05 May 1848
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1848
Page
1
A notice states subscription pricing: one dollar and seventy five cents if paid in advance or within sixty days, two dollars if delayed beyond that. No discontinuation prior to settling arrears. Advertisements charged at usual rates.
A belated temperance anecdote recalls a reveler who drinks to excess at the Black Horse, gets blackened in jest, and wakes to a wife and kitchen scene mistaking him for a sleeping thief. A comical yet cautionary account ends with the man reforming to the temperance cause.
A reflective piece extols pleasant neighborhoods where sickness and distress elicit help and genuine concern. It contrasts with communities full of gossip and neglect, urging readers to be considerate, overlook trifles, and nurture harmony. It also links Napoleon to Robert Fulton as a pivotal figure in world progress.
From the Berlin scene on March 19 1848 the correspondent reports sudden revolt after kingly concessions. Cavalry and infantry fire on demonstrators as barricades rise and streets burn. Citizens and soldiers mingle, fires rage, and the city endures two nights of violent clashes with heavy casualties. The king issues a peace urging proclamation as calm returns but nerves remain taut. The Prussian monarch follows events with interest, seeking American insights.
The King of Prussia is not popular with his people though he is deeply evangelical and seeks to spread religion widely. He is witty and sarcastic with a violent temper by nature, but now governs it better than in the past. Before he came...
The piece urges forming Agricultural Societies in every county to share knowledge, exhibit products, and advance farming, arguing the move will raise prosperity and inform readers about cultivation methods and market conditions.
An excerpt echoes Washington Irving comparing the vine to woman who, as dependent ornament, supports a man in distress by clinging to him and binding his broken heart. The passage frames Providence as ordaining woman as stay and solace in calamity.
Mrs Partington marveled at a July soda fountain, describing the fizzing ray as a blessed old locofoco on a eatiraade.
The Shelby News reports a party at Mr. Pierce Griffin's where forty to fifty people were poisoned after eating custard. Initial tests suggested brass kettle boiling, but authorities now suspect deliberate poisoning to destroy attendees. Mr. Griffin's entire household was affected, though no deaths reported yet and several remain dangerously ill.
The Potatoe Rot article discusses many proposed causes with no conclusion. A veteran potato farmer claims success lies in early planting and lifting before late August rains, with seed sprouted in winter warmth and planted as soon as soil is ready.
A Congressional select committee on the Whitney Railroad to Oregon reports unanimous support for the enterprise. The panel recommends granting public lands at 10 cents per acre, reduced from 16 cents, with Whitney paying the amount after road completion, per a Washington letter.
The piece jokes about blessed the blind deaf and fearful choosing life as humor about politics money lending and office holding. It ends noting EEA Tay Jr and N York Sunday Mercury as sources.
A man named Olris, about 30, was killed April 19 when he jumped from a moving passenger train near Madison in and was run over by the baggage car and two passenger cars as the locomotive detached for a switch. The death was instantaneous according to the Indi and Sentinel report.
The text ponders human dissatisfaction with condition and wealth. A tale likens seekers of fortune to a poor man who digs up guineas and laments missed opportunity for interest, highlighting fleeting happiness and the dreamlike nature of life.
The New York Sun asserts it is reported and heavily believed that John Jacob Astor was never naturalized. Court records from 1784 onward reportedly do not list his name, raising the possibility that his vast estate could revert to the state to help pay off debt and fund the school fund.
The wheat crop looks strong in the Maumee Wabash and Miami valleys with prospects for a large yield. Reports from New York also indicate good crops while Illinois and Wisconsin report heavy winterkill forcing spring wheat planting.
A rural ad seeks a small black horse stolen about three weeks ago from the speaker's house. The horse has a stripe on its hind leg and a painted left shoulder spot like Hauns's mare. Reward offered for its return. no blame assigned.
A stranger bursts into a citizen parlor claiming urgent concern for a house fire and the owner questions the stranger’s motive in this dryly humorous vignette. The brief exchange highlights improvised drama in a quiet home.
Scrape four ounces of bees wax into a pot then add spirits of turpentine to moisten it. Powder a quarter ounce of resin and mix until paste like. Add Indian red to reach a deep mahogany color. Stir well and it is fit for use.
The Western Art Union at Cincinnati houses 116 paintings and 10 statues. Among the paintings are Cole's Voyage of Life quartet and five other works by the artist, plus pieces by Dough ty Landseer Durand Sully Titian Peale and Copley.
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