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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1890
Page
6
A poem by Mary A. Denison describes a wife sewing a wedding dress for herself while she mourns her husband who lies in a cold white sleep. She works through tears as she completes the garment and contemplates the shroud she is creating.
The piece surveys Western legends from Iowa and Illinois, tracing the Lone Tree tale near an early settler couple to Providence Hole in Wyoming hills and other frontier myths. It notes how these tales reflect sturdy settler character and preserve moral, poetic themes amid frontier life.
James E. Campbell was inaugurated as Ohio Governor at 2 p.m. amid trumpets and cheering crowds. The ceremony at the Capitol featured Gov Foraker, staff, court officials, and marks of a full transition with the oath administered by Chief Justice Minshall.
The Paris Exposition displays artificial stones that rival genuine gems. Regat & Sons of Paris show flawless imitations, rivaled by Charles Fell in optics. French makers excel in glass for nautical use and in artificial pearls, which imitate real pearls closely though detectable by regularity and file tests.
An anonymous Lancet correspondent, later identified as Dr J Mortimer Granville, advocates a papain and thallin cancer therapy. He recommends frequent dosing to ensure absorption, a vegetable diet, and pills taken before meals, with possible topical applications for local effects. Results are described as encouraging and warrant a full professional trial.
A Swedish engineer J W Skoglund has invented Grakrat a new explosive accepted for fleet trials. Reports show 25 milimeter and Nordenfelt guns gain higher initial velocity with reduced pressure and smokeless lines. Cleaning varnish for leather goods blends shellac camphor and resin in methylated spirit. Odell Williams The Obsconder opens new season in The Judges Secret with T W King and wife in cast.
A playful exchange from Munsey's Weekly features Mr Downtown and Mr Uptown joking about city life. The Harlem elevated train crowd inspires a new suit idea as they toast missed nights and late returns.
A lighthearted Puck vignette describes Mr. McAllister and neighbors discussing a hot day on a verandah. They joke about Fanny sunburned after a fishing party and mention lawn party plans with electric fans. Mr Chillingly is noted as a snow-obsessed relic of New York history.
A witty Arcola Record item notes Mr. Blinks, once an adversary, dies and prompts the editor to promise a fitting obituary. The punchline: he was the only caller who closed the door during last week’s cold weather, prompting praise despite enmity.
A bustling Arcola Record style exchange shows a footpad demanding a purse from a streetcar conductor. The conductor asserts his identity and quips about mistaken fame. A Wyoming settler mentions Jim Sparks stealing his daughter and horses, prompting sharp judgment from a bystander.
Dialogic fragments depict a traveler and a drummer debating business amid dull times and bankruptcies. A deaf man asks Evangelina to marry him. she agrees but he cannot hear. A London fog scene riffs on Queen Victoria’s long reign as Munsey’s Weekly notes.
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