10 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1878
Page
1
An excerpt from New York Clipper notes how composing weather inspired poems fluctuates with seasons. It cites autumn despondency, a balmy spell like Florida, and a spring pastoral, concluding the difficulty lies not in meter but meteorology.
An American collector pursues a famed majolica jar in Volterra Italy. After a comical chase he learns the jar is a misread tourist memento and not a museum piece. A separate light item notes a refrigerator purchase and a midnight prank on its owner.
A vivid account describes Constantinople dogs as a free, collarless community living by the public highways. They inhabit fixed quarters, police their borders, attack intruders, and bear scars from constant scrapes. Despite their ugliness and laziness, locals view them with affection rather than banishment.
The story relays a Syrian priest who cannot count the days of a long fast. A bishop gives forty kernels to mark forty days. A woman secretly fills his pocket with peas, enabling a longer fast unknowingly. The tale ends with the bishop recognizing the counting flaw.
An 1880s style report notes women aiding British forces in South Africa by shielding troops from attack during clashes with the Caffres. It recalls Sabine women and quotes US Supreme Court on marriage validity despite state statutes, framing two distinct historical and legal points.
A collage of quirky items: Senator Sharon’s fortune duties and sobriety, Seth Green releasing 3.5 million shad on the Hudson, a California widow in green apples, a Wisconsin three legged baby amid Indian scare talk, an Annapolis mock battle injures a marine, Isaiah and biblical rail station humor, historical pistol relics of Kullman and Blind, Mrs. Helen Whitman connected to Poe, Dunine Booth’s box-office anecdote, and a Kentucky Courier profile of a recluse bachelor with flowers and bees.
London Week correspondent reviews America's contribution to the Paris exposition on fine arts. He notes Americans were too rigorous and too lenient at different venues, praising certain works by Vinton Dana Bunce Eaton Hart Quartly Eaton Bridgman Shirlaw and others, urging English artists to visit the gallery to gain perspective.
The Philadelphia Press notes silver is becoming an intolerable nuisance as men are loaded down by it. The paper offers no commentary, simply presenting the statement for readers to judge its value.
The article argues for a public medical exam board modeled on England which would require a state examination for all practitioners before any diploma or title is conferred. It warns that current diploma mills in Britain and America allow unqualified individuals to practice, while a unified standard would ensure proper knowledge and public trust. It also notes the need for a U S representative medical council and standardized exams across states to protect patients and elevate medical education.
Prof W K Brooks discusses instinct in birds noting wide variation among young birds. Chickens show strong self care while barn swallows require teaching and long practice. Ducks and other birds demonstrate innate water use and early clever behaviors. brood reactions to hawks and bees are highlighted.
A remark on differing customs notes that among the Zulus the mother-in-law hides from the son-in-law, while in this country the reverse applies with the son-in-law dodging. The observation contrasts national etiquette and family dynamics.
A reflective line about a weary ruler of a quiet room implied by a rocking chair. The verse hints at burden and quiet endurance without explicit events or figures.
The Paris death of Mr Cass reveals a lifelong romance with Emily V. Mason. Mason, once Detroit governor’s sister, aided by her family and later Virginia farmers, cared for soldiers in the Civil War. In Paris, Cass left six thousand dollars and rings to Mason, naming her joint executor and asking her to transport his remains to Detroit for a modest monument.
The narrative mourns Princess Mercedes the eighteen year old wife of King Alfonso XII who died after a short illness. It describes her sweetness, charm, and the king's deep love, noting the royal grief and public prayers in Madrid while stressing that similar private tragedies occur daily in cottages and courts alike.
The piece portrays Japan as a country where men rarely lose temper, women and children are shown respect, and even criminals are uncommon. It notes polite behavior among shopkeepers and workers, while accusing the people of being hopelessly heathen and difficult to civilize.
Legal and transient ads priced at 1.00 for ten lines first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines available at 36.00 per year.
Odd poetic excerpt discusses sun and fruit with stray garbled lines and broken names. Text mentions birds, cherries, and scent with unclear phrases and partial titles from a July issue. The legible elements point to a miscellany or literary column in a 19th or early 20th century paper.
A collage of quips, anecdotes, and notices from various U.S. papers. Jests about politics, religion, Edison, weather, and daily life are riffed with playful misprints and regional humor, reflecting a bustling, lighthearted urban miscellany.
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