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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1876
Page
1
A digest of diverse items notes eight US pin factories producing 47 million pins daily plus 25 million imported pins. It recounts a duel encounter involving Reverdy Johnson and Ed ward Stanley, and British telegraph tariff debates. It mentions a Montreal asylum study favoring liquor for cures, a Centennial stamp design, and shifts in capital punishment policies in Iowa and Maine.
A 1792 act defined each sheet as a letter and charged multiple rates by distance. Rates ranged from six to twenty five cents, depending on distance, with up to four hundred fifty miles at twenty five cents. A 1799 law then altered these rates.
The excerpt notes San Francisco temperatures in January run six to eight degrees cooler than July. From morning to afternoon the day is clear and warm, then cold Pacific winds push dense fog, continuing until evening. Nights are balmy if clear, followed by a foggy morning as the pattern repeats.
The article details France’s annual chocolate consumption at 60 million pounds with Paris consuming one eighth. It explains how cocoa roasting affects flavor, notes Italians roast excessively and Spaniards under roast. It also discusses packaging and scent preservation. It then surveys Australia’s temperate zones, seven colonial governments, and metrics: population 2.5 million, exports 200 million dollars, debts 209 million, taxes 13 dollars per person, railways 2,000 miles, telegraph 25,000 miles, 5 million acres under cultivation, 60 million sheep, 7 million cattle.
A reflective verse urges readers not to envy wealth or status. It contrasts the snoozing neighbor in church with honest effort, toil, and perseverance. The poem emphasizes earned virtue over inherited fortune and the quiet justice seen by those who endure hardship.
A flirtatious social scene centers on Alice Truesdell drawing multiple suitors, notably Dr. Fowle. A planned eleven o'clock meeting leads to a mishap as Alice pursues bulrushes at Leader's Lake. She aids a dying child, and the doctor reconciles with her after a dramatic rescue.
Analysis notes Indiana platform marks shift toward regulated currency with aim for eventual gold and silver payments. Observers in New York papers call the Indiana convention evasive on resumption and warn the party risks defeat if it weakens specie principles.
A Detroit News item recalls the first cent proposed by Robert Morris in 1792 with Washington’s head and thirteen links. It describes a local cent owned by R. E. Roberts bearing a sun dial and Mind your Business motto, Fugio 1787, and United States with We are one. It questions the fate of old cents and mentions a copper coin with Louis XVI from 1790.
A Meth odist church service ends with a preacher’s earnest exhortation. He closes with the line Me thinks I hear an angel whisper. A nearby jackass loudly hee haws, drowning the moment and provoking snickers from the congregation. The preacher maintains composure as the crowd finds the whisper too loud.
Observations on men's dress shifting from somber black to lighter trousers and bright neckwear. A boy's antics with peppermint and coal humor highlight party dynamics and social expectations in a cold season. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a tramp selling a canceled stamp as a sacred relic.
An old paper notes a pattern among US presidents: several with children were not re elected, while many without children were re elected. It mentions Polk declined a second term and Buchanan never married, and cites Lincoln and Grant as counterexamples with multiple offspring.
A watch bearing the inscription Presented to General Knox by De Lafayette 1776 in almost invisible letters is in the possession of William Larue of Wallingford Connecticut. The dial margin is encrusted with jewels.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A liberal annual reduction is offered for yearly advertisers.
A poetic meditation in Atlantic Monthly on wild roses contrasted with cultivated garden varieties. The speaker notes the roses blooming humbly by hedges and byways while richer blooms grace wealthier displays, signaling themes of modest beauty and overlooked sorrow.
A Danbury News item notes a hen egg counting device costing about $10, a quip about a milk bill and Veneering, and a tale of a man harmlessly striking at a mosquito rather than harm it. It also references race horses, blue eyes, and a saying about investing in advertising.
The Grand Theater at Vienna filled with spectators as Emperor Francis and family watched Schiller's Robbers. A stage fire alarm followed by a curtain drop led to a crowd search and swift exits. The theater burned to ruin within an hour, but no lives were reported lost.
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