06 Jun 1845
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1845
Page
1
A. M. Gest prints a weekly newspaper edition serving readers with local notices and brief items. The fragment notes the publisher's cadence and periodical distribution, reflecting a community press tradition.
In Boston a navy lieutenant Ferris Harvard is drawn into high society at a Beacon Street mansion. He woos Anne H while facing class barriers and an old father who tests his character with a charity trial ending in marriage and a fortune secured by merit. Public land sales and a New York convention wrap the feature.
A Norwich letter describes a catastrophic bridge collapse at Yarmouth amid a circus float. About 518 observers were on the suspension bridge when it fell, with initial reports of 100 to 150 deaths and many more missing.
An old note details chilling water by evaporative cooling using a wet cotton wrap around a jar or pitcher. It suggests two pitchers per worker, one for drinking and one for evaporation, to provide cold water in heat. A claimed deafness cure involves baking honey in bread and applying the honey inside the ears.
The Philadelphia American notes a quiet subscription in which Mr. Clay gained about fifty thousand dollars, with thirty five thousand used to clear estate incumbrances. Ashland is free and a remaining sum goes to his friends. A separate item jokes about Captain Tyler fishing on James River, criticizing past actions.
The city reports smallpox spreading. the Board of Health assigns a physician to each Ward to treat the sick and vaccinate all who desire it. Officials emphasize vaccination as the true safeguard against the disease.
Major H. B. Webb, formerly of the U S army, has been appointed agent to supervise the erection of the Cleveland marine hospital, which is finally to be commenced.
A man outraged his wife by taking his overcoat and boots from her beetle before she could wear them. He got a severe dressing down and is advised to mind his own business in the future.
A weathered quip recalls a man’s tumble from a second floor and the remark that he wasn’t wanted there. Also noted is the value of St. Clair money at fifty cents on the dollar in Detroit and Cleveland markets.
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