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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1883
Page
4
In a verse dialogue, two sons vow to ease their aging father and mother. They recall their father's toil from cradle to plow and vow to share the burden, while paying tribute to their grandmother’s gentleness and strength. The poem contrasts aging parents with the vigor of youth and ends by reaffirming responsibility.
Gustave Kobbe charts Captain Jack of Grand Manan Whale Cove in a vivid portrait. The aging fisherman becomes a village legend as Polly Goodwin of St Andrews marries Ned Dixon then Daggett rescue unfolds amid smugglers, storms, and small island loyalties. Polly and Daggett endure tragedy and rise as a quiet triumph.
A correspondent explains stump removal by blasting using a 45 degree hole near the stump bottom formed with a crowbar and auger. A three to four ounce dynamite charge with a slow-match percussion fuse is tamped in, lit from a safe distance, and the blast both uproots the stump and shatters it, costing about ten cents in dynamite plus labor.
Contrary to popular belief financiers do not keep their own money in failed enterprises while spending all effort directing others to profitable investments with mass capital.
Practical notes from multiple 19th century papers on cooking lard safely in heat, best fowl for farmers, and care tips for dairy cows, including tincture recipes, mutton curing, corn planting guidance, and humane wage practices for seasonal labor.
A Bannack Indian boy about twelve died after being crushed in a government mill at Fort Hall Idaho Territory. The fire destroyed the mill and wheat flour valued at 2000 to 3000 dollars. The Shoshone and Bannack tribes clash over the incident though no serious trouble is expected.
A vigorous call from Our Continent on ventilation as essential to health. The piece laments air as a public peril in Senate chambers, churches, theaters, schools, and cars, urging systemic renewal to provide pure oxygen and curb disease. It notes historical shifts from nailed windows to modern furnaces and gas, and previews a proposed method to restore health without sacrificing progress.
A Chicago Times summary describes deep credulity among Southern African Americans toward voodoo. In Skipwith Mississippi a man with a leg sore sought a voodoo doctor who opened the limb to release a supposed lizard, amputating the leg when none was found. Authorities seek the fleeing doctor, life saved with difficulty.
A Waterbury Connecticut editor faced a fifty dollar contempt fine, echoing a Chicago lawyer’s remark about a five dollar penalty. The tale recalls wartime bravado and political battle lines as the Connecticut story stirs local sentiment and hints at forthcoming campaign tensions.
A collage quotes various older items: Lewiston gifting six barrels to an English uncle and a $5,000 windfall. a Chicago man sending apples to a wealthy relative and receiving a bill for pain killer. notes on Spencerian prose and social labels. a Texas capitol claim and a New Orleans needle incident. tongue twisters about feet wringing wet. Dr Pierce tonic and other patent remedies. brief jokes about knights and real estate. cigars with Key West branding. Hale’s Honey remedy and Pike’s drops. a new book on Great Men and a poke at Great Beyings of Short Men.
A collage of patent medicine claims tout Mishler's Herb Bitters as a cure for erysipelas and numerous ailments, plus endorsements for Reppine's Russia Salve, Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water, and McEnsMAN beef tonic. Also mentions Ly on's Heel Stiffeners and Electro-Voltaic belts offered on trial by Caswell Hazard Co and Tus Vottaic Bet Co with testimonials and risk-free trials.
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