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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1892

Page

3

Love and a dictated love letter end a pending engagement

A hotel scene in Chicago reveals a convoluted romance plot where a wealthy Connecticut-bound suitor, urged by a cunning ally, dictates two handwritten love letters to sever his engagement. The ruse backfires as the fiancée in Connecticut rejects the deceit, leaving the suitor free to pursue the beloved current in Chicago.

Connecticut Chicago Chicago Herald

Seven Golden Cities Legend Island of gold and bishops

The legend places the isle west of Africa in mid ocean abounding in gold with towers and temples. Seven bishops led followers from Moorish conquest to ships, landed on a mysterious island, burned ships, and founded cities famed in lore. Early navigators sought it but many never returned. St. Louis Republic.

Spain Portugal Heylyn Ocean St. Louis Republic

Allen's Discovery for Piles scene and marriage rice notes

A reader from Albany praises Allen's Discovery for Piles as a cure after years of suffering. The item includes several advertisements and anecdotes from the New York Times about strikes, heart cure remedies, and the curative uses of rice in cuisine and medicine.

B. Belding Myrtle Avenue Albany Allen

Neighbors Cause Fuss Over Household Woes

A New Auburn woman endures a rambling visit from a child reporter delivering a neighbor’s complaints. The child lists muddy wash, dirty clothes, a leaky roof, a hungry cat, unpaid schooldays, and a request for butter, claiming the neighbor’s “marm” wants it spread.

Auburn Marm Joe Lewiston Journal

Castoria referenced through ages in a family scene

An excerpt traces Castoria across generations from infant to mother and back, while a late night scene shows a young woman delaying a caller as her father questions the hour. The exchange ends with the realization the visitor is inexperienced.

Mary Papa

Free remedy recipe offered for consumption cures by physician

An elderly physician, retired, claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous disorders. He will send the recipe free by mail in German French or English with preparation and usage instructions. Also notes Leipsic professor Dr Leuckhart found rats harbor trichina infection and that trichinosis spreads from rats to pigs and humans with high fatality.

East India Power’s Rochester Leuckhart Leipsic Gregg

Map projections distort size across the globe

The atlas excerpt explains that Hudson Bay can look larger than the Gulf of Mexico on some maps due to projection differences. It notes that areas far from the equator are exaggerated in Mercator projections, illustrating how map scale and distortion vary by latitude.

Hudson Bay Gulf of Mexico Equator Goldthwaite Geographical Magazine Acme Wolff & Randolph Philadelphia

Notable Quips and Cure Claims from Undisclosed Notes

A medley of humorous asides about names from San Francisco’s Argonaut, a toy-shop banter line, and a Texas publisher’s testimonial. Jas O Jones credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a quick second grip recovery, noting two days in bed versus ten days initially. Bottles priced at sixty cents available through local dealers.

Jas, O. Jones Leader Mexia Texas Chamberlain Sam Gale John Bunn Batavia H. F. Wortkamp Milford Irwin & Cobb Williamaburg

Umbrella Restitution on the Subway Car

A crowded morning car carries a brown eyed stenographer with a new silk umbrella. A gentleman reading a newspaper absently slides the umbrella between his knees and keeps it until she calmly requests it. He blushes, returns the umbrella, and exits at the next stop, the stenographer keeping her hold on it.

Cortlandt Street New York Herald

Danube Scenery Lures with Rustic Charms and Castles

In Harper's and Gentleman's Magazine passages, the Danube’s scenic bends host thousand year old castles and rocky banks where scenery rivals the Rhine yet preserves a virginal, rugged charm. Waterway views reveal secluded nooks ignored by Baedeker guides while peasants crowd bridges and rip into hayfields after noon. Ptolemy’s Nuptial Yacht narrates a 312 foot long ceremonial vessel with temples to Venus and Bacchus, 100 foot masts, and royal purple sails.

Rhine Danube Mainz Bonn Ptolemy Philopater Venus Bacchus Chambers Journal

About flattery and the dead big head praise

The Boston Transcript notes that fear of a big head and liberal praise for men after death stem from flattery that cannot affect a dead man.

Boston Transcript

Burke as Administrator Seeks Estate Action

Walter W Burke administrator with the will annexed of the Samuel Ely estate sues or petitions for legal action in the matter. Attorneys Swind Bishop Parrott Ghioritn represent the case as provided by the filing.

William W. Prather Frederick Duckins Clermont County Ohio Frederick Dackins Clermont State of John Hackley Tom Logan Anna Sargent W. G. Sargent Wooplief & Prather A. N. Fegolyer Knightstown Henry County Indiana Lauren F. DeGolyer Court of Common Pleas Asiel N. DeGolyer Loveland Thomas Riche Samuel Rich Mary Toohey Broad Way Street Alexander Hall Sai Hall Carrington W. C. Mellen Altorreys Ames Ely Lizzie Ely Hardy C. Sparks Grace E. Sparks Virden Macoupin County Illinois Samuel Burnett Washington Buckley Samuel Ely Nancy J. Ely Fredder Dell Staton Testator Corot Freddie Liell Staton Freddie Idell Staton George S. Staton Samuel ‘Ly Aaid Walter W. Burke Swind & Bishop Parrott & Ghioritn Attarnova Mebety

Cure for Torpid Liver Promises Relief from Distress

Sufferers urged to try Dr. Sanford's Liver Invigorator claiming to relieve liver disorders. Ad touts low mood indigestion constipation and headache as symptoms. Product marketed as reliable with availability through your local druggist.

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