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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1889
Page
3
A rustic tale centers on Fitch a curvus man with a strange charm. The narrator recalls Fitch’s quick tongue and odd looks as he wins attention despite rough manners. The piece ends with a misread boast about Fitch and a misnaming in a New York World article.
In a Washington household a woman recalls a midnight sensation of Fremont’s safety during his 1853 54 expedition. A vision-like whisper followed by letters from Parowan Utah confirm the perilous starving time ended when the party reached the Mormon settlement. Fremont later telegraphed from New York and returned home.
Thomaston Me Special Correspondence recounts General Knox life from Boston bookseller to Continental Army artillery chief. He assisted Washington at Yorktown and crossed the Delaware, built Montpelier, died 1806 from a chicken bone, and shaped Thomaston with his mansion, shipyard, and estate.
The document outlines the Arbitration Council’s aim to gather and share peace information among capital and labor, communities, states, and nations. It highlights methods like newspapers, conventions, and legislative advocacy, and notes its role in settling strikes and promoting conciliation over violence. Officers listed include Geo May Powell as President and Henry W Blair among vice presidents.
A turkey laments the end of its life from humans’ thoughtless jokes about its roosting height and flesh as a man with a hatchet ends the bird’s life. The scene ends with the turkey’s head separated from its body.
In a lawyer's office a judge grants a divorce to Mr and Mrs Smith. The scene shifts to a remarriage as Mrs Smith asks the lawyer how to repay him and the lawyer proposes to marry them. The former husband becomes the minister and conducts the ceremony.
A brief quip from a Life magazine quote shows Agatha praising Lionel's poem as his crowning effort and Lionel acknowledging potential fame and two dollars. The exchange hints at literary pursuit and modest reward.
A speaker quotes a humorous kitchen exchange between a wife and husband. The wife asks for ham and eggs for dinner after a market run. The husband confirms ham and eggs as his fond choice.
In the arpev’s Bazar fragment a writer wittily claims editors are far taller and stronger than others. The quip playfully reasons this size advantage keeps jealousy at bay in editorial rooms.
The Cleveland Leader argues the 1880 election results show about 100000 Cleveland plurality driven by fraud in Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina. It contends about 600000 colored voters were disfranchised and Harrison would have a 500000 popular vote lead with fair counting.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes broad Democratic demoralization after Republican gains. It cites leaders, Congress members, and President Cleveland as blamed for apathy and disunity. It argues Census 1890 apportionment will boost Republicans and deepen discouragement.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues the Republican Party will stand by protection over four years more, praising Tariff Reform League efforts and urging public debate on protection versus free trade. It cites prosperity in the US and Canada and cites scrutiny of England’s decline as a rationale for protectionist policy.
A collage of editorials notes Harrison’s expected appeal to bird shooters as factions fail to unite for him. It cites legislative maneuvers in Dakota, calls for protectionist unity, and praise for veterans of the Grand Army. It also records reaction to Cleveland pardons, Civil Service jabs, and official vote tallies with Cleveland leading and Harrison tally close.
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