21 Jun 1849
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1849
Page
1
The document states pricing terms for a periodical, noting advance and delayed payment rates. It specifies arrears must be paid before continued delivery and mentions standard advertisement rates. The language reflects a Victorian-era subscription notice with financial conditions and publishing terms.
The verse paints a tranquil scene of twilight calm and memories of loved ones. It dwells on farewell, longing, and heavenly peace as the spirit journeys beyond earthly ties toward a serene afterlife.
Lieutenant Lynxon's expedition details a scorching afternoon and night along the Dead Sea region. The party battles 102 degree heat, a torching sirocco, and scarce water near Wady Humeir on the Moab coast, while noting geology, a distant millstone, and tense Arab watch.
The passage contrasts Casentino streams feeding the Arno with feverish thirst and imagined civic debates about abundant water. A sentry watches at midnight as temperatures fall from 98 to 82 degrees, while an Arab keeper sleeps uneasy in the Dead Sea fever.
The article praises Louis Kossuth as a powerful orator and foresighted leader. It describes his influence on peasants during provincial tours, with crowds arming themselves for battle. It notes women and noble ladies serving and sometimes commanding troops funded by themselves, while defending him against charges of violence. It recalls his rise from a poor Perth lawyer to a ministerial secretary.
A friend’s quip to a groom notes a cautionary tale about marriage and money. The anecdote recalls a mid century jest where the husband reflects on his modest fortune versus his wife’s, her humorously “odd shilling” always tipping balance.
Dr Dan Drake warns of Asiatic and common cholera merging with summer heat. Cites June to July vulnerability, heat patterns, and bilious symptoms. Emphasizes vigilance, protective clothing for children, and avoiding heat exposure to curb fatalities. Cincinnati June 13 1849.
The passage summarizes Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy linking idleness to poor health and mental distress. It notes that rich and noble individuals suffer from melancholy due to spending time in dissipated pleasure and useless recreation, while weariness and suspicion color their view of the world.
The recent French elections favor Socialists and Red Republicans by about 240 seats, while the opposing coalition of parties and factions, though varied in views, is seen as the friends of order and totals about half that number.
A manuscript autobiography of Daniel Webster, cited in Mrs. Lee’s Life of Buckminster, notes Webster’s early Latin lessons with Joseph Stephens Buckminster and his struggle to speak in public. The passage portrays a boyhood fear overcome by patient encouragement and personal resolve.
Narrative contrasts Sir Thomas Munroe's terms for marriage with a reflective meditation on church bells. The bells speak as a sermon to poor and rich alike, urging humility and compassion beyond worldly vanity and pride. The piece ends with a devotional coda referencing Douglas Jerrold.
In several coastal regions fog bells alert vessels as they approach shore. The bell is triggered by a wind up mechanism connected to a lever reaching into the fog. A sponge at the lever absorbs moisture, becomes heavy, and releases the mechanism to ring the bell. A rain-cover above the sponge prevents rain interference.
An American missionary at the Customs House in Constantinople valued Bibles for duty, but Turkish officials doubled the valuation and demanded 4 percent ad valorem. The missionary used a Turkish regulation allowing duties in kind, paying five Bibles per hundred. thereafter, the officials accepted the in kind payment and ceased further demands.
The Medical Counsel of the New York Board of Health reports no infections among doctors nurses or visitors at the cholera hospital. It notes that during Paris cholera in 1832 nurses attending patients suffered below the city's average mortality, supporting the safety of care in outbreaks.
The British Review extols the weekly Sabbath as God given rest for workers. It likens the Sabbath to a savings bank that replenishes spirits and vigor for the coming week and years, praising frugality and devout Sabbath keeping for longevity and vitality.
A moral exhortation warns a young man to avoid wine and mischief. It condemns social drinking as leading to ruin and cautions against associating with vicious people. The text urges restraint, honesty, and vigilance to preserve upright principles and divine protection.
The text urges consistent conduct between words and deeds. It praises a conscientious, truthful, humble Christian life, free of offense, as lasting good whose example leads others and reflects eternity rather than time. It emphasizes living modestly and avoiding profane language.
The literary world mourns the death of Maria Edgeworth the famed novelist. She died after a brief illness on Monday May 21 at Edgeworthstown in County Longford Ireland aged 82.
In Queen Mary’s reign square toed shoes were fashionable. Reportedly a proclamation ordered men not to wear shoes with toes exceeding eight inches square.
The act to amend the 1846 act creating the Attorney General office provides for a five year term elected by the state’s electors, with governor election rules applied. It details quo warranto proceedings notice publication in Franklin County, deposition rules, repeal of inconsistent laws, and is signed by Breslin and Randall with a March 19, 1849 date.
Ohio laws allow the common pleas courts to remit fines against township treasurers under the school statistics act if the treasurer has paid all costs and made settlement. The act lasts one year from passage. John G. Breslin speaker. Brewster Randall presentado March 10, 1849.
An Act to amend the 1848 railroad and turnpike incorporation act. It authorizes remaining directors to fill vacancies by death resignation or other cause when no provision exists, with appointees serving until next elected successor. Speaker House Reps March 18 1849.
Ohio General Assembly repeals the fifth section of the 1846 act allowing county commissioners to convert free turnpike roads into state roads. The repeal takes effect upon passage. Speaker of the House of Representatives presides.
A countryman enters a fashionable city church after hearing organ music on Sunday. The sexton invites him in but he resists, declaring he cannot dance and will not be caught there on Sunday. The Baltimore American notes bachelors are counted in the census.
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