02 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1879
Page
1
The Clermont Courier announces subscription terms. The notice states a yearly price of $1.50 in advance with delivery and payment conditions referenced. The fragmentary text suggests publication schedule and price structure for readers.
A lyrical verse in St Nicholas for July recalls a black and red dressed mother tucking in her children as a fairy meadow scene unfolds. The narrative follows a merry maiden and a frightened little mother as danger looms in a dreamlike countryside setting.
A society tale follows Lord Beauvray who discovers he has no legal claim to his title or fortune after learning his heir Timburel is the true Earl. Through marriage, wealth, and personal sacrifice, George de Vray relinquishes the estate to preserve honor, while Millie Moyle faces an uncertain future and Gertie Brown finds unexpected happiness with the former clerk turned nobleman.
In Lorristown a veteran recalls a brutal cold night when hunter Hosking burned his log shanty to keep warm. He sat amid the flames on a hickory log, frozen to death, while neighbors rushed to help and somehow escaped freezing themselves as they watched the blaze. The tale raises questions about how others present avoided the same fate.
The United States imports about 50 million pounds of wool annually. A Western Christian Advocate article argues farmers should raise sheep at home, noting an average profit of thirteen dollars per acre from sheep versus six forty from cattle and five from hogs. It praises American wool and woolen fabrics for strength and quality.
Irish barrister Curran tried to break a hustling hostler witness with tricky questions but failed. The witness, a practical man known as Sam Weller’s companion, replied with plain wit that exposed Curran’s overreach. The judge heard the exchange and Curran was defeated as the case went against him.
Chicago style speech by Thomas J Henderson argues for preserving the presidential veto and Congress’s authority to set election rules. He warns that weakening national election laws invites fraud and violence, demanding free, honest ballots and peaceable political processes for the republic.
The Iowa Republicans align with Ohio and other states on main issues, praising the national party’s stance on Congress, elections, currency, and government authority. They reject Democratic efforts seen as undermining the army, ballot security, and federal power, forecasting unity across states as 1879 campaigns set the stage for 1886 presidential battles.
Gen Hardee, famed for his infantry manual, visited a Georgia town during the war. A local militia officer paraded his men before Hardee, who watched as the unit tangled. The officer then shouted a new order, Disentangle to the front, march, and the troops reformed quickly, a tactic not in any book.
Legal and transient ads priced at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. A liberal yearly reduction offered. Business cards limited to six insertions at 84.00 per year.
The poem contemplates finding joy by turning inward to purify intent and then outward through service to others. It urges swift upbuilding, slow destruction, and recognizing hidden good in every heart. It urges labor with prayer to gain peace, guiding that true happiness comes from shared welfare and courage in hardship.
A collage of wry jokes and brief anecdotes from diverse papers. topics range from a corny riddle about curing a ham to a comic misread of a phone future. readers encounter parlor chat, club wit, and light social vignettes about manners, mispronunciations, and everyday mishaps.
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