03 Feb 1859
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1859
Page
1
A verse fragment recalls Sheddad the king who sought a royal hall and gardens like paradise. A perpetual spell keeps the palace unseen except at intervals, with travelers glimpsing its beauty as a mirage on the desert path. The speaker laments that the enchantment cannot be lifted.
A satirical tale about Mr. Bones of Fossil, Bones & Co. who explains wealth comes from damming wasteful spending. On Assanpink Bridge he cites a dam as a metaphor for turning water into productive paper via a mill, warning many chase money without practical use. A counterpoint jokes that paying down principal is needed to stop steering funds into borrowed interest.
A Mobile to New York packet ship voyage features Centaur the cook and Jimmy Ducks in a fish dinner gag. The captain orders a large fish meal and postponing a goose leads Centaur to improvise a boiled roast goose. the crew and passengers laugh as Centaur claims he followed directions, while the captain remains amused and ends with a humorous reveal.
Fragmentary lines discuss contrasting character types, noting a man full of trickery and duplicity against another who embodies straightforward integrity, reflecting moral contrasts in behavior.
A Stamford express train delays briefly then a rat runs through the car amid passengers. A protracted chase follows as a two hundred fifty pound woman refuses to rise, crinoline billows, and two hundred passengers erupt in laughter. The rat’s fate remains unknown as the scene ends in chorus of jokes.
An American aeronaut Prof Steiner aims to solve aerial navigation with a giant airship to cross the Atlantic in sixty hours. Plans show a 300 by 80 foot copper bottom craft with a central machinery platform and three small engines. The design uses gas buoyancy and a copper float to control height and steering.
A Utah army diary recalls a Cedar Valley duel in early September between two St Louis gamblers, Rucker and Peel. They fight over a disputed $1000 card game, exchanging shots at ten yards. both wounded, Rucker killed Peel’s heart shot after Peel earlier felled Rucker. Peel may die, both men had soldiers money. the tale contrasts high and low moral lines.
An unnamed speaker recounts a tense crowd confrontation in Louisville with a tall crowd, a Major, a rock thrower, and a hulking figure. He recalls losing his nerve, misreading the scene, and finally deciding to flee as McCracken made a rapid exit, while vowing to show his mettle in future fights.
A Virginia Conductor cites liquor as a tax on society and urges sobriety for prospering workers. The Boston Post notes politeness gaps among travelers, contrasting courtesy by men and women and reflecting on Providence and Sunday placement for balance.
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