16 Feb 1860
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1860
Page
1
Poem excerpt speaks of death and a grave where a mother and sister would weep and plant spring flowers. The speaker asks not to be buried deep and describes a wish for tender memories at the tomb. The verse ends with a plea to bury not in the deep.
Illinois settler Jacob Strawn known as the Giant Farmer of the West built a vast 30,000 acre empire and a fortune of a million dollars. He offers farm wisdom from Chicago Press urging early rising, diligent work, strong fences, fair pay, daily routines, and prudent land use. He notes reducing livestock with cashing in part of his real estate and stresses practical measures for field and barn upkeep.
A cruel baron oppresses a poor widow and her son Holgar. A magical three legged pot helps them by producing delicious soup and, later, ten gold sovereigns. The baron tries to steal the pot but is outwitted as the pot drags him away with his own money.
The tale follows Holgar and his mother outwitting the baron with a copper pot that lifts them from poverty. The baron is trapped by the pot and forced to grant Holgar a farm lease, then the pot vanishes. The piece closes with moral reflections on fruits and temperance as public benefactors.
A Boston Journal travel writer surveys Western Arkansas from Fort Smith toward Little Rock. He cites a single slow railroad line, no daily newspapers, and no general free school system. He notes widespread illiteracy among white children and alleges legislators with forged signatures. He also reports Democratic papers in Minnesota favoring Douglas with Charleston delegation support and a Pioneer editor misaligned with Charleston honors.
Henry Ward Beecher argues a house should prioritize books over costly furnishings. He contends wealthier homes often neglect literature, leaving walls and carpets while the soul lacks windows to knowledge. He asserts children learn to read from presence of books and calls education a safeguard against base passions.
The U S Journal reports Union anxieties over a Southern conference and disunion threats. It argues Northern Democracy must yield rights to the South or face disunion while noting conservative sentiment and a call to action. The piece ends with a Qur anic reflection on deeds over wealth.
A compilation of witticisms and short notices from various papers. The piece lampoons editors, postmasters, marriages and scandals, with jokes about Archer in Ohio, slave labor, tolls, and a Montreal lawsuit. The tone is brisk and satirical, typical of 19th century miscellany writing.
The piece argues government credit under the current administration is rising debt and low interest costs, contrasted with Buchanan’s era and par value bonds. It notes a New York Republican convention in Syracuse on April 19 to elect delegates to the National Republican Convention. The piece also muses on dignity of intellectual rank as a lasting quality.
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