23 Aug 1860
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1860
Page
1
A Cincinnati writer recalls the 1800s flax industry, setting, and daily life. He describes flax work, marriage economies, and a Queen City rise, recounting schools, homes, and notable figures in Clermont and Cincinnati’s growth.
A printer laments subscriber delinquency in a mock verse urging prompt payment of dues. The piece mocks overdue accounts and threats of law while appealing to patrons to settle balances with honest payment.
The article describes Chinese greeting customs with two men clasping their own hands and bowing deeply. It notes the question Have you eaten rice as a common preface to meals and explains the elaborate politeness in conversation where participants praise the other and belittle themselves.
A lady in a remote southern England residence faces a masked intruder while three maids are elsewhere. She prays aloud, reads scripture, and trusts in God. the robber spares all, leaves with a sign to his partners, and the house remains untouched.
The article argues good cookery boosts digestion by preparing food, with animal foods generally easier to digest than vegetables and fresh meat preferred. It urges moderation and regularity for healthy stomachs and self denial plus fresh air and exercise for those less fortunate, echoing Festina lente to slow eating. It notes Americans are fast eaters and often dyspeptic.
A print store discussion asks which image shows Joshua and which shows his son, with the dealer claiming one engraving depicts Joshua commanding the sun. A blunt elderly man interrupts to remark on the dinner blessing, humorously mispronouncing the phrase.
At a recent Alexandria County Court session two men of mixed blood proved themselves to be octroons or one eighth negro and asked the court to certify they were not negroes. The court granted the certificate to release them from obligations and penalties tied to free negroes by Virginia law.
The item reports on Judge Douglas stumping the Northern States with a Squatter Sovereignty platform and notes a mischief of political rhetoric. It mentions Mr Sprague and Mr Jacobs with a humorous tutor reference and cites a courtroom acquittal of Judge Terry for the Broderick murder as witnesses arrived late.
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