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29 Aug 1845
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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1845
Page
1
Idyl of a Maiden in Willow Shade
Under a bending willow a sleeping maiden rests on a green bank with white robe and rosy band. A black bird sings from a mossy limb as she dreams with tranquil light on her cheek and heavenly grace in her mien. The scene reads like an angelic vision in sunset tones.
Common Schools and the need for unified teaching
The Clermont Courier piece argues for a strong public school system and criticizes a proposed division of schools into multiple parts. It emphasizes centralized administration, proper teacher allocation, and the dangers of fragmenting instruction across ages from 4 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Epitor
New England
West
New York
Massachusetts
Friends of Education
Plan for Town School System Split into Three Grades
Parent No 2 proposes a town school system with three grades. The first grade for under 8 taught by a female, the second grade for ages 8 to 14 split by sex and taught by a male and female respectively, and a final mixed senior grade taught by a qualified man. The plan emphasizes orthography reading writing geography grammar and arithmetic and aims to provide free education through a principal and modest compensation.
Flirting with the Ladies Ends in Tragic Reckoning
In a rural tale a handsome young man Jedediah charms four village girls and defies warnings from Uncle Obed. Isabel Johnson succumbs to heartbreak, dies on a ledge, and the warning comes true as the deceiver faces a gradual moral collapse and a fateful end in his late twenties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jedediah
Obed Allen
Obed
Isabel Johnson
Vilage
Absalom
Bell Johnson
Madam Flora
Chesnut Hill
Bell
Uncle Obed
Foat
Beware how you excite expectations you do not mean to gratify
A narrator recalls Jedediah's flirtation with a Spanish officer's wife in Havana. Jealousy and a fatal confrontation follow when a Spanish dirk ends the lover's life, seen as vengeance for misused charm. The tale connects past events to warnings about tempting fate and deceitful seduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cian
New England
Cubs
Havana
Donna
Jedediah
Obed
Diffident bachelor dodges dark kiss in misread greeting
A Cincinnati Atlas tale recounts a shy bachelor who visits an acquaintance with a wife. The startled wife mistook him for her husband and kissed him, nearly causing collapse. He escapes and recovers beneath a tree, warning that women should beware kissing in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rico
Kneband
Cincinnati Atlas
The Case Against Harsh Scolding in Parenting
The text argues against scolding children noting it worsens temper and damages affection. It claims scolding alienates children, fosters resentment, and lowers parental standing, urging gentle nightly talks to foster love and peace. A Portland Maine census cites 16 500 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Dispute on Jonah tale ends in stage coach conversation
In a stage coach a young man questions the Bible account of Jonah and the whale while a deacon defends belief. Another passenger joins, confirming disbelief in the whale swallowing, and a third notes religious disputes are common. The exchange ends with quiet reflection as the youth sleeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonah
Novice To Instructors or Youth
The preceptors of youth must be reminded of their duty and its difficulty. They should be patient with the dull, steady with the forward, and repress the insolent. They must awaken fear without dislike and tailor instruction to learner capacity while enforcing discipline. Virtue outweighs knowledge, a learned heart must be free of depravity.
New Leather Tanning Method Claims Three Day Cure
The Dayton Transcript reports Mr Darrow has devised a method to tan sole leather in three days and calfskin in under 18 hours. A sample piece is described as firm and smooth with no punctures, contrasted with a rival process by Mr Snyder. An affidavit supports the patent application and was sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Transcript
Darrow
Lee
Washington
Snyder
Europa
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