09 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1879
Page
1
The Glermont Courier appears to be a weekly paper with CHAS. W. PI listed as proprietor. Subscription terms are $1.50 per year. The fragment mentions publication cadence and a loose motto or branding line but ends with unclear text.
Fragmentary verse reflects on small acts and words as seeds of life. It notes how little things can wound or heal, and that children embody the ongoing influence of small moments in a moral world. The piece evokes memory, repentance, and the enduring weight of daily conduct.
A survey of belief in prophecy from Columbus to Mother Shipton, Napoleon, and English seers. The piece cites famed fortunes and predicted events, notes the influence on Shakers, and discusses Drake era pyramids, Nostradamus, and biblical chronology. It covers figures, dates, and places across Europe and America.
ADVERTISINC. Legal and transient advertisements priced at $1.00 per square for ten lines, plus $0.50 for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction is offered for advertisements placed by the year.
Detroit Post and Tribune recounts a dramatic storm rescue. Philip Lynch fell with a scaffolding from a 115 foot high chimney while Joseph Undergrass clung atop the structure. Rescuers, aided by sailors, hauled Pendergrass to safety as Lynch died later. The tale ends with notes on lawmakers and various curiosities.
Senator from Kansas analyzes the Army Bill and the Electoral Commission saga. He lauds Hayes for restraint and reconciliation, cites no-military election interference, and criticizes opponents who denounce reconciliation while warning of sectional strife and political realignment ahead.
A critique of travel site tolls in the United States noting Niagara Falls Watkins Glen Mount Washington Au Sable chasm Franconia Notch and other sights charging entry fees. The piece imagines a wall along the seacoast making ocean viewing costly and jokes about Americans paying to see natural wonders and take children for half price.
A veteran teacher recounts a scene in a physiology class where a fifteen year old girl asks if there is a straight passage through the head from ear to ear. The observer notes boys would study the subject differently, preferring lead pencils and perhaps exploring a sibling’s mind before their own.
A Colorapho farmer proposes planting one or two flax seeds in each hill of potatoes to repel potato bugs and invites other farmers to try the method and report results for publication.
In Garrick's praise Shuter is hailed as a comic genius though a heavy drinker and preacher follower. He split his time among drinking, acting, and preaching at multiple chapels and meetings, with Whitefield himself a frequent spectator. On Shuter's benefit he urged his congregation to attend the theater for one night only.
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