02 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1878
Page
1
The text presents a dramatic, archaic lament in a medieval style. It depicts a speaker addressing mercy while confronted by lions and beasts, seeking solace and strength from a divine figure as the tortured figure endures an imminent, brutal fate.
A ship Pembroke bound for Liverpool from the Sandwich Islands endures a three day gale. With a deadly leak and dwindling rations, the mate is chosen by lot to die for the crew, but Harriet Rogers implores Heaven and a sail appears, rescuing them as the Java takes them aboard.
Sultan Hassan travels incognito as a wealthy merchant, leaving Cairo and unknowingly fostering a usurpation by his minister. Returning to witness the mosque naming, he reveals himself and, with trapdoors opened by loyal soldiers, his minister is slain and the rightful ruler resumes the throne.
A Paris correspondent notes Mac Mahon lacks a prominent general to rely on. Marshal Canrobert is seen as Bonapartist material but faces two flaws. He has not commanded since 1870 and is now a confirmed drunkard, frequently absorbing absinthe and described as too unstable to ride. The piece also mentions church fairs with raffling “in chances” devices.
A traveling family selling potatoes seeks a stove and persuades a cautious farmer to buy a family portrait for the mother. The old woman recalls her first photo and wishes to gift the children with a keepsake, prompting the husband to soften and promise the finest likeness for her.
The mass railway bridge at Rotterdam stands as a major Dutch engineering feat after eight years of work. Five arched wrought iron girders span up to 295 feet with piers on the Mass channel island. A second Willemsburg bridge under construction links the city to the island, with pivot arrangements to allow large ships through the canal.
French report details artist Leland shot himself in the forehead during a studio session on Boulevard Clichy. He joked about firing a supposedly unloaded American revolver given by his parents, striking himself and dying instantly as his 25 year old model watched.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, plans to hire a female lawyer as part of its legal outreach. The move signals progress in diversifying the local attorney ranks and expanding city legal services.
A collage of historical snippets touches on ancient coins 2800 years old, Fort Wayne coffin ads, hand to hand duels, marriages and engagements, court cases on death by natural causes, and vivid vignettes from 19th century life including judges, crimes, and comic dialogues.
A described experiment uses a shilling on a thread under a glass to pendulum against the hour marked by seven or seven thirty. The pulse of the body supposedly drives the vibrations, striking the glass the number of times corresponding to the hour. The text also notes steady hands and repeatability, ending with a note about Anita becoming truthful when praised.
A river phenomenon in the Colorado swirls traps and drowns, as a deserter crew sinks after their skiff is drawn into a twisting vortex. The piece notes the river’s deadly reputation and contrasts it with a contemporary view praising annual fairs as engines of regional growth and prosperity.
The article recalls Archbishop of Baltimore life and a romance involving Miss Julia Beers of Litchfield Conn. It details his shift from Episcopal to Catholic priesthood, sacrificing social rank fortune and a beloved woman, and Miss Beers dramatic life from youth to convent withdrawal and eventual death from consumption.
In the private office a call bell is used to summon a courier. The tradition, tied to a popular legend, involves ringing the bell and venturing to the back office to locate a boy and relay the message.
Legal and transient advertisements priced at $1.00 per square for the first insertion with ten lines, and five cents for each additional insertion. A yearlong liberal reduction offered for advertisers. Business cards up to six lines cost $6.00 per year.
A speaker recalls a past love, once admired for grand beauty and soulful eyes, now seen plainly as ordinary. The speaker laments blindness to truth and wonders if the beloved’s eyes remain shut or are open to reality. The reflection contrasts idealized memory with present perception and ends with a hopeful, paradoxical question.
A mashup of quirky newspaper quips from multiple papers notes odd phrases and jokes about religion temperance and social views. It cites Boston and New York items, jokes about beards and beaks of wit, and a soapbix tone throughout.
A pork packer exposes a mud floor scam in which backs of hogs were mud coated to inflate prices. The scheme earned him extra payment by selling mud crusted hogs, boosting shrinkage losses for the drover and extra profit for the packer. Read as a tale with a moral about honesty and cunning.
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