21 Jul 1875
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1875
Page
1
A Pennsylvania lad saved a drowning man after fishing on a Sunday, triggering a grateful donor to start him a ten thousand dollar bank account. The item also surveys novelties from science to politics and a curious orange-eating method.
From the West the Red Cloud Agency letter describes a strong armed Uncapapa Sioux force on the war path in the Black Hills with intent to cover the country with horse hoof tracks. Indian sources report two encounters with miners, killing seven in one party and three in another.
A veteran coroner, famed for an inquest on an Egyptian mummy and a verdict of Death from cause unknown, remains in office and enthusiastic about the profession. He recalls a solemn Noahs flood sermon and quips about mortality, while a light scatter of humorous observations on fashion, manners, and politics fills the page.
Francis Preston Blair Jr died at St Louis in the closing hour of July 8 after a long period of feeble health. Born January 19, 1821 in Lexington Kentucky he rose from lawyer to editor and congressman. He served as Major General, Missouri politician, Pacific Railroad Commissioner and 1868 Democratic vice presidential nominee. Blair was known as an energetic Sherman officer and a companionable man.
A San Francisco group of principal capitalists incorporating the National Telegraph Company aims to build a 75 000 mile telegraph system linking New York and San Francisco and other major cities in the United States Canada and its territories with a capital of 25 000 000 seven and a half million subscribed and ten percent paid. First directors include Michael Reese Calvin W Kellogg John B Keene Faxon D Atherton Wm Sharon William Burling and Alfred A Cohen, among the citys wealthiest men whose combined fortunes exceed 40 000 000 to 50 000 000. The note closes with a quotation on vanity: The most incorrigible delusion is conceit.
Recovered from old newspaper files is an 1818 notice by John Cleves Symmes of Ohio announcing a hollow earth theory. He seeks 100 companions to voyage toward Siberia and promises a warm, fertile land beyond sixty nine miles north of 82 degrees. The item notes public amusement and lack of funds for exploration. It ends with a quip about barrel repairs and a chemistry tip.
Harper’s Weekly argues that the Republican party remains essential to liberty, while the Democratic party is equally defunct by theory. The piece cites 1874 election turmoil, droughts, locusts, and blame shifts toward Grant and Republicans, predicting a Republican victory in 1876.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising charges: legal and transient ads cost $1.00 per square for the first insertion plus $0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly ads receive a liberal reduction. Business cards up to six lines are $6.00 per year.
Mary the mute daughter of an old lord bears a child with her. Though deaf and speechless, she finds gratitude after tragedy when she uses a hidden fault to protect her baby. The scene ends with a prayer of thankfulness and a mother’s kiss.
A collection of short observations and quips on life, honesty, romance, and manners. The pieces reference a Boston paper on yelling at runaway horses, a footnote on onyx of Absalom, and reflections from Seneca on misfortune. It blends humor with moral commentary and light verse.
Western lawyer W B became a judge and sought rules to guide him. He studied law maxims but found no fit. Reading the Bible, he learned James 1 19 swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath. He was right, that rule would make nearly anyone good.
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