Printed and Published Weekly by A. M. Gest
A brief note states the publication is printed and published weekly by A. M. Gest, indicating the newspaper’s production and schedule authority.
25 Jul 1845
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1845
Page
1
A brief note states the publication is printed and published weekly by A. M. Gest, indicating the newspaper’s production and schedule authority.
The article explains how plowing liberates air and nutrients, aids decomposition, and improves root access. It contrasts surface tilling with deep plowing and subsoiling, recommending gradual depth increases and crosswise spring plowing to mix soils, drain, and reduce pests while preserving beneficial elements.
A Phila Inquirer quoted essay argues against fashion vanity and neglect of home duties. It praises true womanly virtue, domestic care, and tenderness as foundations of family happiness, contrasting idle pride with sincere character and stewardship.
Aaron Burr sold his New York mansion and about twenty acres to John Jacob Astor for 50000 with redemption on Burr’s return. Burr later offered repayment with interest but Astor objected. Writings reviewed the deal was settled by paying Burr another 50000. The property now commands millions.
The fragment discusses conversational powers as a rare skill and the danger of wit as a weapon, noting great writers rarely converse easily yet occasionally reveal genius. It adds a quip about a Georgia summer outfit, describing a shirt collar and a pair of trousers as a calt.
In a letter from Elihu Burritt the abolitionist argues against dissolving the Union. He warns such a move would sever the Mississippi and wreck the nation, calling for renewal of the Union to advance liberty and abolition. He envisions a united republic founded on justice and the blessings of liberty for future generations.
A Boston correspondent reports a burglar cracked the Merchants Insurance office but found only twenty five dollars. He pockets it and leaves a diatribe against corporations on the President’s desk, a petty act showing his disdain for meager pay. The piece urges that true city prosperity lies in character, not wealth, citing Dr. Channing on noble humanity.
A reader is reminded that every newspaper column holds thousands of metal type pieces and a single misplacement can cause a typographical blunder, inviting both forgiveness and scrutiny of press accuracy.
The Louisville Journal denounces Mr. Polk for taking an office from Mrs. Kareh, a poor widow with several children, and giving it to Hartman, a disreputable Locofoco editor, questioning his action by a biblical rebuke.
Joseph Provo reports a seven hundred dozen head wheat harvest from under nine acres in his southern township, with grain per head near a bushel. He notes unusual six foot straw and seventy three grains per head, claiming the season yields unusually fine crops statewide and challenging others to beat it.
Dr. Thomas Dick estimates that since creation about fourteen thousand millions of beings have fallen in human battles. If they stood hand in hand at arm's length, they would span over fourteen million miles and encircle the Earth 608 times.
The North Carolina Watchman reports John Martin Sharpe was re annexed to his former wife Lucy Sharpe on the 10th of June by Wm Moore Boy after a divorce on the 10th of March. After ten years of marriage the couple divorced and remarried.
The Mexican Congress adjourned May 30 and will reconvene June 15 in extra session to remodel the tariff. A presidential election is planned for August 1.
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