02 May 1845
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1845
Page
1
A weekly publication issued under the imprint of A M Gest continues its regular release cycle. The notices cover local happenings, community notices, and brief items of interest to residents.
Narrative sketches recount fishing lodge life at Cockerell's Bend on the Tallapoosa River. A campfire tale features Daddy Biggs and Billy Teal, as Jim Waters nearly pitches into the flames chasing a jug, while locals recall past encounters with Chutohospa and a devil seen near the water.
In a boastful tale at a riverbank, Daddy Biggs recounts raiding chats and catching a massive catfish, outwitting rival fishermen with a rope and gig, a powder-gourd explosion, and burning guns, ending with a grim note on domestic love and mercy.
A hundred toothache remedies are noted but India rubber is praised as highly effective. A small piece on a wire is melted by a candle and pressed into the hollow tooth after cleaning the cavity with cotton. Its viscosity seals air from the nerve, eliminating the cause of pain.
A Sunday morning report tells of a man found sitting on granite with bare feet in a brook. He was hatless and attempting to catch a cold so he could sing bass at church.
The article recalls William Wirt’s descent into heavy drinking after a troubled marriage, his wife’s death, and a pivotal proposal from Miss Gamble. She set a strict sobriety condition, he relented, pursued her again, and after a near relapse he pledged abstinence. They married, his life improved, and he earned lasting fame, praised by S.C. Tem. Adv.
Thurlow Weed reports on a visit to Doctor Stephens at his estate describing animals greeting him and a dramatic tale of a lizard with a severed tail entering the house. The piece notes Stephens' surgical skill and European honors, and sketches his life science inquiries into life, the brain, and a solar plexus theory.
The death of an amiable and ingenious young man is announced after his invention the Kolian attachment for the piano brought great wealth in both the United States and England. He returned from England to his paternal home at Saratoga Springs where he died suddenly leaving friends to reflect on providence and mortality.
Philip Bowere, 26, a cabinet maker in this place, collapsed and died instantly while finishing his lunch break in the shop. He had just eaten and spoke with two companions moments before his death, serving as a stark warning to all to be ready for death.
Artificia, Arm. tailor William Dobb tells the Boston Transcript he lost his right arm below the elbow but has made a simple artificial arm that looks natural and lets him work since July. He has produced 52 coats 20 pairs of pants and other items and is willing to demonstrate it to others with similar misfortune.
The text warns of two thieves A midnight intruder seeking money and a more insidious foe Ardent Spirits that robs mind and reputation. It urges vigilance and barriers to protect premises and well being from crime and substance abuse.
To improve flavor and tenderness the text advises spreading salt over asparagus in spring. It notes salt helps destroy insects, kills several weeds and checks others, and acts as a good manure to the land.
The New York Courier and Enquirer, already the nation’s largest paper, announces an enlargement adding four columns to accommodate growing advertising demand and reader reach.
The Natchez Courier reports a Friday-week incident at the Globe Hotel where Gadberry and Farmer fought. Farmer died Saturday night from likely gunshot injuries, Gadberry jailed for trial. Also noted is Daniel Hill of Union Township Ohio dying after drinking a cure for the Pole evil. Oregon fines ardent spirits 50 dollars. 20 dollars for barter. A Tuskegee Alabama breach of premise case fined Kelley 1500 dollars. The remark about abandoning a friend for one error reflects cold judgment. A man explains his daughter’s marriage to a rival was revenge.
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