29 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1880
Page
1
The excerpt praises Longfellow as a craftsman who channels love and virtue into manhood. It speaks of his lifelong devotion to justice and the betterment of his native land, comparing his voice to rushing brooks and rustling trees.
A woman recalls a tale of a missing man and a London couple who feign a brother's death to steal his six hundred pounds. The husband plots the ruse, ferries the man to the house, and plans to cash the notes after a fatal apoplexy, then covers the crime with a quiet funeral and a fictitious tombstone. The wife, shocked, reveals only fragments before ending the confession.
Special Correspondent notes Gen Garfield’s 155 acre Ohio farm twenty five miles east of Cleveland. It highlights drainage of swamp land, hydraulic ram water works, rebuilt house with forty windows, model barns, herd of 26 cattle including three Alderney cows and a thoroughbred Alderney bull named Revolution, dairy output to Cleveland market, and a loyal Newfoundland dog Veto. Garfield farms with simple habits, attends church, and maintains productive crops and stock.
A narrator recalls a story from All the Year Round about a missing man whose identity and origins remain unknown. Seven years have passed since he was admitted at a garden door and collapsed at the woman’s feet, leaving her uneasy at any future reference to the missing man.
In Ohio news the porkpacking season at Piqua ends. GooFREY SmMAuney is found guilty in Zanesville perjury case. Kenton schools close for scarlet fever. multiple local incidents and legal actions across Urbana, Findlay, Newark, and other towns are reported.
A Rural New Yorker letter argues beard diversity among eminent men contrasts with female fashion uniformity. The author contends beards are a divine blessing, cites Phrenological Journal images and Michigan politicians, and questions why beards are not more widely embraced by women.
An analysis ranks forest trees by heat value for fuel. Shellbark hickory is set at 100, with hard maple at 95 and white oak at 84, while red oak 69 and yellow pine 60 also shown. The piece notes maple sells for a dollar or more per cord in Minneapolis, but oak yields more heat per cord.
The Ohio State Bar Association met in Columbus on the 28th. Governor Foster pardoned Thomas McMahon for a three year Geauga County sentence for attempted rape. James M. Duncan of London was acquitted in US Courts of violating tal laws. Governor Foster withdraws from Senate race. Reports from state bodies note finances, reforms, and a proposed pay raise for Secretary Byers.
The piece notes how workers seek grander labels such as "in the wine business" or "in the brewery business" for clerks and drivers. It criticizes the shift from plain titles to ornate classifications, mentioning vendors, masons, performers, and other trades in varying, sometimes inflated terms.
A mother breaks up a children's dispute by disciplining Jack with a slipper. Bob, trying to flee, calls for mercy and blocks the yard as he runs toward the main line, while the switch engine struggles to respond in time.
The narrator quotes Mark Twain noting how German perplexes learners with endless rules and exceptions. He mocks long compound words, tangled sentences, and dense punctuation, exaggerating to illustrate the language’s perceived complexity and overdeclined adjectives.
A New York Herald piece contrasts the grim toil of old bill collectors with the scorn they face. It recounts a debtor who avoids payment, the rare discovery of the right man, and the ironic ending where debtor and creditor diverge, highlighting hardship and class perspectives.
An essayist notes Islamic marriage grants inherited rights and that the wife’s dower can override other inheritance claims. Dower is the price for the wife’s person and, if unpaid, becomes a debt. Its amount varies with status and bride’s attributes and is settled by relatives or Magistrate if disputed. Divorces are easy under Mohammedan law but require dower payment. A freeman may have up to four wives. a slave up to two.
A spirited revival in Little Rock Arkansas features a muscular preacher urging attendees to approach the mourner’s bench. The message centers on reform and faith, describing a tense scene as the preacher confronts a reluctant congregant and guides a conversion attempt.
At a New York meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Prof Thurston extols the nation’s vast natural resources and industrial expansion. He cites 250 mills producing silk goods worth 30 million dollars and 2 million tons of pig iron annually, with wide domestic use and strong protective policy reducing foreign competition.
The Brazilian Amazon swamps host numerous alligators drawing interest from English sportsmen seeking novel hunting. A London Telegraph piece urges enterprising hunters to migrate to the equatorial region, claiming commercial leather demand and sport in the Amazon.
Dr Wood recalls a street encounter where a friend fails to answer the first greeting. A louder tone reaches the listener, initiating a nerve-wave from the ear and progressing to the brain, prompting recognition and courtesy beyond direct benefit.
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