21 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1880
Page
1
A fragment from Sabbath reading describes belief in an afterlife and moral ascent. It interweaves religious consolation with a first person overheard tale of temptation, guilt, and a nighttime confession after a gambling encounter, ending with a memory of a father's warning and a divine admonition.
A speaker recalls a night of temptation and a vow to quit gambling after a vision of a black heart. He credits divine mercy for steering him away from ruin and notes long abstinence from cards while grappling with ongoing temptations. The message praises a respected Christian leader honored for two terms and urges encouragement for someone following a similar path.
A Denver Tribune summary discusses Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Mormon doctrines noting claims of church corruption after Smith’s death. It outlines core beliefs including the Trinity, atonement, baptism, laying on of hands, and eternal progression, contrasting early church organization with later leadership in Utah. It addresses polygamy controversy and calls for adherence to primitive church patterns.
Dr Peebles reports salt on doorsteps as consecrated to fend off demon magic used by voudous. He notes an old tattooed man Dr John who left Africa in 1839 claimed twenty wives and once owned fifty slaves and counted Slidell and Beauregard among believers. He describes voudou camps with dances and serpent cages and says voudou is a low form of spiritual manifestation.
The black faced Scotch sheep, Scotland’s oldest breed, are muscular, active and hardy. They endure continual exposure on storm-beaten mountains and instinctively herd. even buried in a snow-drift they push snow aside to form a cave and live on scarce forage until rescue. Some have survived two to three weeks buried before being found.
Locomotives weigh four to five tons and require one man to manage. Barges are pulled at about two miles per hour, roughly double horse towpath speed. An empty vessel travels six miles per hour, but overloading a single speed would harm canal banks.
Capt Bassett recalls his 1831 entry to the Senate as a page under Daniel Webster and vivid scenes of Webster’s wit and power. He notes the famous clashes and debates including Webster-Hayne and Foote-Benton, plus a long account of French parliamentary salaries from 1789 onward, with figures for 1848 and beyond.
A recent arrival at United States Fishing Establishment on the McCloud River startled by a large dog on the bank. Approaching the shore, he encountered a lion-like animal that lunged toward him, prompting a scramble back to his towboat. A second growl from nearby bushes suggested a second creature.
A discussion of misprints and typographical errors in newspapers. Examples include Rubinstein mislabeled as a cornet player and an obituary titled The Death of an Angle Worm, plus misreadings of Miss Dickinson and a Lord Carnarvon essay line misquoted as a journeyman tailor and the eloquence of a barrow.
The Contemporary Review suggests the most probable cradle of the Aryan race lies west of the Beloot Tagh range in Bactriana, a fertile Central Asian region feeding the Oxus. It theorizes ancient desertification linked to a shrinking Caspian-Aral sea may have driven migrations shaping European languages and settlement patterns.
The New York Journal of Commerce recalls that the line Knowledge is power is misattributed. It notes Bulwer Lytton quoted it from a misread Bacon fragment in de Heresiis and explains Bacon’s point on knowledge as a form of power, not a blanket claim.
A lively scene unfolds as an English speaking party quips about being two to two while a German spectator, learning English, challenges the idea with playful remarks. The exchange underscores language learning through humor at the card table.
A collage of aphorisms and quotes on virtue honesty and social behavior. From Montaigne to Sir Humphrey Davy and Bayard Taylor, the passages discuss greed, self-deception, advice, forbearance, and the need for faith in guiding ambition.
A Casamaggiore emigrant sent 25 000 lire to his wife and children via a priest who hid the money. The priest claimed the wife and children died, and the man remarried abroad. Returning to Italy, the man discovered his real family in poverty and learned of his former wife’s embezzled funds. Police arrested the priest as the state pursued charges.
A Boston Transcript anecdote recounts a classroom moment where a student answered a question about who built the gods’ houses on Mount Olympus by saying the builder’s last name was Smith. The excerpt ends with a quotable line about thirty eight people per carriage in the country.
A man recounts an Arkansas cyclone that demolished his house and shop, carried timber and livestock, injured relatives, and left his belongings scattered. He details the funnel like red core, black fog, and a following flood as the storm passed.
A letter from Mr. Allen Thomson recalls summers in Lucca Italy where scorpions infested shoes and clothes. Residents learned that sudden light killed them: trap under a tumbler, then flash a candle to provoke a strike and death. Children handled the creatures briefly after killing.
The text describes winter in Alaska with frequent rain at 35 to 40 degrees and strong winds creating large waves in channels. It notes long gloomy nights, the comfort of a warm home with a cedar fire, and snow that rarely accumulates deeply. Sea-level ice is sloppy. inland areas near hills and mountains experience extreme cold.
The piece muses on a class of people unable to achieve despite effort. Farmers misjudge bargains, teachers fail to inspire, and ministers repel audiences. Society tends to blame them, yet pity may be more fitting than fault.
A short home remedy advises mixing arrow root with milk sugar and heating to a boil to create a nourishing tonic. The recipe suggests a dessert spoon of arrow root a tablespoon of milk a teaspoon of powdered sugar and half a pint of rich milk simmered briefly then served warm or cold.
The Charleston News notes the original act of secession of South Carolina, passed December 20, 1860, is preserved in the Secretary of State's office in the Capitol at Columbia.
Governor Foster’s inauguration in Columbus faced stormy weather yet drew many visitors. The ceremony in the Capitol rotunda featured remarks on crime punishment, penology, and state reforms, with calls for an Advisory Board of Pardons and parliamentary steps to sworn in executives.
The sessions outline petitions from Massillon Stark Carroll Columbiana and Trumbull counties. Bills discuss education standards police costs and local option temperance measures. Nominations for asylum trustees and a U S Senate selection are noted along with appointments and official receptions.
Notices discuss suits for delinquent taxes and plans to establish a branch asylum for the deaf and dumb, outlining legal actions and institutional development. The items reflect civic financial liabilities and social service expansion within the jurisdiction.
The Garcelon dispute in Maine escalates as Governor and Council defy the Supreme Court and Fusion members seize seats, creating a quorum with Republican absences. The article condemns the act as usurpation and questions party sacrifice to justice, noting Democratic restraint and public opinion turning against revolution.
Report notes 754 delegates from states and territories gather in Exposition building to name the next President and Vice President. Assignments shift as Pennsylvania Indiana Iowa Ohio Michigan New York Wisconsin Colorado Connecticut arrange headquarters in various hotel parlor rooms with negotiations ongoing.
The report outlines 1871 experiments by Dr. Jeas Teatmessel revealing spores as the cause of whooping cough. It notes early symptoms and spore behavior, the nine to fifteen day germination window, and rabbit experiments by Dr. Letzerick. Quinine is described as a remedy, administered dissolved on the tongue or in other forms to ease children.
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