28 Jul 1859
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1859
Page
1
A Clermont Courier feature titled Childhood's Dream by Z and Los presents a reflective piece on youth aspirations and the fading memory of childhood ambitions. The authors explore personal growth, community setting, and the passage of time.
A denunciation of the so called Silky Man class who use excessive politeness to manipulate victims. The piece warns that refined manners mask deceitful intentions, exploiting trust in business and social exchanges to swindle and defraud the unsuspecting public.
A long critique catalogs the so called Silky Men: unscrupulous politicians who charm crowds and switch loyalties, a smooth talking doctor who preys on families and gains patients, a silkily corrupt clergyman and editor who profit from public trust while exploiting others. The piece warns these hypocrites use flattery, charity pretense, and social standing to rob the public and escape accountability.
A Kenton Republican letter laments the heavy tax law raising costs for collecting county taxes. It accuses misallocation of School, Township and Road funds and urges electing a legislature in October to repeal the law early in the session. It condemns a rowdy nuisance described with fragmented dialect anecdotes and social unrest.
A Boston Bee retells a scene aboard a Metropolitan Railroad car on West Street. A lady in an expansive crinoline asks the conductor how many seats she occupies, pays twenty cents for four seats, and insists she must not be disturbed as she proceeds to her destination.
A humorous yet cautionary tale recounts a dancing party where mischievous men swapped infants, leading to a day of confusion as mothers found their babies wearing others’ clothes. The mixup triggered a community uproar while authorities reassured no lasting harm.
A reader cites a published remedy for scrofula from 1859. The directions describe placing two copper cents in a cup with one ounce aquafortis and two ounces strong vinegar, applying twice daily with a brush after washing the sore, warning of pain and suggesting rain water if pain is too strong. The writer asks for observed results.
Reporter claims Leavenworth Jail holds many Democrats accused of fraud in the recent election. The article alleges voting irregularities as the focus of a widening investigation, with Republicans optimistic about overturning a supposed Democratic majority once frauds are fully probed. A stray aside mentions a man’s unwell wife.
The Clinton Republican criticizes the Cincinnati Enquirer for installing Southern editors such as Judge Walker from New Orleans and A. D. Banks from Virginia to steer Ohio Democratic politics. It argues these editors shift the paper toward Southern pro slavery aims and doubts their success in gaining Ohio votes for the next presidential election, predicting greater opposition to the South Side Democracy.
A Richmond Whig critique of the Democracy on the slavery issue. The piece accuses the party of hypocrisy and failure to settle the question, arguing they seek to settle it only to gain votes in presidential elections. It denounces the party as needing to quit attempting to fix the matter.
Quotes from Samuel Girann and John Jacob Astor emphasize constant advertising as essential for business success. They advocate advertising in dull times and claim it sustains visibility, generates sales, and converts attention into wealth. The speakers credit weekly and daily papers for broad reach and profits.
A list of Benjamin Franklin style maxims attributed to Jeffersons philosophy covering practical conduct. Each rule offers compact guidance on personal effort frugality patience and self control with emphasis on doing today avoiding unnecessary trouble and managing anger and desires.
The old Dutch farmer in inland Pennsylvania is chosen as corporal of a militia company. His wife questions the family gains from promotion and asks about their children playing with neighbors. A child asks if they are all corporate, prompting a sharp family exchange.
John G Whitston discusses liberal views in a senate debate advocating reading circles libraries and debates to promote mental and bodily health. He praises cheerful Christianity over asceticism and cites Richard Baxter on religion as joy and obedience. He condemns repression and parallels moral reform neglecting natural law with the Flathead mother's practice of binding an infant's forehead.
Mr Mechi argues straw can be valuable livestock feed when moist and warm. He feeds ten bullocks a steamed mix of cut straw with rape cake malt combs bran and water plus mangel wurzel, at about 38 shillings weekly. He notes temperature shelter and proper preparation affect intake and outcomes and cites Voetcker’s analysis valuing straw’s muscle fat and heat production per 100 pounds.
A Maine correspondent reports F. and D. P. Ramsdell of Canaan planted artichokes on two square rods in 1858 and dug twelve bushels this spring. At 960 bushels per acre, the crop could prove profitable for hogs milch cows and other farm uses.
In New York at the Franklin birthday celebration Mr. Fry of the Tribune recounted a friend sending a telegraph to St. Louis asking what breakfast and how the baby were. The reply noted buckwheat cakes and meat as the meal.
Recent accounts describe discovery of ancient artifacts including vases and pottery fragments in a Central American site. Researchers note a four mile area explored with tentative signs of antiquities and cultural remains.
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