21 Aug 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1878
Page
1
Fragmented lines describe a fountain scene in June with shimmering light and shadow from a lofty mountain. The speaker recalls a dream like revel and hints at a perilous turn with a hidden figure named Gaimaly beneath snow.
In a New England village, Nellie Dare and Manfred Lowth drift from playful mischief to romance. He misreads her childish barefoot robin hair prank, then learns her true heart. After a tense turn with Ned Howland, Lowth reveals his love, they reconcile, and Nellie accepts his proposal healing Mrs. Bertram’s hopes.
Detroit Free Press reports the Limekiln Club's last meeting as the janitor lists items in his charge growing from a few benches to thirteen benches and other goods. The treasurer notes year income of two dollars eighty eight cents and outlays of two hundred thirteen dollars twelve cents. Col Elastic Stagg of Illinois mocks the occasion with a Shakspeare quip about the Limekiln’s business while urging support for Braddér Gardner in the next election and the club’s unity and pride.
In a tale of sudden wealth and upheaval, Mandy Larripur reacts to her father’s impulsive purchase of a large new home. The family debates its size and new lifestyle as they move in, amid jokes, nerves, and the heavy memory of Raphe’s supposed inheritance.
Respondent recounts a Norman girl's seven foot hair shown at the Paris Exposition. A peddler offers 100 francs for the locks, the family is poor, the daughter consents after tears, hairdressers later claim high prices. The tale closes with a warning about obesity and satire on fortune.
A collection of humorous vignettes on everyday mishaps and social quirks. Jabs at fashion faults, missed postal cards, pocketbooks, and the oddities of street life. The piece surveys manners with a playful tone and light ridicule.
In Washington County an entire orchard was tapped at two cents per bushel for hand picked delivery as apples exceed prior records in Pennsylvania.
A vivid line describes smoke as a volume that inevitably brings tears, portraying its overwhelming presence and emotional effect.
In a folksy Atlanta office scene Uncle Remus endures mock concern and a perplexing toothache tale. Grandfather Lickshingle recalls extreme heat in St Louis and distant summers, contrasting with today’s milder weather as the group shifts from jokes to memories.
A housekeeper who masters time is praised for balancing business and pleasure and keeping households smooth. The essay urges courtesy and warns against overdoing productivity. A balcony scene shows a five year old Chinese boy named Nem Yan and a playful mistaken image of his father Hing Lee as a poker player.
Fresh outbreak at Acheen as Dutch troops attack and seize a fortified position. Casualties reported: natives six hundred eighty, Dutch fifty six.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisement rates at one dollar per square for the first insertion (ten lines) and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction applies, with business cards up to six lines at forty six dollars per year.
The text laments that creeds fail, while deeds and faith endure. It paces between tomorrow and today, urging action now. It speaks of life leaning on faith, the need to bear life and cling to God's hands, and that present light demands will and effort.
A collage of aphorisms and stray lines notes about politics culture and everyday life. It mentions Lord Hovertor ill and recovering Egyptian cotton in Louisiana and a Buckwheat baseball player while echoing proverbs and satirical quips about newspapers and public affairs.
R J Burdette recounts a novel eclipse excursion by the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. Passengers used smoked glass. the train paused as the sun was eclipsed. A strange moment featured a stencil plate spelling Go north by the Iowa route on the darkened sun.
In a Texas neighborhood a dance led to mothers leaving babies in care of others. Youth watched the infants as mothers danced. The babies were swapped out of clothing, causing confusion when mothers found they had swapped infants. A row followed as families tried to undo the mix, taking days to restore order and months to return to normal.
The Island of Cyprus once housed nine kingdoms and over a million residents. Its people’s singular temperaments earned Cyprus the nickname “the home of love and beauty.”
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