28 Feb 1845
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1845
Page
1
Charles Emerson, a diligent Forest Street clerk, builds a store and generous bank loans, aiding young merchants. A banking dispute with a Skinflint creditor triggers a harsh sheriff sale that destroys his fortune. He endures, regains standing, and resumes business with community support.
A wealthy yet stingy man known as Skinflint loses his fortune after shrewd dealings and a profligate son. Emerson, once wronged by him, buys Skinflint’s estate, offers mercy, and watches reconciliation unfold with Skinflint and his daughter Mary as wealth shifts and old wounds heal.
A moral tale unfolds as a remorseful man confesses guilt and is forgiven by a generous benefactor. The former misdeeds are healed by kindness, leading to marriage between Charles and Mary, with her father Emerson celebrated as a benevolent merchant. The piece closes with literary anecdotes and a Missouri divorce bill in a broader civic frame.
The Baltimore Patriot lauds Rev. Benjamin Herey as the oldest Baptist preacher, aged about 73 years, now in Utica New York. The piece notes his nearly hourly sermons, lively delivery, Patriotical style, and emotional impact drawing tears.
Harrisburg papers report an oak about four hundred years old near Paxon's Church that yielded a stone mortar and pestle embedded in the trunk. The instruments, shaped like a small axe, were found about thirty feet above ground and show skilled flintwork, suggesting placement over centuries.
Miss Canda, 17, died instantly when a carriage horse frightened and the driver neglected to restrain the reins. Her father left her at the door with a companion while guiding another guest inside. the horse bolted, and she fell from the carriage, suffering a neck injury. The incident occurred late at night following a social birthday outing.
A fragment claims a real unicorn found in Hadrament, Asia, with a horn that can move. It links to a Psalms reference about the unicorn horn, while other items note a Yankee delicacy made from pumpkins and beets prepared in a novel way. The column reflects on how small causes shape great events amid a death toll in New York.
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