10 Jan 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1877
Page
1
Fragmentary verse reflecting on the passing of the year with imagery of winter, dying joys, and fading glory. Repeated farewell lines invoke death of the old year and muted nostalgia for past triumphs, alongside imperfect spellings and OCR quirks.
A diarist recalls taking in a dusty tramp named Jim who works the garden and befriends Nellie and Mrs. X. A seafaring Captain Hanson visits Leybridge igniting flirtation and a playful duel of pride. Jim challenges Hanson in a mock sea race, the outcome unknown, while the planter family weighs the cost of hospitality.
It is stated that over ten thousand persons of unsound mind are now confined in the lunatic asylums of the United States, driven mad from over excitement on the subject of Spiritualism, and that insanity from the same cause is prevalent in England, and increasing every day.
Detroit correspondent reports Essex County Ontario murderer Belcher narrowly escaped actual execution after a reprieve. The story recounts his calm trial, rising fear, and a simulated hanging that left him scarred and tearful, with officials and media pressing for clemency before Governor General granted life imprisonment.
Two youths from Newark and Brooklyn attend a Brooklyn Theater performance. They leave before the last act and the Newark youth persuades his friend to go home. The next day a hearse stands at the Brooklyn boy’s door as the morgue delivers the fatal Newark youth’s body, leading to a grim reveal.
The Sixty-Second General Assembly reports deaths of two members, swearing in of successors, committee reorganizations, and routine reading of the Governor's message. Joint conventions discussed for counting state officer votes, with several bills introduced and floor action noted through January 5.
In 1775 at Cumberland General Washington used a single mirror mounted in a powder horn shared with Colonel Zachary Lewis to shave each morning. The horn, still hung by a leather strap, now belongs to Lewis's Richmond descendant.
A New York based Jewish Messenger article argues American Jews will not abandon their status as American citizens in favor of a Hebrew state in Palestine expressing firm opposition to nationalist schemes.
A compact reflection on perverseness described as a fundamental impulse guiding human character and behavior.
A humorous Iowa note recounts a man counting seeds in a millet head. He tallies twelve thousand sixty nine seeds, noting the oddity of the task and the surprising quantity found.
In Norway offenders deemed intoxicated are subjected to compulsory street sweeping as a penal measure. The practice aims to impose hard labor and deter public drunkenness under local law.
An American scientist argues the moon may possess a substantial atmosphere and water, implying possible life. The article notes verdant, grassy plains seen under favorable telescopic conditions and speculates on cattle herds and peaceful shepherds on the moon, while acknowledging uncertainty.
A wine shop keeper in the Rude Mederie fell through a cellar floor at Versailles into a hidden tunnel leading to an ancient wine cellar. Archeologists link it to the Pavillion du Rendezvous once annexed by Louis XV near Parc aux Cerfs. Reported tastings attract gourmets despite doubts about age.
A meditation on how words can be empty while true feeling comes from the heart and soul, enduring beyond clever phrases. It contrasts surface speech with inner passion that reveals genuine emotion.
A lovers winter scene unfolds with sleigh bells, crystal snow, and moonlit ambiance. A woman nestles close under buffalo robes while the man holds the reins and contemplates his next gesture.
A reflective adage notes that love or friendship bought with gifts is fragile, vanishing once payments stop. It cautions against placing value on material schemes to secure affection or loyalty and hints at deeper, genuine bonds.
Twenty years ago John Jumper described as savage is now a capable clear headed ruler and efficient minister of the Baptist Church in a profile of his career and life.
The Clermont Courier advertises legal notices and transient ads at 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Business cards limited to six lines cost 86.00 per year.
A child asks where the bright moon goes and hides behind clouds. The speaker notes missed smiles and a baby's troubled mood, with imagery of violet eyes and withheld laughter as storms pass.
A collection of quips and remarks on wit, politics, education, religion, and society. Anecdotes include a mule remark, a minister's preface, a Centennial piano joke, an Elgin ad, and a Parisian epigram. It touches on manners, learning, and a contested library division among heirs.
Clothes pins, though simple, sustain a sizable industry with factories in New England and several states. Pennsylvania and Ohio host large plants capable of producing thousands of boxes weekly, while many small mills in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont rely on water power. Quakers commonly run these shops using beech birch and poplar woods, with simple machinery shaping and smoothing pins for major markets in New York Boston and international exports to England Australia Melville Sydney New Zealand and the Sandwich Islands.
The Omaha Republican notes a correction in a poem changing a word in the third line of the third stanza from busted to trusted. The paper remarks the misprint does not merit major fuss for a minor textual tweak.
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