31 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1878
Page
1
A fragmented OCR piece presents garbled verse with archaic imagery including a petrified lizard, a coffin, cypress trees, embalmment, and references to Apollo’s daughters. The text meanders through dreamlike scenes, questioning nectar, and a disturbing, enigmatic chamber.
In Marlpits a violent storm floods the valley destroying the reservoir danger and sweeping the widow Mrs Layton to her death. Alice and George Ashbury survive amid tragedy as estrangement ends with shared bereavement and a vow to bury the past.
A veteran animal trainer recalls brutal bites from lions in France and the mental discipline needed to work with dangerous beasts. He stresses never showing fear, breaking loose quickly, and keeping nerve after a bite to avoid recall by the animal. The piece ends with a quip about a man with a tooth-pick and bashful lovers during season.
In a humorous domestic scene Billikins suffers a bad haircut and a late night misadventure. After losing his key he imprudently wakes his wife Martha Ann causing a chaotic confrontation as she mistakes his appearance for a drunken prank and they end by he feeling he gained a mean advantage.
A satirical essay on the cliché of the mother-in-law as the household conscience. The speaker condemns the son-in-law for his neglect and mocks punning humor in decaying papers, arguing wives' mothers deserve respect rather than mockery.
James Nutthing of Arkansas saved a drowning companion in a river. The column items cover diverse notes from 19th century press, including medical mystery, royal rumors, a Minneapolis man found dead, petroleum export history, a clay casting method, Kellogg Verdi marriage rumors, a Louisiana bear trap anecdote, and travel gear counts. A Mississippi incident involves a man shooting a moccasin snake, plus a camp meeting fainting misadventure.
Miss Norah Donovan, newly appointed to spray the street with Mr Trevelyan's garden hose, floods Burlington area at sunset. A passing couple, shocked passengers, and a drenched neighbor all react as the hose shoots full force down the block. Damages loom as four suits are filed after the incident.
The Prince and the General exchange pleasantries praising Bismarck and the warm German American relations. The General notes Bismarck’s bearing and expressions about the Emperor, then visits Mrs. Grant after a planned review by the Crown Prince.
The article recalls Booth in Manchester where a hostile button makers crowd forced him off stage after a dramatic outburst. It notes a later New York arrest for drunkenness, where he gave as his name Lucius Junius Brutus before his release.
The article explains how a morning rainbow portends wet weather while an evening rainbow signals fair skies. It notes scientific rationale: morning bows show approaching rain clouds and increasing moisture. evening bows indicate receding clouds and drying air. It also references editorial controls at Detroit Free Press and criticizes a New York Post editor.
Classified notice notes business card adverts in Clermont Courier. Rate set at six dollars annually for a six line format. Advertisers encouraged to reserve space and use concise copy.
A reflective poem describes an antique vase as a witness to Nell life stories across years. It recalls loved ones and young daughters, names Alice Lee and others, with prayers for Nell and her family as time passes and the vase endures through care and memory.
A collage of light quips, jokes, and brief items from various papers. Bits reference a dog exhibit, egg baskets, a statesman in a drug store, a hot day on Third street, and social quips about fashion, heat, and old age.
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