09 Jun 1875
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1875
Page
1
The Memphis Cotton Exchange May crop report notes a eight percent drop in cotton acreage and over twelve percent rise in corn area. Small grains are doing well. The piece also covers European and other global economic items and various public notices.
A political scene reports the Senate organizing after a vote of 190 to 179 for Stowek against Atwac, with protests by five Republican senators over seating Priest and Proctor. A plan seeks Supreme Court opinion on the Governor and Council action, while Creek officers were wounded in a botched arrest of Jim Dickery’s gang.
The article notes humorists and comedians often mask gloom off stage. Writers of humorous pieces may be taciturn. It cites actors known for melancholy backstage and a famed American comedian described as a chronic hypochondriac.
Edward Cole, a practical joker from near Penn Yan, was killed by his brother-in-law George Pierce after Cole's entrance through a window following a door joke. Pierce, who was downstairs, warned him and then stabbed in the neck during a struggle, resulting in Cole's death after a prior exchange about money. Pierce, about 38, hailed as a respected Yates County citizen. The report notes both families as well regarded. A LaCrosse church anecdote describes women passing a contribution box over husbands' heads.
A concise counterargument to the broad declaration of the case is presented. It identifies key assumptions, cites counterexamples, and shows how specific facts undermine the overarching claim. The analysis emphasizes narrower, fact-based conclusions over sweeping generalities.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes General Grant's letter shows he does not seek a third nomination and would not pursue it under unlikely circumstances. It warns Democratic politicians will twist the letter to fuel fears and sustain uncertainty, misrepresenting its intent.
Obituary notes the death of Darius Wells a respected Paterson New Jersey citizen at seventy five. Born in Johnston New York he pioneered wood type inventing tools and fonts that transformed printing and engraving. His work enabled printers and engravers to use wood type widely and cost effectively, ending with a strong legacy in early American printing.
A London Pictorial World item recalls a street scene in Regent Street where a man pockets a faux theft from an apparent friend who is actually a stranger. The would-be thief fears exposure as a pickpocket and worries about police reports, while a quick moral twist saves him. Separately, Parisians don black stockings and open boots to display them, and a household tip urges wooden spoons for stirring hot food.
The Clermont Gourier lists advertising pricing: legal and transient ads at $1.00 per square for the first insertion, plus $0.50 for each additional insertion. Business cards up to six lines cost $6.00 per year, with liberal annual reductions offered for advertisers.
Poem reflects on babies, children, lovers, and adults moving through life. It contrasts joy with fear and burden, ending with a somber meditation on death and silent corpses. Names of individuals or organizations are not present. The piece reads as a devotional lament about human fragility and mortality.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on honesty, humility, action, prayer, fate, self-improvement, and moral discipline. The passages urge courage to condemn praise, humble self-view, acting in ordinary moments, genuine prayer, resisting vanity, and pursuing virtue over popular conduct. It emphasizes listening, tempered pleasures, and conquering others by addressing their passions.
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