25 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1879
Page
1
The Clermont Courier lists publication details and pricing with weekly Wednesdays issues. Charles W. Pegg is cited for terms of $1.50 per year in advance and $2 after the year, reflecting an early 20th century local newspaper subscription model.
Poetic line by B. H. Stoddard contrasts earthly strength with Walt’s mighty birth, suggesting a meditation on power and origin. The fragment hints at a literary or commemorative note without concrete event details.
A damaged OCR excerpt presents scattered poetic lines about sandalwood flowers, lilies, and a fleeting kiss. The text mentions broken phrases and unclear imagery, obscuring full meaning and authorial intent. No coherent narrative or event is discernible.
A discussion notes how misreadings by a compositor altered several ads and sentences. Examples include a Stanhope photon misread as stump of a pheaton and phrases turning to unintended words such as driving and drinking, five minutes into five months walk, and a lemon description warped to eqneezed emon.
San Francisco letter recounts Mike Moloney a workingman who baited Doolegan's saloon cellar for a rat hunt by Jake Snyder Esq. He collected rats for hours then found only a bung-hole under the barrel top, having wasted the day on a single rat. Moloney quits labor, plans to become a Sandlot speaker.
A Springfield man displays a striking hair color split with gray only on the lower beard half while the upper head hair remains dark. The beard line sits midway on the chin and the head line sits just above the nose.
The June sessions see the Military Committee back a State agent plan paying twenty to thirty thousand dollars in fees for collecting Ohio claims against the federal government. Debates delay codification as lawmakers argue over canal funding and a tax exemption for a benevolent fund. John McSweeney is named trustee of the Girls Industrial School. resolutions discuss crime, prisons, and a police reorganization bill for Cincinnati.
A tender scene between Leander and Ero as they toast a hopeful summer romance. They discuss alarming rumors about poison flavorings and the risk of yellow fever, then cling to plans for happiness and ice cream, while Leander quietly shows his overwhelming, wordless happiness.
The excerpt depicts rigid Spanish domestic life and funeral customs. It notes the mild male authority at home, the unreconciled couples living in adjacent rooms, and the avoidance of public scandal. It also contrasts vivacious women with conservative norms, the ritual isolation after death, and a duke cherishing a Madrid house tied to a lost wife.
In Philadelphia Judge Hanna rules a debtor may promise payment after death to bind the estate. Executors disputed a note signed by Frederick Dewald for 1500 dollars to Charles Krupp, relation to Krupp moving from a Dewald house. The ruling holds posthumous payment promises enforceable against the estate.
A liberal clergyman recalls that while urging kindness to animals he cited a cruel incident with a toad and firecrackers. The class reacted with curious enthusiasm using rural slang about blowing up bull frogs, revealing unintended misinterpretations of his warning.
A poetic fragment reflects on springtime scenes when robins hop, bees visit flowers, dawn light gilds clouds, and clover sways in a breeze, making it pleasant to linger in bed for another nap.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a fiery speech denouncing the Democratic party as an organized appetite for patronage and office. It argues the party would disband the army, undermine the banks and jury rights, and push state rights over national unity, warning of a dangerous tilt toward disunion if empowered.
The Citizens of the Cross Roads hold a meeting to share views on the general condition of things in Washington. They express concern over national affairs and discuss local impact, urging informed public engagement and thoughtful action.
Riding habits are no longer made with superfluous goods and now cover the feet. They are tight fitting while allowing free movement. Three pantalón styles exist: full length with gaiters, half pantalón closed with soft black boots, and short trousers ending above the knee with leggings. Ladies favor boots with heels, but flat-heeled sturdy boots are preferred for riding, and the stove-pipe hat with a low crown is common.
After years of prejudice against German music a Rome audience finally heard Beethoven symphonies. Performed by capable Roman musicians last month the concerts drew warm applause from the city’s music lovers.
Legal and transient ads cost 1.60 per square for first insertion with ten lines. Each additional insertion adds 0.50. Yearly reductions offered. Business cards up to six lines priced at 84.00 per year.
Fragmentary verse describes a listener comforted by a singer who touches the eyes and sings a deathless song. The poem evokes fresh woods and streams and a timeless, unnamed melody that leaves no memory, suggesting a reconciliation with death and a reorientation after loss.
A collage of light quotes and oddities from the era including proverbs, street scenes, and small-town anecdotes. Items reference San Antonio mockingbirds, police, West Point debates, and social manners. Several jokes and witticisms touch on clergy, family life, fashion, and weather in brief newspaper-prose flavor.
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