14 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1877
Page
1
The poem paints a twilight scene of Interlachen with the Jungfrau-like peak snow white. It contrasts night’s creeping quiet with the steadfast glow of a mountain’s radiant face, watching over valleys and lakes as daylight fades.
A bleak Ostend scene follows a penniless seaman who begs for time to fish, prompting his landlord to evict. The boat sinks, a lifeless infant is found, and a grieving wife waits onshore for a missing husband. A madwoman, idolized by locals, endures confinement before vanishing into the sea.
A compact moral meditation with Luther quotes on fear, constancy, and virtue. It contrasts right and wrong, notes that true religion is proved by conduct, and urges humble piety over ostentation. The piece blends maxims on character with reflections on God, holiness, and eternity.
A discussion on how mystery sustains horror in ghost stories with examples of secretive deeds and vague climaxes. The piece shifts to a medical history of hydrophobia noting its centuries old European roots, global spread, stages of illness, autopsy findings, and germ theory debates.
Sir Charles Lyell notes in Antiquity of Man that Dutch deposits around Haarlem Lake yield few or no human bones despite centuries of sediment. The piece details theories on bone dissolution by acids, lake burial, and a historic 1572 massacre. It also notes the London Botanical Gardens relaxing smoking rules for the Prince of Wales and the Marlborough club venue.
A San Francisco Chronicle China correspondent reports a vast locust swarm seen near Minnesota like a smoke column eight miles long and one mile wide. The pests darkened the sky and devastated fields causing severe hardship while droughts and winter worsen conditions.
The Sultan is the head of state and after selection he rules with plenary power. The Grand Vizier leads state matters assisted by six Viziers of the Cupola. A Pasha is a high official title once given to princes of blood, derived from pa and shah. The Pasha of Three Tails is the Grand Vizier.
February sessions expose weak attendance in both chambers with no major actions. The Senate focuses on health, voter registration, and insurer protections while adjournments and routine measures fill the docket. the House debates committee expenses and local bills as adjournments loom.
The late Lord Tweeddale, famed for sword and boxing prowess, stops a costermonger blocking a road. He defeats the barrow rider in a quick duel, prompting the man to admit surprise at the lord’s prowess. The tale ends with a humorous remark about passing the road.
The German Reformed Church in the country counts six hundred fifty ministers, one thousand three hundred forty seven congregations, one hundred forty four thousand four hundred fifty eight members, one thousand one hundred seventy six schools, four theological seminaries, four colleges and ten preparatory schools.
A dramatic midnight struggle in Detroit left a store merchant fighting an armed intruder on a roof. The assailant fled after a throat blow, leaving the merchant bruised, a torn suit, and a damaged watch, while investigators seek the identity of the attacker tied to the store.
A novelty railroad in Norfolk California runs three and a half miles on a single beveled rail system called the Palsmoidal railway. The first locomotive in the state operates on a prism track with front and rear wheels and independent flanges. The opening on November 14 drew a visiting party, who found the ride smooth and stable, with oscillation decreasing as speed increased. The line cost about 4500 dollars per mile to build, half the cost of a standard narrow gauge.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies. Business cards up to six lines are 6.00 per year.
An aging speaker extols guarding a cherished sword as a symbol of family honor and tradition. He recalls scenes of past hunts, dances, and warlike memory, urging a future guardian to preserve the blade and its legacy despite modern doubt or mockery.
A collage of stray items from a bygone paper notes a Detroit sign offering free chops in exchange for calls, quips on mental pleasures, a New York mother’s tragedy, Paris church organists, and a mock sermon on current tastes, with tales of salt, sugar, and whisky pies.
A Melrose woman confronting an assailant near a woodland path drew a revolver and chased off a would be thief after he grabbed her watch and money. The woman, trained by her grocery worker husband, refused to shoot as he fled. Also noted, seventy Catholic Africans are training for missionary work in Rome.
A Massachusetts barber offers a stick of candy to every child and a pint of peanuts to every adult receiving a haircut in his shop, attracting attention for his unusual incentive.
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