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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1849
Page
1
Printed and published by Andrew TM Gest. One dollar seventy five cents in advance or within sixty days. Two dollars for late payment. Paper not discontinued until arrears are paid. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
Dr Cartwright argues that cholera mirrors the 32 and 33 epidemics with variable onset from diarrhea to vomiting, and that treatment must focus on reversing the retrograde flow from absorbents by forcing perspiration. He prescribes a specific compound powder, heat applications, diluent drinks, and morphine with camphor water, asserting rapid sweating within minutes and cure if applied before pulse failure.
The piece argues that public notice often favors noise over merit and that fame can arise from accident or fashion rather than true ability. It cites poets, actors, and musicians as examples and notes that some names endure while others fade, with occasional stars of weak capacity achieving lasting remembrance.
A new device is announced to protect banks and shops from robbery. When robbers touch the locks from either side a galvanic battery shocks them and an audible bell rings, signaling the crime.
An uncle recounts a staged séance in a Toulouse area inn near St Gabelle where a Spaniard and a student con manipulate a ghostly apparition for money. The quartet places bets, a pavilion trap succeeds, the young man is terrified as a phantom signature appears, and the pair flee with the funds.
A Belfast Journal recounts a college professor bored with routine who undertakes an aquatic excursion. His boat capsizes near shore and, refusing to cry out, he sinks twice before resurfacing and quipping that someone will extend a rope.
Yesterday an eight foot alligator sought refuge in the flower garden of Police Officer Tom McGovern of New Orleans First Municipality. After a half hour struggle McGovern killed the reptile with a shot to the head, ending the fierce encounter.
A statement notes that earth is thought to grow warmer as depth increases, estimating a rise of about one degree for every 15 to 20 yards buried beneath the surface.
In a designated room at the Adams House Boston family worship is observed morning and evening and guests may join as they wish. A chaplain is engaged to lead the service.
The piece argues Hungary fights for nationality against possible Austrian domination. It notes Hungary’s historic independence from Austria despite long ruler overlap and compares to Hanover’s separation from England. It concludes that Hungary faces overwhelming odds with about four million against eighty to ninety million.
A Western Star item offers a chemical washing method for large loads using turpentine and carb ammonia mixed with soft soap and water. Soak clothes for fifteen minutes, stir by hand, rinse, and boil as usual to wash white fabrics without a wash-board or washing machines.
Three men tried to cross Niagara Falls in a skiff as a strong current from new coffer dams drove them toward rapids. The boat capsized after striking rocks, two men vanished, and the third vanished after being hurled from the craft.
A young woman voices thirteen objections to a marriage proposal in a period English newspaper item. The first twelve target the suitor’s twelve children, while the thirteenth concerns the suitor himself, framing a humorous social vignette.
The State Fair and Show in Cincinnati is planned as a major agricultural and mechanical exhibition barring cholera or other influences. Cincinnati’s iron casting prowess and regional farm stock promise strong displays from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. 200 judges will be appointed and state cooperation urged to ensure a grand event.
A reported group of about 140 people, 70 men, allegedly bought 250 acres in Madison County New York and organize a Fourier style community claiming they cannot sin and do not recognize marriage while maintaining a system of husbands and wives.
On inquiry at the Philadelphia mint the New York Tribune notes California gold received through the 9th totals 363 792 dollars. Coinage of gold dollar pieces began on the 7th and has reached 315 700 dollars, exceeding by over 69 000 dollars the demand from depositors.
A vain young singer in a boarding house entertains guests with a song until a crusty old bachelor from the next floor bars her and mistakes the music for pig squealing. He apologizes after checking the room, and the girl never sings without ensuring he is absent.
A Missouri judge asks how the witness knew the plaintiff was intoxicated and the witness cites seeing him attempt to pull off his trousers with a boot-jack after a mage. Verdict for the defendant in Blackstone-page 37, versus Gin & Sugar.
A mother praises her six year old son for reading the Bible fluently and reciting the catechism while weeding onions. The boy boasts of temper, saying he once licked Ned Rawson, threw a cat into a well, and stole Hickley’s gimlet.
Observations indicate the Red Sea rises about 22 feet above the Mediterranean while the Gulf of Mexico sits roughly 33 feet higher than the Pacific, suggesting notable regional sea level differences.
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