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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
4
The Clermont Courier discusses budget debates and laying out state and national issues. It comments on Secretary of the Treasury changes, Chinese exclusion debates, and the cost of Edward VII coronation ceremonies. It critiques electricity in prisons, naval history disputes, and southern finances. It also ponders Limberger cheese’s alleged effects on drinking.
The piece rails at Edwin C Madden third assistant postmaster general for threatening to cut mailing rights over unpaid subscriptions. It argues second class mail subsidizes newspapers, cites costs and profits, and urges his removal. It also notes Illinois Supreme Court rulings on judges sleeping during trials and reports on drunkenness stats and Cuba Neeley case with Carrie Nation deriding tactics.
A 1657 report to the Amsterdam classis notes limited progress in converting New Netherlands Indians. A captive Indian reading Dutch prayers still drank brandy and pawned a Bible, illustrating the era’s failed mission efforts alongside odd trivia on Persian cat reverence.
The Batavia friends greeted Hal Jeremiah in town yesterday marking his first visit since a near fatal illness last fall. He is reported in prime health and to the satisfaction of his friends.
A whimsical tale claims Princess Bismarck altered Franco Prussian history by her beauty at a Paris court, provoking Bismarck to glare at her feet and later firing a shell over Paris during the siege. The column then notes Belgium as a racing pigeon hub with large monetary prizes.
Twenty to fifty acres of meadow with reliable springs and ample water last summer and fall. Inquire in person at the Owenaville post office.
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