
Thomas Claire, a poor cobbler, endures poverty while his family, especially his sick daughter Lizzy, suffers from scant food and drink. He resists beer and tobacco to buy fruit and nourishment for Lizzy, leading to her recovery and a broader moral about self denial and charity.
Governor Whitcomb United States Senator from Indiana has been detained for four months near Buffalo New York by illness caused by a liver disorder.
A report notes lime can drive away cockroaches when sprinkled in cracks and around doors and windows of infested premises. The claim emphasizes practical sanitation steps to reduce infestation.
The New York correspondent to the Philadelphia Inquirer recalls a New York military company excursion near a city. After dinner a soldier sat on a freshly painted bench and got green pantaloons. Five doctors treated him for cholera, mistaking the stain for illness. The troop laughed as the man spent the night to wash his unmentionables. A Boston man who pretends to be an umbrella is mentioned.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling that voided a will condition requiring the widow to refrain from remarrying. Judge Lewis defended marriage as divine regulation, while Judge Gilson sharply criticized the view as impractical, likening it to sharing a homestead with strangers to one’s blood.
The Plymouth bound barque Charles Bartlett with emigrants sank after a collision with the steamship Europa about 700 miles west of Cape Clear on June 27. Of 177 aboard, 34 survived as 135 perished in a dense fog and a swift wreck. Captain Bartlett described the disaster and efforts to save passengers as Europa offered aid.
A St Petersburg Journal note recounts a North traveler describing a Siberian method to skin a sable. In deep winter a hunter drops water on the tail to freeze it, climbs a tree, then shoots the tail to free the skin, claiming the tail snaps free and the skin remains. The teller insists he witnessed the practice.
Mrs. Sweet paid the fine damages and costs after breaking bottles and glassware in a dispute over her husband’s drinking. The notice hints at ongoing liquor sales to her husband and invites abroad contributions to a Fund if the practice continues.
The State Sentinel comments on Indiana wheat prospects, dismissing speculation about crop failures and asserting the surplus wheat crop will exceed previous years despite poor weather.
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