17 Dec 1847
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1847
Page
1
The notice states payment terms of one dollar and seventy five cents if paid within sixty days and two dollars after that. It reserves continued subscription despite arrears, with advertisements charged at usual rates.
The narrator guides a ramble through Jerusalem’s sacred environs, detailing the Kidron valley, Mount of Olives, Siloam, and the Temple precincts. Observations contrast ancient ruins with green terraces and the modern scene, ending with reflections on old maids and young maidens.
The New York Courier notes the federal expedition ordered to survey the Dead Sea, with the store ship Supply under Lieut Lynch and Lieut Dale heading to Acre then Jericho. The aim is to measure altitude between seas, test density and bitumen, and report findings with surveying gear and metal boats aboard. The piece praises the liberal spirit of exploration while urging attention to domestic needs.
A Boston Atlas correspondent extols the Rhine's beauty and wine country, noting towering castles, cathedral towns, and vast grape terraces along fifty miles of river. He compares it favorably to the Hudson and marvels at vineyard cultivation and wine consumption in France and Germany.
The author notes a poisonous compound sold cheaply in the United States, claiming it has at most half the alcohol of cider and fewer toxic effects than strong liquors. He observes that in Paris during a two month stay he saw only five cases of intoxication.
A man suffered a two hour long morphine induced delusion after taking a few lozenges to relieve a laryngeal cough. He felt light as ether, moved unseen, and believed his head was severed though aware of his surroundings. He feared what others would say and woke to recount the incident at breakfast, as described in Medical Times.
At the semiannual term of the Court of Common Pleas for Barnstable county Massachusetts no civil or criminal cases were heard. Judge Ward with sheriff Hinkley and a full jury panel watched, but not a single case arose for verdict. The writer praises Pilgrim principles from Provincetown and Cape Cod.
The Lynn News argues that true value in journalism lies in proper selections and practical editing rather than claiming pure originality. It cautions against overvaluing original content at the expense of useful, well-sourced material from other resources.
A journalist notes railways are slow and outdated while telegraph messages zip like lightning. He laments travelling speeds of about 39 to 49 miles per hour, contrasting with rapid telegraphic communication.
A Yankee touring the pavilion encounters an elephant and, startled, asks the keeper what animal has a tail on both ends. The remark captures a comic moment as visitors react to the exotic exhibit.
A New Jersey shoemaker named Condit, husband and father of four, earned his way from primary schools to Williams College. He studied Latin and Greek after work, completed the course with high standing, and will enter the Theological Seminary in New York. His class gifted his wife silverware in acknowledgment of his perseverance.
The Highland News reports the death of Reverend James Quinn at his Highland county residence on the 1st instant. Aged 72, he was a long serving Methodist preacher noted for piety and usefulness. He died in calm resignation, confident his gospel labors would be rewarded in a brighter world.
A reader from Bucyrus Ohio describes eighteen years of plum trees never harmed by the curculio. He attributes success to keeping ground clean and smooth, and a flock of hens beneath the trees plus periodic salt applications. The Ohio Cultivator notes this testimony supports prior reports and deems salt and poultry essential.
A Norfolk reader explains that scalding milk before setting it leads to butter with richer flavor and better texture. By heating milk after milking and then chilling, churns in fifteen minutes yield purer, sweeter, more yellow butter, even from frozen cream, a method he would use year round if labor were not scarce.
Lord Byron responds to press criticism of his poem Hours of Idleness. He dismisses newspaper ridicule and notes no man would refuse attention if readers mocked him, yet laments those who halt a paper for disagreeable opinions.
The Foreign Missionary reports under the Mission of Allaha bad in Northern India a Mission College with 100 scholars an Orphan Boys school with 27 and an Orphan Girls school with 60 seven Boys bazaar schools with 309 and a female bazaar school with 60 for a total of 508 pupils.
The Apala chicola Advocate outlines a plan to unite Gulf waters with the Atlantic via a 47 mile ship canal from the Wathla cochee river on the Gulf side to the St John’s on the Atlantic. Estimated cost is $500,000 with clear advantages anticipated from the project.
Statistical evidence from ninety six ports over thirty years shows average wheat price across these countries at 323rd per quarter. It also notes the average freightage to this country at about 12s. per quarter, with a potential reduction when navigation laws are enacted.
On Friday 193 hogsheads of adulterated wine were brought from the Paris entrepot and spilled into the Seine. An eye witness reports the river surface for 200 yards was filled with an innumerable quantity of fishes poisoned by the liquid.
A correspondent to the American Agriculturist describes a ham smoking method. He makes a pickle from salt and spices then soaks one hundred pounds of ham for three to four weeks. He smokes in a seed cask with a small smoke vent using mahogany sawdust for fuel for one week.
A humorous fragment urges frugality and self-reliance with quips about keeping a full mouth and covered body while recalling the poor, praising kindness to women, avoiding theft, and paying for one’s newspaper rather than relying on editors. The tone is practical and satirical.
A moral admonition warns against prying into others income plans or private arrangements. The passage emphasizes that neighbors’ affairs are none of one’s business unless they affect you, and that questioning or offering unsolicited advice shows poor taste and manners.
The text extols a universal skill as the key to global understanding and value in trade. It proclaims language as a gold making stone, turning obstacles into wealth and guiding merchants to prosperity across nations.
The guidance lists proportions for seasoning chopped meat: 3 pounds salt, 10 ounces sage, 10.02 ounces pepper per 100 pounds of meat. The text reads as a culinary instruction with precise weights. It reflects recipe detail likely from a historic kitchen or manual.
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