Teen Minutes to Spare
A short feature by Balti s Young titled Teen Minutes to Spare appears in the compact column. The piece hints at youth experiences and time usage in everyday life with a breezy, reflective voice.
18 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1880
Page
1
A short feature by Balti s Young titled Teen Minutes to Spare appears in the compact column. The piece hints at youth experiences and time usage in everyday life with a breezy, reflective voice.
A fragmentary memoir from Richmond recounts Civil War era misadventures, family scenes, and near-mistimed schemes. The narrator recalls dispatches, cedar closet secrets, a fatal horse accident, and a delayed Confederate naval effort amid personal recollections of Aunt Eunice and Aunt Clara and a shaken home front.
A creditor confronts Napoleon over a ten dollar debt in a humorously sketched scene. A misdated clock system leads to the townwide transit time adjustment, with the speaker claiming pay will come once the time is corrected. The exchange ends with a warning about public perception of ignorance and folly.
In Colville's new travel book the Moors of Morocco are called barbarians yet their civility hides harsher acts. He notes the kaid or pesha may oversee slave floggings or even starving a prisoner while feigning courtesy. He claims Arab tortures are cruel but purposeful.
A weathering quip notes that 90 degree shade temperatures influence more than many swallows. The piece contrasts brief extreme heat with ongoing migratory activity, using a proverb to emphasize heat impact.
A compiled Ohio State News roundup reports Miss Jenne Cross of Unionville pronounced insane, Mrs Jupee Taree of Wapakoneta fatally gored, Ciara Rowe of Youngstown commits suicide by laudanum, and Mrs Grorce Nixon near Gore dies by self harm. Also listed are a mountain of local calamities including robberies, shootings, train wrecks, lovesick accidents, and fairs across multiple counties with sporadic weather and transport mishaps.
Rural New Yorker advises surface watering harms trees and shrubs during drought. Saturate soil two feet deep around the stem, then restore loose soil and mulch. remove mulch after rain. Also apply lime and potash wash to fruit trees to combat borers. A humorous aside on a student’s marks and an Indiana woman delivering four children recently.
General Garfield speaks in Ashtabula thanking locals, arguing ideas are eternal and monuments honor those ideas. He contrasts brute courage with intellect, praising reunions of shared beliefs and the living duty to remember the fallen through enduring principles.
One half of Gen Handogk's 1877 letter to Gen Sherman argues the House would elect Tilden and he should inaugurate himself. It suggests Sherman would then recognize a self inaugurated president and possibly use the army to enforce it regardless of Grant or the War Secretary.
A Mem phis Avalanche letter touts one party rule in the South civil rights era with harsh terms for Northern Republicans. The writer condemns Northern funding and influence while urging voters to support the Democratic ticket and insist on a “free ballot and fair count” to rule.
Congressman Keifer cited Mississippi districts Oney Singleton Hooker and Chalmers to compare 1872 and 1878 results. He said Republican votes fell from 60 915 in 1872 to 2 710 in 1878 a loss over 58 000 while Democratic votes declined about 12 000. He blamed violence and crime for suppressing free ballots and demanded explanations from district members.
A white woman about 85 orders an old colored passenger to surrender her seat aboard a city streetcar. After a man prompts compliance, the elderly rider refuses and remarks on retaliation if Hancock wins. Several Republicans in the car subscribe to support the elder woman. Washington correspondent.
A Georgia mob attack against a colored family illustrates persistent Ku Klux flavor of terror unseen elsewhere. The article notes lawmen’s actions, governor’s stance, and broad public barbarity aimed at African Americans, underscoring racist mob violence in the state.
The piece argues the country prospered under Republican rule, cites record exports, wealth growth, and immigration, and questions return to Democratic governance. It contrasts 1860 prosperity with 1880, urging voters to judge policy rather than rhetoric. It also critiques Gen Hancock and Gen Garfield positions on constitutional rights and policy details.
The Buffalo Express harshly criticizes General Hancock for his letter of acceptance claiming he shows no opinions on national affairs or fears expressing them. The piece says his letter is built on glittering but empty rhetoric.
The Clermont Courier lists rates for legal and transient advertisements at one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction is offered. Business cards up to six lines cost four dollars per year.
A Fifth Avenue Hotel gathering in New York brings together many prominent Republicans outside Congress to honor General Garfield and discuss campaign strategy. Notables include John Sherman, Logan, Allison, Plumb, Blaine, Dawes, and George B. Loring with speeches from Logan and ex-Governor Pinchback. Garfield receives ovations from the Republican Central Campaign Club as Fremont is remembered as the party’s first presidential candidate.
An OCR fragment notes an unusual spike in deaths among menager figures, with reference to a judge and a day of significance. The readable portions indicate heightened mortality and concern over the incident.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference British troop movements in America during the Revolutionary War and a figure of 56,000 soldiers. The text remains unclear on exact details or context and appears to be part of a larger list.
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