11 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1877
Page
1
Vivid lines describe a summer scene of heat and beauty then drift into imagined journeys. The speaker conjures iconic scenes from Militant ancient cities and exotic shores, shifting from rural warmth to visions of temples, palaces, and sailing ships with rich imagery and a longing for far places.
A traveling aeronaut recalls a perilous Detroit ascent with the Gypsy Queen balloon. Amid a fierce gale, the craft dropped, anchors failed, and Ned Estes was gravely injured. The narrator survived, rigged a field amputation, and found help after a brutal trek. The Gypsy was lost, valued at about a thousand dollars, leaving little profit.
W H Wedger, E A Strong and J W Shore explored Sleeper's Gorge near Cooperstown New York. They discovered a dry dusty caverns with a 30 by 50 foot chamber containing lead ore weighing over a ton a human skeleton and copper tools. Local legend speaks of ancient lead mines and Indian trade generations ago.
Bonapartist gossip says the Prince Imperial may wed Princess Pilar, daughter of Queen Isabella of Spain and sister to King Alfonso. Pilar, aged sixteen, is described as plain and pale, while the match is viewed as politically dubious by many, given French dislike of Spain and Eugenie’s controversial legacy.
A newlywed couple Charley and Emma attempt to attend a theater but struggle with buttons and sewing supplies. Charley fumbles through cupboards for a needle and thread, sewing a button in an awkward position while Emma hurries to finish. The scene ends with a teasing quarrel and a promise to stay together.
Toomis faces a critical eye injury as his left eye nearly loses sight. Medical tests and specialist consultations are underway to determine extent and treatment options.
The London artist John Leech suffered extreme nerve distress from street noises like organ grinders and whistles. He fled to the country but could not escape the gardener’s scythe sound, dying soon after. Paris Letter notes a potential royal marriage linking the Prince Imperial and Infanta Donna Pilar amid other imperial intrigues.
A sharp press dispute erupts over whether Queen Victoria received General Grant and Mrs. Grant at Windsor Castle after travel delays and miscommunications. Reports from The Herald and Associated Press clash, prompting calls for Minister Pierrepont to justify the sequence of events. Separately, Captain L Bolden dies from tiger attack near Neemuch after a brutal pursuit, with surgeon Dr Henry Waghorn amputating the man's thigh before he succumbs to wounds.
Harper's price for the fast way Ten Broeck is set at $100,000 while local scuffles, remarks, and moral quips fill a column. A West Troy man kneels in prayer before death, a maid laments luck, and a tale of a wife mending her husband’s coat ends with a punchline about tail pockets. The Herald amplifies a string of curious anecdotes and social pieces from a bustling street scene.
A group of Harvard students reportedly threw a mattress from a dorm window onto a crowd below. A woman was struck on the head, suffered a scalp injury, and remains bedridden. Authorities seek to identify suspects and review campus safety.
The Oilman's Journal of Butler Pennsylvania advocates raising toads as a natural control for potato bugs. The suggestion frames toads as a practical pest management tool for farmers amid crop protection concerns.
A wry thought compares a moth circling a candle to a man dismounting toward a light, hinting at a shared pull toward illumination. The line frames curiosity and nature with a playful, philosophical tone.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps recalls a streetcar ride featuring a brown alpaca dress with ten ruffles and a green delaine upper, worn by a fifty-two year old Yankee woman. The piece critiques fashion shows that street life, not drawing rooms, reveal a garment’s true value, concluding the streetcar as a truer crucible for style.
In Steptoe Valley a woman tired of a year's flirtation confronts a suitor at a ranch. She demands he declare marriage intentions or leave. He responds by singing his stance, halting further advances until a firm commitment or exit.
Memoirs of St. Simon recount a Paris fashion trend in 1713 where women wore towering head dresses built from brass wire ribbons and hair. The Duchess of Shrewsbury mocked these creations as ridiculous edifices over two feet high that trembled with every movement and drew the King Louis XVI’s ire, yet they persisted for over a decade.
A daughter of Lloyd Tevis, one of California’s wealthiest heiresses, is to marry a son of the late John C Breckinridge. The match links prominent California and Breckinridge family lines in a forthcoming wedding.
Legal and transient advertisements cost one dollar per square ten lines for first insertion. Fifty cents for each additional insertion. A liberal yearly reduction available. Business cards up to six lines priced at six dollars per year.
By W A Crofut the piece depicts Sheridan ordered actions against roving Indians as frontier troops battle near the Arizona Nevada line. It notes skirmishes with Diggers near Salada and a camp near Alamosa, then mentions massacres, graves, and memorials. It contrasts frontier dangers with Apaches and the life of a war priest and digger.
A collage of quips and anecdotes on marriage ruses and roguish tricks. Topics range from feigned spies and pickpockets to crass humor about blindness and jests about Irish speech. References to a New Hampshire widow and a Washington scandal with foreign reps are satirical and pointed.
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