23 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1879
Page
1
The Glermont Courier lists weekly publication details with subscription terms of 1.50 dollars per year and mentions Wednesday release, though the lines are garbled. The notice outlines pricing and schedule information for readers and potential subscribers.
A fragmented poem laments tight-lacing as a harmful fashion causing pain, illness, and ruined beauty for women. It questions how beauty’s lines are destroyed by restrictive dress and social norms, then shifts to a tale from Moscow about a brutal husband and a gruesome murder.
In 1753 Peter supported Catharine I as Countess Dashkoff led the Preobrajenski regiment in male dress with pistols at her saddle-bow. The piece notes several noblewomen joining the Nihilist circles with public skirmishes and the lingering memory of an attempted killing of ex Minister of Police Gen. Trepoff.
A husband uses a carriage metaphor to soothe his wife after she accuses him of losing affection. He points to a horse car catching and resting, stating he has "caught the car" to explain his attention and love remain steady. The tale ends with his quiet return to leisure and reassurance.
An old Paris silvery wedding piece recounts how the Emperor of Austria met his wife in youthful courtship. The scene includes Bavarian cousins, a riding hat with a green veil, and a betrothal edelweiss. She later became Empress after a brief hesitation and a royal toast.
The piece surveys the 1827 London publication Poems by Two Brothers by Charles and Alfred Tennyson. It recalls later volumes, notes Charles Turner Tennyson’s clerical life, and records his Cheltenham death on the 25th of last month, while Alfred nears seventy.
A Druz e farmer in Bashan borrows 600 piastres from Sheikh Shibly and cannot repay. The creditor demands his daughter as dowry or plate as payment, and the farmer asks for 120 dollars. Insults escalate to murder. the sheikhs condemn the man to death and order burning, followed by stoning, in a public, fatal act witnessed by many.
A note left on a suicide victim in Worcester Massachusetts states the writer cannot find work in any field from manual labor to steam engineering. He describes failed attempts in over twenty cities and among farmers and says he would rather die than beg or steal, claiming his reputation is ruined.
Eugene McCross recounts the voyage of the Columbian to the Arctic reaching the pole amid ice barriers and Esquimaux, with dangers, frostbitten biscuits, and a final Boston homecoming. The tale notes log loss, frozen speeches, and a humorous ending about the pole’s safety.
An archivist recalling a warm Maine home after a voyage writes of the North Pole ascent and the English sailors’ astonishment at America’s claim to discovery. The piece mingles nostalgia, geography, and a frontier spirit from Wheeler’s Ranche Iowa.
A London paper recounts Bismarck’s visit to Lord and Lady Dufferin in Berlin. A footman refused to announce him, angering Bismarck who called him an old fool, until Lord Dufferin and a mistaken maid's message altered the scene.
The article lists Robert Bonner and Henry N. Smith among the leading buyers of trotting horses, detailing purchases from Dexter to Lady Thorn and Goldsmith Maid. It totals at $204,500 spent for numerous horses, while Goldsmith Maid earned over $75,000 for her owner after expenses and Budd Doble’s share.
Charles Thompson, secretary to the first American Congress, held office for fifteen years through careful prudence. An anecdote recalls how he avoided slander by obtaining a written certificate of satisfactory conduct from a slanderous boarding-house couple before moving to a new home.
Consul Davenport notes a sharp rise in American cotton piece goods imports into Shanghai in 1877, with British articles shrinking. He cites two theories for the shift: presumed purity of American textiles and New England stock push due to weak US demand. The London Economist confirms the purity claim.
In a South Carolina trial a man was accused of burglary but proved to have entered through a hole in the wall and exited the same way after releasing flour. The jury acquitted on breaking but found the defendant did steal flour. The Boston Transcript reports a boastful glove dealer quip about selling stock while a crowd reacts with mixture of celebration and mockery.
The piece argues that Jefferson Davis and the Okolona States press advocate secessionist aims and threaten South supremacy. It claims Democratic strength in 1880 could allow Southern control, cripple the national government, and push states to defy federal authority, warning of a possible return to rebellion to reestablish power.
A thoughtful essay argues dying involves little pain and fear fades as death nears. Dr. Edward H. Clark cites unconsciousness during the final act, comparing death to birth, with physiological changes signaling the body’s shutdown. An anecdote warns officers to monitor baths to avoid dangerous incidents in barracks.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates as one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. A yearly reduction is offered. Business cards up to six lines cost fifty five dollars per year.
A fragmented verse describes a shopman and a seller negotiating over birds and cages. A savage cat, a singer, and a canary are referenced amid a gore implying scene, with a stray line about a boy named Billie and a parlor floor.
The itemized text covers varied notes from crime and court to weather, science, and daily life. Mentions include costs like 15 million, $12,000 payments, and regional notes from West Virginia to Louisiana. locusts in Texas. economic figures for New York elevated railway figures. and assorted curiosities about politics, bequests, and local incidents.
The report traces flag color changes from Clovis turquoise to blue with red trefoils under Charlemagne, through Medici-like lilies under various rulers, to the modern tricolor from 1792, 1814 and 1830 restorations, noting shifts amid a Havana cigar shortage disturbing New York trade.
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