10 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1879
Page
1
The Glermont Courier establishes a weekly publication cadence with CHAS. W. PEGG as proprietor. Annual rates listed at 2.50 dollars with discounts for advance payment. subscription terms specify weekly issues and payment timing.
A lyrical description follows Bosamnod as a figure named Taber enters a boudoir. Fente throws sway over a bouquet of roses while pink white and crimson blooms appear. The scene blends eyes color form and a lithe dagger as roses are set in a vase for seven days of fragrance before fading away.
In an old tale Elsie Raymond endures years of duty after abandoning a lover who vanished abroad. A wandering stranger visits her homestead claiming a similar heartbreak and reveals a shared past with Alice, rekindling Elsie’s long‑kept memories as their fates converge.
A Victorian survey contrasts U S farming, liquor use, and crop values with Irish mud cabins and coal deposits. It notes India coal output, Chinese hotels, and a grim China travel scene where a traveler endures squalid lodgings and meals, describing fatigue and revulsion before moving on.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a newspaper paragraph about female barbers and a comment on Mosethi. The speaker questions the idea, invoking a Tennyson quote about prayer and worldly expectations.
The piece contrasts Albert Gallatin with Alexander Hamilton, noting Gallatin's unremarkable life, cold nature, and scarce personal following. It cites Adams and a youthful escape, then praises Hamilton's warmth, sociability, and steadier political support in New York. The tone is analytical and reflective on their differing social ties and legacies.
A Burnet Texas Bulletin report describes a cave near Burnet where a visitor broke into an icy apartment revealing a stone table and carved chairs. In a dark corner lay a skeleton that could not be moved, leaving questions about the hermit and its age.
The narrative outlines a grand temple ruins built over centuries with arches and porphyry pillars, later reused by Constantine in Constantinople and then by Christian builders, illustrating Acts era events with Paul's visit and the Ephesian uproar. It contrasts antique artistry with 19th century ironies including a customs quip about silk frauds and a Colorado stage line incident.
Judge Caton reports a large sawfish tied by a ne strand dragged ashore by Mexican fishermen at Galveston. The creature, estimated at eleven feet body and four feet jaw, showed no resistance until land, then dragged through sand tail first with eight men unable to pull more than a foot at a time. Three adult sawfish were found with her.
The piece notes the London to Holyhead express covers 268 miles in four and a half hours, about 59 mph, while New York to Washington covers 228 miles in six hours twenty minutes, 36 mph with stops. It argues for faster US trains to match British progress, suggesting a Holyhead express could cut New York to Washington travel to three hours forty minutes enabling a morning departure and evening return.
The London Literary World notes crowds gathered on stairs and in lobbies to glimpse Henry Wadsworth Longfellow during a Windsor Castle visit. Queen Victoria learns of the compliment as staff recall Prince Albert reading Evangeline to his children, and they want to see the author who wrote it.
On a train a staged stage weapon exchange ends with Pat Holland the Pioche fighter granting Macauley a sham gun. Holland reveals his fame as a desert gunslinger. Macauley admits the weapon is only for show, leaving Holland stunned and in tears at the ruse.
A vivid account of a biscuit race on a South Atlantic steamer between two second class stewards. The winner, the quicker runner, posted 9 minutes 15 seconds with the rival at 9 minutes 25 seconds as passengers cheered and timekeeper judged the close contest.
A Boston Journal correspondent quotes a Boston physician asserting New York doctors face intense competition. He notes higher earnings but greater travel costs and less savings due to frequent trips abroad, impacting financial stability.
The Tur French Forestry Department reports forests boost nearby water supply. Observations at Senlis and Nancy show rain is more abundant in wooded areas, with leaves returning water to the air and slowing ground evaporation, aiding spring formation.
In Essex Market Court Jacob and Catherine Strauss face a domestic quarrel with Catherine noting a black eye from her husband. The magistrate arranges reconciliation as both declare remorse and vow no further crossness, with the couple embracing after being asked to make up. The report also mentions a Genoa observer and a New York stage drama context surrounding the scene.
The Che Glermont Courier lists advertising rates for legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square (ten lines) for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies. Business cards over six lines cost 34.00 per year.
The Magazine of Art recalls historic art sales where Gainsborough, Reynolds, and Turner works commanded vast sums and surprising profits. It notes how pieces like the Duchess of Devonshire and Greuze’s Broken Pitcher reflected fortunes, while works by David Cox and Turner appreciated dramatically from modest beginnings to thousands, illustrating shifting tastes and values in art collecting.
A curious natural oddity is noted in Hartford Kentucky where Caleb Crow owns a peach tree that bears a full grown pumpkin in place of fruit. The pumpkin appears to hang as if the tree had progressed beyond blossom, now much larger than a man’s head despite no fruit forming this season.
A humorous remark condemns the stubborn singer who won't stop performing though lacking skill, labeling him the closest thing to a fiend in the realm of amateur entertainment.
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