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18 Aug 1875
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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1875
Page
1
Vine promises of abundance charm Paris vineyards
Time reports marvel at the Paris Constitutional notes higher yields since 1840. Other items include English collier habits, a Minnesota tornado that hurled sheep to a tree, and a curious wheat vs straw price example. Germany’s trade deficit since 1872 cited, and John Bright declined speaking tours. Swedish coast salvage yields porcelain from 1812 wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Viceroy of Egypt Plans Nile Valley Railroad
The Viceroy intends a railroad along the Nile valley in Africa using his wealth and vast labor force. In coming years explorers could ride in sleeping cars and pen vivid accounts of remote places seen from the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Man Raises Water Lilies In Mass. Yard Pond
A Massachusetts man creates an artificial pond in his yard by sinking an old cask into the ground lining it with peat and swamp mud. He fills the cask with water and plants water lily roots in spring, now enjoying several pure white flowers daily blooming with fragrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Treasury moves to resume fifty cent notes after counterfeit concerns
Complaints rise as fractional currency grows scarce with no fifty cent notes printed for months. A Treasury council, including Comptroller, Treasurer, and engraving offices, decided to use an old plate with modifications to immediately resume producing fifty cent notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Comptroller’s
Office of Engraving and Printing
Hungarian crop reports predict mixed yields across districts
Intelligence on harvests shows a medium to satisfactory crop in many districts and above average results in some areas, with Foronta, Bacs and Femes regions lagging. Tobacco crops have been destroyed by grasshoppers, though hopes remain that maize will escape similar damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foronta
Bacs
Femes
Fashionable dressmakers threaten Mormon polygamy
A Salt Lake City correspondent argues fashionable dressmaking fuels disaffection in Mormondom as wives demand finery. The piece notes husbands with multiple wives cannot cover dress costs, pushing some toward monogamy. it also mentions beef, pork, and alligator notes in unrelated lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Two Suspects Waive Exam in Treasury Robbery Case
B. B. Halleck and Theodore W. alias Peg Leg Brown were brought before the Police Court, waived examination, and, with $40,000 bail in default, committed to jail for complicity in the Treasury robbery. The Treasury report shows year ending June 30, 1875 receipts of 288 million and expenditures of 274 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Halleck
Theodore W
Peg Leg” Brown
Treasury
Treasury Department
War Department
Navy Department
Bonds Called In Ten Million Dollars of 5 20s Notice
Treasury announces redemption of 5 20 bonds totaling 10 000 000. Principal and interest on specified March 3 1864 and June 30 1864 issues will be paid at the Treasury after November 13 1875, ceasing interest. Redeemable amounts include coupon and registered bonds with numbers and totals. Forward securities to Loan Division and assign registered bonds to the Secretary for redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Congress
Treasury of the United States
United States Securites
Secretary’s Office
Secretary of the Treasury
A Romance of a Kitchen and a Marr iage
A bachelor on a fine street hires a seamstress as cook after she proves her skill. She nurses him through smallpox while staying in quarantine, then returns to work and rekindles affection. He finally asks for marriage and she accepts, leading to a lifelong match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
The Value of Respect in Language Education
A critique of children adopting easy slang and vapid dialogue, arguing that early exposure to refined style builds a lasting vocabulary and courteous speech. It warns that parental tolerance of slang fosters mediocrity, while disciplined diction strengthens memory and enduring eloquence.
Curious Two Foot Worms Snake In South Hadley
Thomas Judd recalls seeing a snakelike formation in the road near Falls showing two branches at the front. Closer study reveals the structure is made of countless tiny worms woven together, moving slowly. He urges others to remove the creature to prevent potential spread. A Paris Echo report notes a Belgian tobacco smuggler who wore tobacco leaves and, sweating heavily, absorbed toxins through the skin and fell ill before capture.
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Niagara Falls
Ethelbert Parsons
Lottie C. Philpott
Staunton
Big Bend
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
Kendle
Frenchman’s Bayou
Arkansas
Memphis
Summers
South Hadley
Mass
Thomas Judd
the Falls
Paris
The
Echo
Conde
France
Political Notes on Dems and Hard Money Across States
Ohio Democrats face a funding shrinkage of 19 786 in Coshocton County and a slate of criticism from papers like the Cincinnati Enquirer Boston Pilot and St Louis Globe Democrat about hard money and bondholders A Baltimore correspondent and Indianapolis Journal discuss platform shifts and Th urnan’s stance A New York census in Milwaukee notes a lower than expected New York City population growth amid high taxes and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks
Coshoocton County
Ohio
George H. Pendulum
THE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Maine
Minnesota
Maryland
FreEp
Douglass
Republican Party
Baltimore Gazette
St. Louis Times
Dem
Chicago Tribune
Thurman
Mansfield
Burnington Hawkeye
Newton
Joseph County
Alanson Clark
Foster
St. Louis
Senator Thurman
Indianapolis Journal
Ohio Democracy
Boston Pilot
Sam Cary
Ireland
Manchester
Johnny Bulls
Perrysspure
N. Y
Democratic Party
William Allen
Sam F. Cary
Ohio Democrats
Washington Chronicle
Pendleton
National Bank
Milwaukee Sentinel
New York City
Westchester
Thurman Speech Attacks Rag Currency Platform
The Ohio State Journal prints a stinging speech attributed to Thurman denouncing a state Whig platform that favors rag currency and a centralized federal currency. He brands the platform absurd, undemocratic, and deceitful, pledging not to defend or vote for it while warning of its harm to business and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Thurman
Thomas Jefferson
National Congress
Ohio Alone Sees Inflation Backed in 1870s Debate
The New York Graphic notes Oregon Democrats support specie payments while Ohio parties debate inflation. It argues Ohio could tilt national sentiment depending on election results, signaling shifts toward hard money or more currency and delayed paydays in future politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oregon
Ohio
Allen
Thurman called a miserable failure by the Times
The New York Times denounces Senator Thurman as intellectually lame and morally cowardly for trying to reconcile hard money advocacy with the Ohio platform. It deems his Mansfield speech evasive and Jesuitical and mocks claims that the platform contains no inflationist demand. It says the stance divides Democrats and damages his honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman
N. Y. Times
Ohio
Mansfield
Senator Thurman
Thurman’s Ohio platform viewed as inflation planks
The Grazette argues Senator Thurman stays true to his record but shifts when defending the Ohio platform. It declares the platform clearly inflationary, asserting speakers and voters understand it as inflation. The piece calls any reinterpretation of the platform by jugglers idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Grazette
Dem
Senate
Ohio
Thurman
Mr. Thurman
Clermont Courier Ad Rates and Policies
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: legal and transient ads 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly discounts apply. Business cards up to six lines 6.00 per year.
After
Poem by Philip Rourke Marston. Speaker reflects on brief joys of love and time, contrasting moments of laughter singing kissing and dreaming with an eventual permanent separation. The speaker imagines moving as a ghost through a ruined heaven and laments endless grief and eternal sleep.
After Thoughts and Miscellaneous Moral Snippets
A medley of aphorisms, literary quotes, and light anecdotes reflects on diligence, science, religion, perseverance, daily life, and social manners. It blends reflections on character, luck, and human folly with brief humor about Berlin trams and an Irishman on Staten Island.
Fix Drafty Windows With Putty And Chalk
Dresden Building Commissioner Mr Scheutse suggests a simple remedy for drafts from loosely closing blinds or doors. Apply putty along jambs then chalk edges before closing. Excess putty is cut away. Chalk prevents sticking so doors open without removing the putty, which dries to fit the jamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheutse
Dresden
Germany
Currantade as a refreshing improvised drink
The currant owes its sharp acidity to malic acid and makes a pleasing improvised beverage for all. Mash a few currants into water, strain out stems skins and seeds, sweeten, dilute to taste, and grate in nutmeg if desired.
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