21 Jul 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1880
Page
1
A fragment from The Glermont Courier hints at a note about CHAS. WW. 1 EGG and RMS. Ey wet Paid Withie Gee Year, suggesting a clipped historical item or notice. Further readable details are unavailable.
Fragmentary verse speaks of sunlit life after storms and the relief of loved ones gathered around, noting emotions of swelling bosom and tears in quiet moments. The garbled lines reference nature, resilience, and memorial solace without clear names or events.
An incomplete narrative follows Edward and a young woman named Sarah as a tentative acquaintance grows into a sisterly bond. Their interactions reveal innocence, shifting perceptions, and a dawning internal conflict about affection, boundaries, and identity within a muted domestic scene.
A chaotic report details multiple tragedies and legal actions across Ohio. Wins while towns like Bellefontaine and Findlay show population shifts, deaths from accidents and disease, and a string of court outcomes including a Cincinnati conviction and prison sentence. The piece also notes a bank fraud scheme involving forged papers and a large theft of warehouse receipts.
An editorial excerpt cites the Jewish Messenger urging patience and restraint to counter attacks on Jewish beliefs. It argues Jews should be most tolerant due to their historical suffering from intolerance, warning against bigotry that harms communal harmony and religious liberty.
A garbled column recalls an 19th century fashion moment with references to a chief stager, a hanging, and a Queen Victoria gown made from a coal scuttle. The fragmentary note mentions black satin dresses and evolving style in a period piece tone.
The passage notes a common sight in the city as men with slouched postures ride bicycles, deriding their awkward appearance. It mentions riders on the so called steel horse and suggests that the pastime behind the movement is responsible for the ungraceful look.
A Kilkenny librarian, Mr Ryan, hoarded books becoming his idols, living in near isolation until his death in 1986. His sparsely furnished room held only a bed of old blankets under dust-filled stacks. A French provincial recluse likewise lived alone, allowing only a charwoman and a news agent, until police intervened when even they failed to gain entry.
A Methodist voice pins much social misery on scandalmongering and meddling temper. He finds half the scandal stems from neglect of the rule go tell thy brother and calls for restraint and brotherly admonition.
The article surveys animal lifespans from dogs and elephants to tortoises and ravens, noting ages such as seventy for Pompey dogs, up to 800 years claimed for swans and 107 for tortoises. It contrasts this with the sense of touch in animals and describes primitive life stages and sensory adaptations observed in various species.
The article explains an eleven year solar cycle with sun spots forming in vast groups and smaller clusters. It notes moves across the sun, their varying durations, and possible terrestrial effects including northern lights, heat waves, and storms. It urges vigilant, long term observation by qualified and lay observers alike.
The text contrasts Garfield and Hancock amid a heated 1880 campaign. It argues the Democratic party has not changed, condemns Southern dominance, and defends Garfield as a Union hero while asserting Hancock’s military career does not warrant the presidency. It critiques policy moves in Congress and the party’s stance on Reconstruction.
A Cleveland Herald report notes a sixteen year old hires himself to chop twenty five cords of wood for a Newburg township employer. The brief item highlights youth labor and rural work in the era.
Fragmented passage discusses fat content in cattle and pork, fattening practices, and midlings for pork, with stray reflections on beef, middlings, and market notes. Mentions American Cultivator and scattered items about cattle, pigs, and fat production. Contains garbled quotes and unrelated notes.
The text surveys preferences for precise diction in social and religious contexts. It notes that terms like residence and meeting-house carry formality and respect, and critiques casual phrasing such as nicely for describing health, alongside examples of evolving usage and clarity in speech.
The article describes using sulphur to treat cattle, poultry, pigs, and sheep. It notes weekly feeding quantities and a mild cathartic effect when desired. It also mentions lice issues in poultry and general beneficial effects in small doses.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: transient ads $1.00 for first line, 50 cents for each additional line. A liberal rate for yearly advertisers. Limit for business cards six lines, $5.00 per year.
The report notes a simple remedy tested during a period of high temperature. It claims the remedy stopped a sneeze and relieved a distressing hay fever symptom quickly, though the exact details are unclear.
An old quotation extols unconfined outdoor life for health and temper. It argues that time indoors fosters narrow views and listlessness, contrasting outdoors as the proper place for a man to be and for good conduct.
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