27 Jul 1839
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1839
Page
1
Edited and published weekly by A M Gest outlines pricing for a weekly paper. Rates include two dollars per year in advance or within thirty days, two fifty after the period, and three dollars if paid after the year ends. Paper not discontinued until all arrears are settled.
An essay argues against relying on luck for success and urges a disciplined, systematic education. It contrasts Franklin's early lifelong study with fame earned later, warning that talent alone does not guarantee achievement. A strong education prepares independent, adaptable individuals less dependent on chance.
The text argues against success by accident and urges a lifelong plan: build a deep foundation in learning and virtue, study diligently, and prepare for common life duties. It compares public office to a possible outcome and emphasizes readiness and self reliance over luck, aiming for true independence.
A New England Review Paris correspondent recounts a shipboard romance on a transatlantic voyage. Mr H of Massachusetts became engaged to Miss Maria Louisa after a mutual attraction sparked by introductions and whist games. A Sunday sermon preceded a noon marriage on deck with seventy six aboard, a white satin gown, and a tranquil, moonlit ceremony followed by tears of joy.
The excerpt describes a festive mood around weddings and marriages at sea. Amid gossip and excitement, a narrator jokes about proposing to a figure referred to as Miss C. to spur laughter among onlookers. The scene centers on triumphant love and public fascination with nuptial events.
A literary essay recalls how childhood landscapes linger in memory and influence later life. It cites a tale of a girl bound by an Eastern prince, and argues idleness fuels crime while reflecting on moral lessons from Hogarth and ancient poets. It closes with a chemistry note on copper nitrate and metallic precipitation.
Major Noah envisions a renewed Jewish world leadership upon Zion’s call. Europe and Asia would form a powerful confederacy, bringing officers, statesmen, capitalists, artists, physicians, and merchants to restore Israel with vast resources and diverse talents. The text notes many may contribute without migrating, all sharing pride in Jerusalem’s flag rising again.
A July fourth celebration in Greenfield Massachusetts featured editor Buckingham of the Boston Courier sharing reminiscences about 1799 and a toast praising young Americans. The event highlighted Fielding Bradford issuing Kentucky Gazette’s first issue in Limestone Maysville and Lexington, noting the veteran printer’s continued presence and Whig allegiance.
A Greek sailor danced on the yard amid the ship’s rigging then fell overboard. A rescue failed but he later reappeared at the deck, having apparently dived and swum underwater to safety. The anecdote links to ancient Greek diving during the siege of Syracuse as recounted by Dr. Ester's Journal.
The New Orleans Sun notes a lilting reflection on the night sky as readers wish to be stars, preferring freedom to celebrity earnings, and expressing a wry view that printers and performers alike stay up late.
A Baltimore transcript item reports a so called loafer on Market street who questioned a busy clerk with a string of interrogatories asking if Mr Readymoney was inside where he had gone and when he would return, the intruder escalating his tone until the clerk subdued him with a "clap of thunder" comparison.
A读 excerpt notes Buckingham’s quote about Egyptians using mummies as fuel with graphic dismemberment imagery. The piece presents a sensational, macabre prank style remark about firing mummies while claiming “fire and gay people” and “hack ed into backlogs.”
A two year old girl of Mr. Ingalls wandered from her parents in Lynn. After a failed evening and next morning search, the family's intelligent dog tracked the child by whines and signs. The dog guided a finder to a swamp where the girl stood up to her arms in mud and water, unseen overnight.
The Tron Works at Rochester near Logansport have started producing high quality bar iron. A sample is at Cyrus Taber’s store and has been tested by Mr. Hines who deems it superior to typical market iron.
A New York Whig writer in Buenos Ayres reports oxen cost about two silver dollars each. Fifty thousand oxen were bought and killed near the city for hides and tallow, with beef given away or left to rot. One paper dollar could buy an arrobe of beef, and local provisions were proportionally priced.
The piece cites a Louisiana Penny Press note and a Quaker encounter. It features a dialect exchange about naming a rose and its scent and a humorous mispronunciation during prayer where Stephen Grellette jokes about pickle and preservation. It preserves regional speech and humor.
A poignant line imagines a place free from harm as a speaker laments current life. The contrasts with a woodpecker joke to an apple tree add a surreal, darkly humorous layer.
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