20 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1878
Page
1
A Cincinnati night express fills the plain with stars as a conductor and crew face peril. The engine derails, passengers endure a fierce crash, yet the rescuers stand calm at the gates of death, heroic under duty.
In 1812 a nine year old narrator recalls a quilting bee at Faithful Simmons's large square house. Miss Roxanna and Aunt Sally guide the event while youths like Timothy's John mingle with elders. the tea, treats, and dancing settle under candlelight as the city girl observes village life. The night ends with anticipation of Timothy's John returning with Aunt Sally.
A Scribner excerpt urges making school lunches appetizing with neat bread, white-wrapped cakes, fresh napkins, and pretty baskets. Small children can be fastidious and may skip meals if food appears unappealing. Bake custard in a pretty cup and present simple items daintily to sustain energy through a long day.
Newsboys cry out Bos Ingersoll's pamphlet lectures on Hell in New York streets. The five cent copies sell quickly as the morning papers carry the latest news about the terra incognita.
A British note reports Henry M Stanley will visit London to write a history of his explorations before returning to the United States. The alert flag from the Arctic expedition is now housed in the Greenwich Naval Museum. Various curiosities and anecdotes follow, including mentions of Theodore S Faxton’s endowment and other social chatter.
A dated, pseudo-ethical tirade offers cyncial maxims on delaying tasks, borrowing, collecting credit, and gender stereotypes. It mocks ostentation while advising frugality only to gain personal advantage, ending with a jab about dentists in good times and bad.
A column outlines that the department presents comments from eminent American and European journals on public interest questions. The editor does not endorse every sentiment but offers the topics quoted for general attention.
Stanley, a self made Anglo American explorer, rose from poverty to fame after claiming discovery of Dr Livingston. London scholars doubted him but his truth was proved at last. He earned royal dinner with the Prince of Wales and accolades from Geographical Society as his Egypt journey drew praise and international interest. The local area cleaned up, with the grog shop removed and Holly Tree Coffee House replacing it. Basements were renovated with new ventilation shafts and rooms repurposed.
The American Minister to Mexico told the Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington that border brigandage must be suppressed for recognition. He accused Mexico of unreliability and blamed colonization by civilized settlers for progress, urging U S action in northern provinces to curb brigandage and create a stable government.
The article extols Miss Octavia Hill for organizing work among the poor at Five Points and North Street. It notes her landlord approach, weekly rents, no direct charity, and aims to provide work and welfare. It links Philadelphia’s cooperative efforts to Boston’s housing experiments, including the Lincoln Building transformation from a crime hotspot to orderly tenement housing.
The piece argues that actions stem from thoughts and suggests the root of life’s direction lies in thinking. It compares motives behind wealth, pleasure, knowledge, and charity to illustrate how internal disposition shapes outward life.
The article recalls the classical tale of Leander and Hero at Abydos and Sestos, noting Hero’s sea tragedy and Leander’s matchless swim. It adds that Lord Byron swam the Dardanelles on March 3, 1810, with Lieut. Akenhead, inspiring yearly Byron-inspired tours that endure while poetry’s glamour endures.
The year 1877 showed safer railroad operations, with weather and traffic volume influencing accident counts. Severe winters raise incidents, while road and equipment conditions and crew discipline also affect outcomes. Despite occasional maintenance under tight budgets, overall American railroads appear to have improved in recent years.
The Commercial Bulletin is cited as claiming George Washington did not have temper issues, but the piece mocks modern conveniences and exaggerates anecdotes. It contrasts Washington's era with today, listing trivial frictions like bedtimes, plumbing, telegraphs, and carriage delays to humorously suggest he would react similarly to common frustrations.
Senate and House proceedings include petitions for Adair Law modification and local option on liquor sales, licensing for traveling salesmen, budget items for judges and legislature, hospital and asylum funding, penitentiary expenditures, various local bills, school book legislation, and municipal code revisions, with adjournments and votes across February 9 through 14. Notable actions cover finances, public works, and governance measures across multiple counties and cities.
The report notes bills on road matters dated March 9 1868 and residency voting for School Directors. It mentions Mr Keloge's subdistrict resident voting aim and Mr Norton's proposal for villages to buy steam fire engines, amended to require public referendum. Both houses organized and adjourned until Tuesday afternoon, third Friday since the last long adjournment.
A saloon keeper named Hans battles his Yankee wife over endless home improvements including a Brussels carpet. After a painful tooth extraction, a dentist’s sharp offer triggers Hans’s outraged exit. The piece ends noting Philadelphia Times praise for rising humor in daily journalism and reader preference for lighter satire.
A garbled OCR passage references a large majority and a tepid debate over a decision. It mentions a divided response with a call for a division and vague actions at a breakfast scene. Names, dates, and clear details are unreadable.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: legal and transient ads at $1 per measure (ten lines) for first insertion, 50 cents for each additional insertion, with generous yearly reductions. Business cards up to six lines are $4 per year.
Fragmentary lines speak of an aged figure left to rest as youth deserts and disgrace shadows the path. A lone claim of fidelity contrasts with themes of punishment and farewell. The text reads like a mournful meditation on loss, duty, and memory.
A kaleidoscope of 19th century humor and quotes from many papers. The collection includes jokes about love endless, goads, a Turkish soldier, Artemus Ward, editor encounters, and a mock epic on the editor's desk. Various anecdotes highlight satire and social foibles across several cities and papers.
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