11 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1894
Page
1
A twilight view from the East Fork bridge shows emerald banks fringed with trees and willows, a tranquil stream and distant hills. The piece recalls a late summer landscape, a city, farms, and a river road, with anecdotal notes on locals and a highwayman incident involving Col. Alf Whitlock.
Letters from Hillsboro Lebanon and surrounding papers rally around Judge Hulick for Congress. They denounce the Cincinnati Tribune and its backers as destructive to Republican unity and predict Hulick will win a large majority, with Highland county possibly setting a new high mark.
The Wilmington Journal backs Hulick and denounces the Cincinnati Tribune and its mugwump ally Wade H. Ellis as meddling outsiders. The piece argues Clinton County Republicans won’t bolt and predicts Hulick’s election, while criticising the Tribune’s sensational tactics.
The body of Frank Langdon was found in the Newport river the day after his drowning at Tobase co. He struggled on a swift current, tried to stand on a log that turned, and water entered his windpipe. A nearby boy tried to help but could not. Langdon was buried in Tabasco amid many mourners. this marks a third drowning at that spot in three years.
Attorney Frank Roudebush sought a faith cure for a sick horse using a faith healing professor who laid on hands and gave a massage. The unnamed physician charged $10 for a session and promised a possible third-hour moon follow up, claiming the horse would be fit for a thirty mile fox chase.
John A. Kline of Cincinnati conducts a large engraving shop at 88 West Ninth Street and has issued a pamphlet with samples praised for their beauty and mastery. A Batavian by birth, he is noted as a leading regional engraver who creates works from simple pieces to elaborate landscapes. The piece highlights his sincere motive to aid others, his extensive property in Batavia, and his status as a prominent local figure. Lovers of art are urged to obtain a copy of his superb production.
Samuel Newberry, a veteran and pensioner, confronted a bank teller over the phrase or order on his check. He insisted his name was plain Newberry and not Newberry or order, and he signed the back, receiving his funds. He left satisfied he blocked government machination.
Richard Johnson, living near Loveland, was gored to death by a bull on Saturday after collapsing from an epilepsy fit in a field. The infuriated bull broke ribs and inflicted multiple wounds before Johnson dragged himself home where he died before aid arrived. The scene showed blood tracks and a lone witness was not identified.
Bart Smith of Vera Cras fired at his head last Saturday amid farm prices, grocery costs, a strike, tariffs, rain shortage, and prolonged bad weather. The shots only caused a scalp wound as he dropped his revolver and discarded his ammunition. Smith will recover and was stabilized with his arms bound.
Treasurer Dudley buys fireworks for his granddaughter then a cat is startled by a cracker fuse. An explosion scatters six newborn kittens and a frightened cat into the girl's lap. The girl returns the unexploded crackers and asks for safer stock.
At yesterday's meeting Charles Kayser won the contract to furnish lumber for a Pierce township bridge at two dollars twenty five cents per hundred and poplar at three fifty per hundred. The report also notes various local happenings including religious meetings, a wrestling injury, and a death inquiry in Cincinnati.
H. C. Parsons, former president of the C P V road when Ohio and Northwestern name was used, was killed in Natural Bridge Virginia last week by a C O conductor F A Goodwin who Parsons had reported for misconduct. He was promptly arrested and faces punishment for the crime.
Denver convention delegates 863 of 900 voiced choices. McKinley led with 587 votes while Reed had 142 and Harrison 28. others split among Allison Alger Cameron and Lincoln. The report also notes local curiosities and historical county-seat moves in Adams county.
A reader defends a recent Acropolis letter by citing a dinner remark described as soup to toothpicks. The critic argued toothpicks were not part of an approved dinner, but the writer notes toothpicks were observable items at that meal. They were natural clusters used by each diner.
A weather driven note hawks Syrup of Tar as a summer cold remedy from Dr. King and two kinds of sarsaparilla. One sarsaparilla helps the stomach with crystal water, the other purifies the blood and brightens the eye. The ad urges customers to cut out the slip and return to the counter.
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