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07 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1877
Page
1
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A fragment from the New York Commercial Advertiser describes a bustling seascape with boys, girls, seals, and various fish in a playful rustic scene. The verse evokes waves, a shark, an eager mother, and a lively chorus of sea life in a seaside setting.
A man recounts a reckless voyage of his ancestor who survives a hurricane and falls overboard onto a drifting whale. He tames a panther, befriends cannibals, moors on coral isles, and finally escapes aboard a makeshift raft with treasures. The tale ends with a sea serpent, brandy, and a heroic fire company skin.
The schooner John Bright arrived at San Francisco from Tahiti with Captain Stewart of the Ada Irondale and three apprentices. A fire on the Ardossen coal cargo forced the ship to abandon in mid voyage, crew and captain surviving by boats. One crewman drowned, others endured long Atlantic crossings and severe shortages before reaching Marquisas and Tahiti.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports Charles P. Wetmore of Hartwell fell ill after dog bites years earlier, developed hydrophobia, and endured horrific paroxysms before dying at Mrs. Wilson’s home on Hopkins Street. Doctors bound him and treated with hypodermics as his agony peaked and waned until death.
In 1858 Elder Perley P. Pratt abducted the wife of H H McLean and his children to Utah. McLean pursued, captured Pratt near Fort Gibson, and killed him after a court failed to punish the abductor. The wife was driven mad and sent to an asylum as emigrant killings and Mountain Meadow massacre fears followed.
M. D. Conway warns that London University examinations are crushing many good scholars leading to self harm. The latest victim described as a bright, promising young Hindu student who died by suicide.
Dr Farquharson warns that both idleness and overwork endanger mental health. A brain accustomed to routine may fail under sudden heavy demand, while sedentary workers risk injury when changing to vigorous activity. He urges balanced sleep food outdoor exercise and limited worry to protect cognition.
A vivid sea monster tale recounts Captain Drewar's account of a 1875 fight between a giant serpent and a whale off Cape San Roque with Barnum suggested as a future harness. The piece also covers Dr. G D Bebee of Chicago presenting antiseptic carbolic acid treatments for scarlet fever diphtheria and erysipelas, claiming rapid cures and preventive effects.
A humorous essay on office doors and human behavior. It contrasts signs urging shut doors with the inattentive habits of people and ends with a trapdoor scene that traps careless workers in a cellar. The piece uses door imagery to poke at discipline and accountability.
The article surveys early mentions of cheese in sources such as the Bible, Homer, Polydemus, Euripides, and Theocritus. It notes ancient Ethiopians making cheese, Britons’ milk practices, and argues most early peoples relied on souring milk rather than using rennet. It concludes David’s ten cheeses imply small sizes in youth.
The Colonia Rancho area hosts perhaps California’s largest number of artesian wells with near fifty hits within 175 feet. A vast underground reservoir feeds the springs, delivering strong coastal flows that taper inland. At Hueneme Point lighthouse tides shift well flow by about four feet, yet water stays pure.
The monument association treasurer reports cash and estimated assets totaling 14 993 67 dollars, signaling assured progress toward completing Gen. Robert E. Lee’s memorial project.
New Jersey earth is hailed as a universal cure for chronic diseases wounds and rheumatism. It is applied to limbs daily and reportedly produces remarkable recoveries in humans and animals with one hog cited as a dramatic example. The mud’s chemical nature remains uncertain and the farm owner is called the Mud Doctor.
A New York Herald dispatch from London claims an unprecedented cold winter and possible Gulf Stream deflection could trigger mass emigration from England to America or elsewhere. The piece notes negotiations with Britain delay any move and hints at offered wild lands to the Queen and Lord Derby.
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A humorous verse salutes breakfast buckwheat cakes. The poem imagines America as the flapjack and praises the cook and aroma. It humorously extols heat cakes and breakfast rites with playful antiquated language.
A collage of humorous snippets yokes about college contests, odd ads, and public notices. Jokes play on word twists and translations, with reflections on life insurance terms, auction quirks, and a Welsh Punch. Notes from Philadelphia and London mix with cartoonish vignettes and a toll-bar gag.
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