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24 Dec 1879
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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
Dec 24, 1879
Page
1
Banks Party Ending Thanksgiving Dinner Echoes Past
Bo Polly recalls a quiet moment as the Banks family completes a Thanksgiving dinner. A reflective husband voices relief that the ordeal is over and the guests have departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
Wes
Christmas at Mud Flat
A mysterious homeless woman in Mud Flat receives aid from miners who organize a Christmas fund. A stranger confirms he is the husband of the woman, believed dead, and joyfully reunites the family as Christmas arrives in the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mud Fat
Andy Mc@orkle
Hal
Fiat
Bealf
Oll
Bill Carter
Magnolia Saloon
Long Tom Robins
Judge Gashwilder
Mud Flat
Tom Rollins
Gashwilder
Bac
Wimmen
Population estimates of Africa from 19th century sources
The article surveys the difficulty of accurate Africa population statistics, noting regions with high densities and vast areas with sparse data. It cites figures from various authorities, estimates totals around 172 to 186 million, and discusses ethnic group classifications and regional variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Great Lakes
Europe
Stanley
France
Belena
Negro
Soudan
Bida
Niger
East Africa
Equatorial Africa
F. M. Muller
M. A. Rabaud
The
Marseilles
Mixed Relationship Monty in Colorado Telegram
A Colorado telegram orders the arrest of a young man accused of running away with his aunt. The man insists the aunt is his wife, prompting a jokey exchange about tangled family ties across Utah and Colorado. The detective hints at arrest, the man jokes about being his own father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Eet
Utah
Hidden Mediterranean Mussel Fiber Promises Silk Like Textiles
A mussel species in parts of the Mediterranean yields a textile fiber found in shell hanks about seven by three inches. After washing, the lustrous fiber ranges from golden yellow to olive brown, spun into stockings and gloves. Annual production is under 200 kilograms, with specimens shown at the Paris Exhibition but largely overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Darkey in the Third Ward Feeds Pigs by Bottle
A Carlisle Volunteer report describes a darkey in the Third ward with a son and eight tiny pigs. The sow fell sick, feeding became difficult, and the man uses a bottle with a gum nipple to nourish the pigs while attempting to spoon feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkey
Barel
History’s falsity and romance in famous lines
A collection of examples shows historians and writers shaping events to fit drama. Voltaire, Lamartine, Dumas, Hugo and others are cited for embellishments or misattributions. Wellington, Taylor, and Napoleon figures are reassessed for legendary misstatements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Lamartine
The
Girondins
Wellington
Waterloo
Bragg
Taylor
Battle of
Buena Vista
Victor Hugo
Imperial Guards
Francis I
France
Pavia
Falstaff
The Courageous Mr Forrest Defends Ladies on Train
An authentic anecdote portrays Mr Forrest defending two women from a loud rude man on a New York to Newark train. He demands the offender leave the seat, giving him five minutes or a window exit. The ruffian departs after a show of resolve, and the ladies are free from further harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Forrest
Champeo
New York
Newark
Forrest
Stax
Detroit Free Press
The Conservative Influence of Disease on Longevity
At the Medical Society of the District of Columbia anniversary, Dr. A F A King argued disease can extend life by shaping behavior and physiology. He quoted Dr. Austin Flint and cited gastritis rheumatism hemorrhage mumps as examples where symptoms prompt rest and caution, potentially delaying death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Society of the
District of Columbia
A. F. A. King
Austin Flint
Birth Customs in India And a Vienna Ballet Performance
The article describes traditional Indian birth rites where a young wife is carried in a palanquin to her father's home with coconut offerings at street corners. After birth the infant undergoes washing, clothing, feeding rituals, and ear, nose, and head shaping for luck. The mother is cared for but doctors are delayed until danger is evident. It notes Bionpin, 55, performing in Vienna recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Napoleon and the South A Weed led mission to Europe
Four Lincoln commissioners including Weed and Dayton misread French policy as friendly to the Union. Weed secured an audience with Count De Morny, who advised that Napoleon would address the war issue in his upcoming chamber speech. The interview helped avert a possible Franco British confrontation over the Charleston harbor blockade and the Civil War. Frankfort on the Main emerges as Europe’s rich city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Europe
Lincoln
Archbishop Hughes
McIlvaine
Gen. Scott
Weed
Napoleon
Dayton
Paris
Bigelow
France
London
M. Lubat
Mr. Weed
Count de Morny
de Morny
Charleston
Charleston Harbor
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
German Empire
Frankfort
Prussia
von Falkenstein
Discovery From Blake Dredging Teaches Caution to Observers
During last year's dredging by the Coast Survey Steamer Blake in the Caribbean Sea, large masses of land debris and vegetation were found far offshore. Leaves bamboo sugar cane and nutmegs were pulled up at depths of 1000 fathoms and 10 to 15 miles from land, prompting notes on how such material travels by trade winds and its impact on marine life and fossil interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Survey
Blake
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Islands
Lady Spencer and Garrick Charades At Devonshire House
In letters to Garrick Lady Spencer recalls charades at Devonshire House. Her daughter outdoes him with a blockhead clue, and anecdotes recount a Duchess of nineteen crafting witty impromptu verses. Fox and temple references illustrate playful conversations on identity and self knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Garrick
Devonshire House
Fox
Templear
Exposition Mirror Delivers Boss Attraction Joke
A Courier-Journal note recounts a young man guiding his sweetheart through the Exposition exhibits. He points to the mirror reflecting her image and calls it the "boss attraction," prompting a blush and a witty remark about attractions both great and small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier-Journal
Borneo
What Makes the Difference in Child Rearing East and West
A 19th century observer contrasts American and Japanese childrearing. He argues American children are spoiled by indulgence while Japanese children are deferential and quiet due to extensive parental subordination. The writer notes harsh treatment of mothers by fathers and claims such intense care erodes self understanding in children, asserting East and West temperaments diverge despite similar methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Umbrella Ethics Defied by St Louis Depot Mix Up
Dr. Warren Frazier, en route to St Louis, left an umbrella at the Ohio and Mississippi depot in Cincinnati. A traveler, P W Williams of Aurora Indiana, found it and returned it, discovering the owner’s name inside. He sent the umbrella prepaid to the owner, a commendable act noted by the Lexington Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Warren Frazier
St. Louis
Ohio and Mississippi
Cincinnati
P. W. Williams
Aurora
Ind
Lexington
Spider builds suspended bridge across Housatonic River
A curious image shows a single thread of a spider’s web stretched 300 to 400 feet from a tree to an object across the Housatonic near Falls bridge. The piece wonders how the creature crossed and whether it survived the journey or reached the far shore. A New Milford Connecticut note adds Curese history about wheat’s Chinese origin in 2700 B O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic River
Falls Bridge
New Milford
Ray
Advertising rates for legal notices and business cards
Advertising rates set at one dollar per square for first insertion and fifty cents for each further insertion. A yearly discount offered. Business cards costing six lines at one dollar per year with comprehensive rate details.
Unsolicited Cheek and a Governor's Dinner Interlude
A Bohemian printer visiting the city performs a bold stunt by asking Secretary Frolich for a loan, then hires a hack to reach Governor Miller’s residence. He arrives and demands five dollars during dinner time, illustrating a humorous episode cited by the Arkansas Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Frolich
Hackman
Gov. Miller
Arkansas Gazette
The Habit and Value of Saving for Youth
The piece urges boys and girls to learn to save, noting riches flee like wings and that poverty can strike anyone. It stresses that even wealthy families may face need and that those in modest means should cultivate money management and disciplined saving.
Fragments of Wit and Wisdom From Old Texan Anecdotes
Curio column passage collects assorted quips and anecdotes about newspapers, editors, peppery sayings, and rustic wisdom. It references Columbus, Italians, whipping, lilies, lightning rods, dinner jokes, stockings, a hosiery quip, a young woman’s longing, a woodpile mishap, pumpkin pies, wax candles, and the origin of dog days as Romans linked to Canicula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Texas
Carrie
The World’s Daylong Factory of Organic Matter
Describes how plants in forests and plains daily sequester carbon and absorb water to form organic matter from inorganic nutrients. Estimates surface area and daily growth, linking coal formation to long term organic accumulation and noting the cycle of life and decay returning matter to the ecosystem.
Advertised Letter Sparks Post Office Fracas
A woman bangs on a post office window shouting advertising requests. She demands her letter and berates the clerk as she repeats the word advertised while a postal worker tries to identify her. The scene ends with the letter arriving and the postmaster relieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marm
Pete
Bridget
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Pannersea
Louisville Exposition
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China
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Penelope
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