22 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1877
Page
1
A fragment from a Deadwood journey recounts Tom Baker Ned Leonard and a writer as they travel toward safety. Sioux rifle fire and cannon echoes shatter the scene. the letter to Jenny closes with the writer dead on the grass and a grim frontier fate.
Lucy Milford dreams of wealth while her bank clerk husband Merton jokes about luxury. A telegram announces Uncle Jesse’s fortune, but a new will favors the Refuge for Old Men, leaving them with nothing and testing love versus money. The couple reconcile as the lure of riches fades.
The article surveys stimulant beverages and plants touted for energy and endurance. It discusses the coca leaf and formulations like pulque and mezcal from Mexico, noting moderate use may aid health but excess causes drunkenness. It mentions Australian pitury from a Duboisia species, chewed like coca leaves, and Baron von Muller’s claim of its energizing properties for desert travel.
A dressmaker notes waists tighten with fashion as Punch reports Lady Semina Jones and Mrs Price in a dialogue about corset sizes. The exchange shows 22 inches for Mrs Price and 19.5 for Lady Semina with remarks on illness and height.
In a heated quarrel a wife protests moving a clock that strikes while the husband forcibly hurls it into the street. The scene reveals tension and prejudice fueling the act.
A liver colored dog is the subject of experiments by Cooleys boy. He amputates the tail, grafts a skate strap, and feeds pepper and powder to the dog. The dog becomes frantic, wreaks havoc in the garden and house, and dies from the spree. Cooley’s boy learns red pepper does not make a dog brave.
The piece notes English interest in Canadas flood and field sports, from moose chasing to fox hunts and colonial games. It highlights Montreal Fox Hunt, Canadian independence from Old World rules, and the rough, unregulated character of local sports contrasted with immigrant influences and varied recreation across the country.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Harry R. Phillips of Third Street brought a three ounce mad stone said to be kept by his family for fifty years. The cone shaped stone resembles a honeycomb with thick base walls and a fibrous pith. It was applied to a dog bite, absorbed virus, then placed in hot water yielding a green substance. the aunt reportedly recovered without hydrophobia.
The Paris Figaro notes Mehemet Ali, newly appointed commander in Europe, is the son of a French musician. Born to a seafaring life he deserted a ship at Constantinople and fell under Ali Pasha’s notice. Ali Pasha placed him in his household and later sent him to a military college.
A broad page of notes covers military pay increases for French officers with specific annual salaries for Marshal of France General of Division and Brigadier General. It also recounts private letters from Tilden praising health, Buchanan’s Wheatland library, potential royal matchups in Europe, odd local anecdotes, a Swedish Lutheran church lightning incident, Barnum ad talk, Old World autographs, a Turkish appointment, and Tennessee ginseng fraud discoveries. The mix showcases financial, political, and social tidbits across nations, with notable mentions of Prince Bismarck, King Alfonso, Queen Victoria, and local American tales.
A New York post office refit reveals double apple floors with secret passages, sliding panels, trap doors and circular lens holes allowing detectives in hidden rooms to monitor clerks. Watchful postmasters and assistants coordinate a surveillance system across the building as outsiders are unseen.
A North English cathedral town grave-digger, while gathering remains, notices women weeping at a grave and sharply asks what they cry for. He adds, If ye dinna bring em at eighty, when wad ye bring ’em, implying a blunt view on life and death.
French military press urges mounting all infantry captains to effectively supervise 250 man companies on extended skirmish lines. Arguments cite fatigue, bivouac duties, rations, and leadership endurance as reasons for mounted command. Germany provides horses, while France allows private purchase but low pay limits uptake.
From Laferriere memoirs the London World recounts a young embassy attache invited by Count Demidoff. After a coffee mishap with sugar on his fingers the Count signals to dump the basin from the window. The attache, unflustered, slowly drinks then drops the spoon cup and saucer through the window remarking, I did not know that such was the custom here.
The passage argues that every question has a right and wrong side. Choosing the just side gains eventual support from people, Earthly powers, and heavenly guidance, while the unjust path lacks any force to prevail as justice and truth are destined to triumph.
Mr Throckmorton father of ten heads into town with a long list of errands from family members. Requests range from water pipe repair and carpet delivery to shoes, a dentist visit, a winder fix, and even a ride token. Town chatter links the outing to a supposed drinking day by afternoon.
The London Standard reports the gorilla Pongo arriving from Berlin for a series of seances at the Royal Aquarium. The three-and-a-half-year-old, three-foot-high primate, known for humanlike expression, knits with a chimpanzee and a dog, eats steak and potatoes, and observes others.
Washington Star criticizes bringing Indian delegations for trifling pretexts arguing it wastes time and funds. It cites past visits by Red Cloud and Spotted Tail who sought agency moves to the Missouri River, noting hotels, calico shirts, and trinkets. It warns $50,000 Sioux delegation helped avert war and urges compelling adherence to existing agreements with military backing if needed.
Cape May fashion notes praise simplicity over extravagance with several notable outfits. A Baltimore belle garners attention in ivory white crepe and Duchess lace, while a zephyr blue crepe ensemble features a Vierge-cut bodice and silver-wheat garnitures. A new Bains-de-mer corset, eight to nine inches deep in red serge with eyelet lacing, promises supportive wear for sea bathing. Parasol styles remain essential, including a Geneva watch parasol that also holds a scent bottle.
The Kellogg family ancestry project requests information from Kellogg relatives and others with Kellogg ties. Publisher Rufus B. Kellogg of Green Bay Wisconsin offers circulars outlining required data. A separate note cites a St Louis lawyer who took 3000 dollars when 4000 dollars might have been possible.
The late Miss Mary Carpenter quipped that the key issue of the day was the Convict System. At a Boxmoor garden party for John Evans, new Anthropological Institute president, guests debated flint finds in Denmark and Darwin, while Presbyterians push to curb scientific skepticism, making Science versus Moses the day’s topic.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates for legal and transient notices at $1.00 per square of ten lines for first insertion and $0.50 for each additional insertion, with liberal yearly reductions. Business cards up to six lines priced at $6.00 per year.
A New York Grappeies tale recounts a puzzled sailor and a lively girl delivering a riddle about a sick sailor in a tent. The man guesses wildly, faints, and awakens to a doctor labeling him crazy as he repeats the old gag.
A collage of aphorisms and quips on self love Sunday culture and moral musings. Notes on elegies and a mock article about money in a nutshell. Tillers of wit joke about weddings economy and the peril of idle youth.
A pastoral anecdote likens a poet’s lost creative spark to a cow without cud. A farmer uses elder bark to revive the animal, implying a quick cure for writer’s block with a bite of nature. The piece urges writers to seek a simple, restorative tonic when imagination runs dry.
Mrs Crapo and her husband recently crossed the ocean by boat and endure a wet bed and several gales. She recalls God comforting them and promising safe land. Both suffered from colds and fatigue, with fainting spells and lingering pains after the voyage.
The German army emphasizes extensive theoretical training for officers and soldiers. Non commissioned officers learn arithmetic, weights and measures, clear writing, letter drafting, and basic history and geography. Soldiers study arithmetic, report writing, and a four weekly cycle of garrison and field duties. Armament and veterinary topics are taught weekly by the master armorer and regimental service mounted veterinary surgeon.
Tur Chicago reports riots suppressed yet fear grows among city residents. A Chicago man fashions a fiddle to run by steam, signaling odd urban developments and unusual local stories.
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