Clermont Courier Publication Details
The Clermont Courier notes it is published every Wednesday by the Courier Publishing and priced at 1.60 dollars per year in advance.
29 Jul 1885
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1885
Page
1
The Clermont Courier notes it is published every Wednesday by the Courier Publishing and priced at 1.60 dollars per year in advance.
Central time timetable notes daily tram service to Columbus and Cincinnati except Sunday. Express train from Cincinnati at 7 10 p m travels to Pittsburg via Wheeling with a sleeper. Authored by W W E Repppert General Passenger Assistant Columbus Ohio.
Omnibuses connect with trains at Yehoon for New Boston Monterey Cynthian and Fayetteville. At Mt Oreb omnibuses link to trains for New Hope Georgetown Higginsport and Rip wot Sardinia. Winchester omnibuses connect to North Liberty West Union and Manchester. Batavia Junction offers rail connections to Xenia Dayton Springfield Columbus and east. Portsmouth links to Hamien Ashland Ironton and all East on C W B and Chesapeake railways.
Attorneys at Law Hicks Batavia Ohio Harrison McKinney undertake to practice in law in Clermont and adjoining counties and give prompt attention to all business entrusted to their care. Office in Court House Boy adjoining residence of the Sheriff. Baker upstairs in Law Building will give special attention to collections and promptly attend to all business.
A travel narrative from July 4 1885 details Medicine Lodge valley farming, red sandy soil and rocky tablelands, abundant wildlife, and water scarcity in central western Kansas. The party notes rising towns Meade Center Ashland and Seward Center, land values, irrigation prospects, and forthcoming railroad plans while reporting on climate, health, and early settlement, with antelope and beaver creek game nearby.
New York letters discuss the Queen's Cup race to be held between August and September with American challengers Genesta and Puritan facing British entries. The schooner America, historic 1851 winner, is debated as a contender under Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, while Genesta captained by Sir Richard Sutton sails from Greenock to New York with plans for a twenty day crossing. The article notes center-board versus fixed keel debates, early history of the cup, and expert views on whether British or American yachts will prevail.
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody introduced kindergarten schools in America and Sarah B Cooper, a San Francisco philanthropist, founded kindergartens and industrial schools while exposing the opium trade’s abuses. The report contrasts Peabody’s education reforms with Cooper’s charitable work on the Pacific coast.
Priscilla sails in pursuit of the Genesta under James Gordon Bennett’s ownership with captain Gibson at the helm. Designed by A Cary Smith and built by Harlem and Hollingsworth Wilmington Cal the iron centerboard yacht measures 94 feet with a 60 foot topmast and sweeping sail. Trial racing begins as New York Bay hosts light airs and British rules bar centerboard entrants.
The text notes a shift in board charges from $8 to $30 or more per week, allowing John to live extravagantly with less risk to others. It frames this as the conclusion of a broader, possibly controversial arrangement tied to Moftstlessh and H. Horgan, suggesting a closing commentary on the situation.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of rates and terms for legal notices and transient advertisements. Mentions $1.00 per insertion and 50 cents for additional insertions, yearly reductions, business cards priced at $35.00 per year, and notes on job work and material abundance.
The text presents a garbled, incomplete note mentioning a philosopher or philanthropist with a sense of humor. It references a Mrs. Coper as a cousin and notes someone being an unbeliever. The passage is fragmented and difficult to interpret, offering no clear event or report.
At a Cornell trustees meeting a ballot for the presidency to fill President White's vacancy yielded 11 votes for a Michigan university professor and 4 for Gen. Adam3. The nominee is noted for established learning and culture, with executive duties new to him.
A Republican candidate for governor, John S Wise, son of Virginia leader Henry A Wise, emerges as a pivotal figure amid a fierce 19th century political clash. Wise, veteran of Civil War service and later federal roles, contrasts with a Democratic rival expected to be a Lee kin as the state gears for a high-stakes election.
The New York Observer marks forty five years of service for Rev. S Irenaius Promie arriving as a publisher in 1840 and recounting his health, moves, and growth with Morse and the paper. He notes he never had a dispute with anyone at work and reflects on long service and health.
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