11 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1880
Page
1
Fragmentary verse recounts a man guiding cattle under willows while a shadow falls over a sunny face. A father’s warnings echo as stealthy work and distant trampling foreshadow tragedy in a meadow setting with wind, birds, and a quiet, tense mood.
In a penniless cottage a clock left by Uncle Durant yields a fortune of gold sovereigns and bank notes. Matty and Peter Durant rejoice as Alice discovers treasure inside the old clock, transforming a desperate household into suddenly well off. The family celebrates with renewed hope despite the years of poverty.
In New Bedford Mass a life prisoner named Jim, once violent and rebellious, shows a remarkable change after a young girl asks for a kiss on stairs. He lifts her, blushing and tearful, and since that day has become well behaved, suggesting a heart within him and hope for reform.
A Boston Herald excerpt discusses editors as wealthy figures and satirizes their view of money. It then presents a detailed letter from P Hatery Wad dell of Glasgow clarifying Burns original phrase in Comin thro the Rye, arguing the rye refers to a field passage rather than a harvest scene and offering historians’ notes on Burns editions.
Ohio topics full of local incidents from miners resuming work at old pay to saloon laws in Urbana and a Newark depot project. It covers court cases, fires, suicides, elopement capture, railroad surveys, and legislative actions across Steubenville, Cleveland, Akron, Dayton, Toledo, and other Ohio towns with numerous names and places.
Oliver of Orono Maine reports he killed a huge black bear known as an old ranger in a daring encounter. He struck with an ax after finding the bear at the tree hole and split its head, ending the 450 pound beast’s threat. The dramatic fight left him shaken yet victorious.
Summary of recent Senate and House activities in Ohio. Bills include using canals as ward boundaries, enabling vacancy fills during sessions, and school book pricing. Also proposed appropriations for common schools and debt payments, plus various measures on taxation, elections, and county infrastructure.
The article argues Spain’s titles have lost value due to lavish grants over centuries. It notes many new nobles lack fortune, older nobles dismiss them, and titles are often for politicians financiers or contractors. It suggests Spanish military status, civil war origins, and love of grand names explain persistence.
A Chicago on Ocetas commentary condemns the Maine Fusionists for undermining the state government. It argues Democratic party influence, fear of losing power, and mercenary motives push a conspiracy against popular rule, risking anarchy and a drift toward military dictatorship if unchecked. The piece urges swift action to crush the conspiracy and punish leaders.
A clever Russian woman feigns nerves to lure the jeweler and her husband to a lunatic asylum. She steals a splendid set of brilliants, the doctor notes only diamonds, and the jeweler is jailed for three days before partners free him.
A brief item notes that swearing through a telephone line disrupts or damps the flow of electricity, a curios science or novelty claim reflecting early telecom ideas. The report references the device context and suggests practical or theoretical implications for signal integrity.
The piece notes Democratic leaders predicting Grant era dictatorship while a New England governor, after abandoning civilian power, calls on a military commander to restore order. It contrasts their warnings with the governor’s actions and the arrival of the “Man on Horseback” to save the state from anarchy.
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The Indiapapilla News notes Democrats in Congress lack a decisive issue for the upcoming campaign. Troops at the polls is seen as a failed rallying cry, while finance unity is reportedly hopeless with Bayard and Voorhees opposed. Randall and Wallace back Presreaniment as a battle cry, citing past wins in New York New Jersey and Indiana. If that fails they may push a fraud charge tied to Maine’s loss after capture.
A garbled item references Brew Burnee pursuing a gubernatorial bid and mentions General Garfield writing to State Senator Harr of Ohio. It notes opposition among Republicans and a call by Columbus businessmen for a Sherman supporters meeting slated for February 9.
A young couple waited for a train when a man, seeking warmth, added a staff to his attire. He displayed an embroidered scarf from his traveling bag but realized in a mirror he wore ornate clocked stockings, causing the onlookers to laugh as he blushed.
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