23 Jan 1841
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1841
Page
1
A poem from the Southern Literary Messenger excerpt praising Rome’s decay and the transience of beauty. It reflects on fallen empires, ruined palaces, and vanished splendor. The piece laments time’s power to erase pageants and art, urging readers to learn from change. Written in Chillicothe, Ohio, in October 1840.
A writer argues husbands gain insight into wives by illness restricting daily work. He notes many men misjudge domestic burdens while away from home and urges sympathy, restraint, and shared duties rather than scorn, urging appreciation of women’s patient toil at home.
A long, cautionary meditation on marriage duties. It argues husbands neglecting home life ruin happiness by pursuing self interest and nightlife while wives deserve respect, affection, and reciprocity. The piece urges men to remember their wives' early devotion and to respond with true consideration.
An Observer excerpt retells a humorous sketch about a boy drilling an auger hole with a gimlet and mocks adults who chase wealth politics and religion via similar hollow efforts. It lampoons a scheming politician a fashionable girl and a failed westward speculator.
The article notes that two millennia span with little lasting peace since Christ and claims a remarkable twenty five year period of peace after Napoleon. It argues that current calm may end from moral convulsions, not physical forces, and cites historical cycles from Rome to the Reformation as evidence.
The Press reports a change to cash in advance for one year’s subscription starting November 15, 1840, arguing printers must be paid promptly to cover paper, ink, and labor costs. Editors defend the move against public criticism, noting the need to maintain honest payment and avoid operating at a loss.
The speaker celebrates self reliance among Native American workers and youths. He argues that honest industry and personal effort secure rewards, despite wealthier classes and external forces. He cites individuals who rely on skill and headwork, not brokers, to rise in life, invoking a providential view of fate.
A Texas paper describes petrified trees found far inland that are completely silicified and extremely hard. The largest specimen reportedly measures seven feet in diameter with discernible growth rings. Similar petrifications occur across the West, especially Kentucky, often as shells embedded in stone with woody remnants.
Mr. Drew editor of the Maine Cultivator shows a single acre can support bread, vegetables, fruit, pork, butter, and dairy. He applies eighteen loads of manure and annually harvests thirty to forty bushels of corn sixty to seventy bushels of onions and ample vegetables and fruit for home use.
A reflective plea from the North Americans urges fair readers to heed a sister’s voice from the grave. The passage compares a departing summer bird to a beloved, and warns that heedless joy may result in sorrow.
A compact meditation on loyalty within human frailty, referencing paradise and the archetype Temptation. The text invokes enduring values amid a speculative frame, hinting at moral choice and inner struggle without concrete events or names.
The annual New Jersey agricultural event is estimated to be worth 12 million dollars with hay making up nearly one third of that value. Terms cite the sector's significance and the contribution of hay to the overall economy.
A new method uses indigo powder to clean glass by applying with a moistened rag and wiping with a dry cloth. Finely sifted ashes and a rag dipped in spit also work, noting Spanish white is not rough on glass.
A column compiles humorous and curious clippings from the Picayune and Clipper about long ago courtships and grandparent-like generosity. It recounts a New Orleans man who fled to France after asking a young lady to marry him, then returned with a witty exchange. Other items include a revolutionary war borrower who vowed to repay, a Parliament scene with a comic aside, a debtor’s jail proposal for weekly relief, and North Bridgewater’s John W. Ki boasting forty three siblings.
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