28 Aug 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1878
Page
1
Ir recurring terms indicate a price set at 1.50 dollars annually. The fragment suggests a publication or notice outlining subscription costs or tax terms. No further context or names are readable to expand the item.
Fragment from Golden Hours praises a bright daily visitor, a sunbeam, as the piece extols the cheer and warmth it brings. It references a deep south window and a daily ritual of opening doors to receive light and song. The readable fragments hint at gratitude toward this bright presence.
In a Youth's Companion tale Uncle Will recalls a nocturnal smuggling raid near Tormouth. Officer Will and companion Jack Bayliss surprise two smugglers, recover two dozen brandy tubs, and detain a craftsman Dick Shankland. Shankland pleads hardship, is imprisoned six months but later commuted to two, and thanks Lawson who later helps him secure release and a hopeful future.
Dr. Carver extols Indian and white bows, long practice, and horseback archery tales from plains hunts. He recalls Ogala Sioux archer Weshessa-haska, bowcraft, arrow handling, and hunting prowess, then shifts to brief notices on geology, diplomacy, and travel feats such as two bicyclists crossing Europe.
A witness's congressional hearing remarks on saving provoke violent hissing in New York. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the moral tension as proponents urge thrift while emphasizing the need to spend to demonstrate national spirit. The piece frames saving as a weak trait punished by public scorn and links it to broader social attitudes.
A correspondent reports George Washington’s Ledger 8B begins January 1 1772 and runs to September 1783, detailing charity, gambling losses, horses, hair powder, claret, and ammunition purchases. It notes Washington’s travels, portraits by Peale, and a push to print facsimiles for public distribution. The piece also contains a humorous Victorian vignette about social climbing and fashion during hard times.
A Miss Flamme is described as an eligible spinster with a fortune at Easton Pennsylvania She will require a Flamme beau before she can light the torch of Hymen Russel walked eight miles in five hours yesterday under water This remark supports the Halsteadian theory that a man can walk farther under water
A St Louis Globe Democrat interview with Captain Barge details an endless mosquito siege from the Missouri to the north. He describes swarms that bite through nets and clothing, driving cattle and men to madness. Smoke from stove pipes and furnaces became essential defense while rainless, open winters and a tropical bloom worsened the pest’s reign. The captain contrasts this season with past years, noting unprecedented numbers and misery.
From Athens, Henry Cecil describes a large rare spider entering a room through an open window. A hunting wasp follows the spider through hiding places, wounds it with stings, and finally carries the restrained prey to its nest, observed by the writer for his collection. Heaven seems near the brass band's serenade.
A vivid 19th century eyewitness tale from Clifton Zoological Gardens describes Mrs M becoming the target of animal disfavor. Monkeys grabbed her nuts and snapped lace, while a tiger roared and charged the bars as she watched, prompting the group to leave.
A vivid observer recalls phosphorescent surf along Swampscott Massachusetts outer point. Nightly waves blaze emerald and silver as phosphorescent spray lights rock and sky. The seaside display lasts hours, likened to a city of jewels lit by divine glory.
In a curious note, a periodical invites any man who truly kept one umbrella for two years to share his name and address. The request is for verification of faith rather than publication, joking that such a person would be a traveling show curiosity and they would like to borrow the umbrella.
Legal notices and transient advertisements priced at 1.00 per square for first insertion with ten lines. 0.50 for each additional insertion. Annual reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines priced at 6.00 per year. Continuous rates apply to Clermont Courier advertisements.
A fragmentary poem traces two little souls a man and a maid exploring nature beside a hill and rill as a jay teases with hopeful cries of some day. The scene shifts to night and season changes with the jay calling for some day amid autumn and winter.
A collage of quips and jokes from various 19th century newspapers. The notes rib critics, politics, love and lightning, with humorous takes on beetles, hair, fashion, schoolminds, and social mores. It mixes puns, anecdotes, and odd observations for a lighthearted bite.
A garbled monologue describes a vague scene where a speaker encounters a tiger and contemplates comfort from a mistaken belief about a camp trip. The text shows broken phrases and unclear context, suggesting an OCR fragment from a diary or narrative.
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