22 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1879
Page
1
The notice presents publication cadence and pricing: published every Wednesday with John R. Woodlief as editor and proprietor and a yearly subscription of $1.50 in advance, increasing to $2 if not paid within the year.
A lyric scene depicts snow over moor and garden, yielding to a woman watching from a window as winter presses. The verse contrasts fading seasons with impending death and a grave beneath the snow, recalling lost spring and autumn's end.
A house hunter discovers a sealed white chest under a glass lantern on a rooftop marked by a deadly secret. After a cursed clause blocks inquiry, a fire engulfs the property exposing a coffin and a buried inheritance tied to a sailor's will.
Mr. W. H. Preece, electrician to the British Post Office, sees current electric light excitement as a periodic sensational wave. He believes the ideal electric light has not yet been found despite ongoing public interest.
A historical account discusses perception after decapitation. It cites that the body below the neck loses feeling while the head may retain sensation and consciousness for a time. The piece recalls anecdotes about Queen of Scots and other witnesses who described bodily responses after execution.
The piece catalogs snow as white frozen rain, notes regional differences, mentions beauty and hazards, and jokes about snowballs and sledding incidents. It cites Shakespeare with humorous caution about winter behavior and ends with a warning that December snow would be cold to indulge in.
The Ohio Senate and House discuss and advance measures on prison terms for escapes, mechanics liens, body procurement for dissection, truant schools, a one cent per ton mile freight rate, and county canal finances. Clergy invited to open sessions. amendments to the constitution proposed. debates over liquor laws, tramp punishment, and city government reorganizations continue.
The passage outlines advertising charges for delinquent and forfeited lists across counties, townships, villages, and wards. It sets rates per township or tract and caps fees at half the due taxes, noting properties paid by December 20 are excluded from delinquent lists.
Col Ruth Goshen sues for divorce from his wife married in 1862. She eloped with the divorced husband of a circus rider, taking $10,000 and an educated goat said to read and write, while Goshen was away at Clyde New Jersey. The case unfolds as a tale of a troubled marriage and a flashy entourage.
F E Peterson recounts the Erie fast express collision after two engines detach in a fierce snowstorm. Stranded with 20 people, the group foraged bread, pie, coffee, and sausages from a farmhouse and baggage car. A marshal porter acted as cook and preacher as they trekked back to Lancaster before continuing their journey.
A persistent caller roams until midnight on Brush Street shouting Happy New Years. Roland Short faces a $5 fine in court for disturbing residents after declaring New Year’s not over. The judge jokes about New Albany and future years as the case ends.
The Detroit Free Press notes that Irish brogue echoes English speech from a century ago. It cites shifts in pronunciation over time, with examples from poets and writers showing how words like fea sea heat and eat evolved, and asserts Irish speech preserves older forms with authority.
A gentleman living at Eweline Oxford was buried in his garden after defiantly opposing a sanitary inspector. The incident raises the question of whether an Englishman’s garden may serve as his cemetery.
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent in London portrays Eugenie, the ex Empress of the French, as she shifts between vivacious lightness and mourning dignity. He notes her wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s with a pale, statue like gaze and a poised, self contained presence amid public view.
A nurse told tale recalls a box of pearls gifted from Amboyna to two sisters. The mother and twelve or thirteen offspring grew over forty years while rice fed in a secret drawer. The box later vanished with the beads multiplying like a legend.
Dr Julius Millingen a noted archaeologist and physician to Lord Byron during his last illness has died in Constantinople. He served Sultan Mahmoud II and was physician to the Sultana mother of Abdul Medjid. Millingen married three times. his first wife left him for the Grand Vizier's harem and her son Osman Bey became a Turkish officer.
A Bugalo Express editorial voices disdain for flunkeyism in royal visits. It recalls Albert Edward and Duke Alexis and predicts future arrivals, noting Americans will seek access to Canadian royalty by any means.
Legal and all transient advertisements cost 1.00 per square ten lines for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines priced at 36.00 per year.
A lyrical piece recalls a summer night of music and memory. The speaker laments mortal longing and the ache of time as an ancient tune echoes through a quiet room. Fragrance, wind, and distant bells mingle with tears and a sense of divine resonance.
A collage of lighthearted quotes and jests from various papers critiques charity, science, and culture. Notable lines poke fun at Edison, almanacs, haircuts, bookshops, and poets, with playful word games on shawls and footwear.
Paris corresp on an elderly Eugenie walking in plain attire at Ems memory of her former beauty. The empress, once famed for grace, now frail and disabled, appears with a companion and reflects time’s ravages despite former splendor.
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