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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1849
Page
4
Reading fragment reflects flower imagery and loss with lines about tombs and storms. Mentions Sharon and a love that endures as a guiding presence, with a note of continual spirit and incense. The text is poetic and fragmented.
Poem fragment recalling travel and dream like imagery. The speaker longs for home and father land, contrasting exotic scenes by a Danube with domestic landscapes and old friendships. The verse evokes lush nature, soft sounds, and a pledge to return to familiar roots.
A school scene unfolds with a teacher guiding children among wild flowers and Bible verses. The lesson contrasts human achievement with nature’s beauty, ending as a young girl returns to hear about God and the flowers and the moss rose.
A narrator recalls comforting words about flowers in heaven spoken to Frances, who soon dies. the piece reflects on mortality, spring beyond the grave, and the circle of life. It also notes Aggassiz on plant family origins and a German Ocean tide anomaly verified by Capt. Hewett in 1839 as a triumph of science.
Eight ribbons are woven at once on four looms as in England with eight shuttles. Switzerland relies on female workers weaving and guiding spindles. In Rome and Florence Diodati and Martini Bible editions go to press, with Bible Society ready to meet demand for Italy.
A Malta Times inspired tale recalls a young Rome guard who becomes Pope after rejecting an English girl for religious reasons. He supposedly remits money from a New Orleans bank with a Scripture name, then jokes about thrift and a future widow. The shaggy dialogue involves Pat and Ariah in a rural Irish tone.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that contracts entered on Sundays are not binding, reaffirming that marriage is a civil contract. The ruling concludes that Sunday marriages in the state are not valid.
The article lists rules for newspaper subscriptions including continuity after nonpayment, responsibility for uncollected papers, and actions if subscribers move or neglect to collect. Postmasters are asked to keep a copy and show it to those delaying payments.
This admirable two year old Kentucky horse is offered to farmers and agriculturalists in Clermont County. Prospective buyers may inspect at T Wilson’s Amelia stand on Mondays to Wednesdays and at Mr Noble’s Bethel stand on Thursdays to Saturdays. Pedigree and terms announced by the groom. horse viewable until July 4 1849. Amelia April 5 1849. B Hubbell.
J R Grant & Co Bethel invites bids for five hundred cords of tan bark at the highest cash price delivered in good order to their Bethel tannery. Spring cutters urged to contract. liberal cash advances for large lots to help hire peelers. March 15 1849.
Accounts and vouchers filed for settlement during March term a pv 1849 of the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County Ohio. Listed are administrators executors and guardians including John Dickey Elenor Mack John S Fallon Joseph T McKibben C B Huber A Coombs Jr J M Witham Elisha Bennett John Utter P S Jones H Whiting Christian Binkley James Kinnear Henry Moyer John G Rogers L B Leeds Silas V Jordan Josiah S Emery Jacob L Teal John Trees and others for decedents including Burns Woodmansee Kain Duailie Witham and more. March 29 1849.
A brief fragment from a literary page notes a family oriented column with hints of readings and occasional notices. The readable items suggest a periodical focus on culture literature and domestic life.
A fragmented catalog item lists quantities for The Great West and several periodicals. It shows sets like 4 copies plus agent, 13 copies plus agent, 20 copies plus agent, plus single copies of The Great West and assorted cheap publications. It mentions 25 cent publications and $3 monthly magazines.
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