12 May 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1880
Page
1
The tale follows Tom Cornthwaits shifting fortunes from failed Texas sheep ranch sale to Uncle Georges offer and New York mining profits. Toms luck shifts as Bessie and Uncle Georges faith lift him into Texas ranch ownership and later political buzz.
A critic questions editors on authorship and influencing factors. The writer argues editors avoid revealing internal sources to protect staff and business integrity, noting readers commonly press for byline information and the cost of disclosing it.
An old surgeon notes that the art of medicine lies in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease, highlighting a physician’s bedside approach and patient psychology.
A collage of Ohio items dominates this week’s roundup. Reports include measles in Marysville and smallpox in Bellefontaine, a Crestline child’s death from wild parsnips, a fatality in Defiance, a gashed rope demise in Meigs County, a Sidney warehouse burglary netting eleven cents, and a found body in a river. Also noted are a fire at a steam saw in Seneca County, a Mahoning Valley coal miners strike, a Gallipolis shooting, court outcomes, and local notices from Painesville, Zanesville, and Fremont. The piece blends crime, accidents, politics, and social anecdotes from across the state.
A Leadville man, after drunken arrest and time in the city jail, is offered 30 000 by investors from the Clarendon Hotel for his mining share. He pays his fines, buys clothes, and helps companions, then declares himself recovered and content with a fortune that defies fiction.
The Dean of Eastminster asks the Dean of Westminster about the lines in the prayer book. The Westminster dean replies that the phrase likely refers to eternal motion, saying it implies eternally gyrated.
An old saying cautions that the man who bets with dice will learn folly through risk as luck dictates outcomes. The proverb emphasizes caution against gambling and the ruin it can bring.
A Philadelphia Times piece argues that wealth without culture fails society and harms youth who coast through exams on their parents' money. It contends discipline and effort separate the educated from idle benefactors, urging early intervention to curb loungers and cultivate ambition.
A Bohemia innkeeper ordered a rabid dog killed and kept for proof. After the man died from hydrophobia, the grave-digger confessed he had eaten the mad dog and remained healthy, continuing his work.
A farmer bought a trial horse who showed a violent temper. On the way home the horse balked at a brook bridge and suddenly swung left, dumping the farmer and wagon into the stream. The horse appeared to know exactly how to place a load for maximum mischief.
An old adage from a renowned physician counsels doing something for somebody as a remedy for imagined illnesses. The line emphasizes practical help over idle worry and reflects a humane approach to healing.
A Wheeling Leader piece extols bank messengers as keen observers of finances who know when accounts are overdrawn and the credit status of townspeople. It notes their daily burdens from late closures to hostile clerks and cautions against overreliance on theoretical economists compared to practical messengers.
A Cincinnati Enquirer story claims nose enhancement has become an art. It describes a woman with a flat pug nose who was visibly lengthened by a metal nasal aid worn inside the nostrils, claimed by fashionable dentists as a common article of manufacture.
Cleopatra jokes about a Mrs Pharaoh attended a ket tledrum gathering while Antony quips about how conversations begin. Their banter shows playful courtship moments amid a ceremonial setting.
The essay describes the uneasy line between hospitality and intrusion in visiting, noting the strange feeling guests have when a home is in order yet subtly disrupted by familiar routines. It contrasts calm welcome with personal disorder as guests sense they are not fully at home.
The La Crosse Republican reports a circulating tale that Brick Pomeroy has earned about $100,000 through a story about an Ani Col. man. It claims Pomeroy helped an elderly beneficiary secure release from an asylum and gain control of his property, then was said to receive it in return under similar conditions.
The cat shows a strong taste for luxury and display unlike the dog. She keeps a polished appearance, favors expensive chairs and Axminster carpets, and seeks aristocratic surroundings such as Fifth Avenue mansions and Queen Anne furniture. Her nature mirrors fashion leadership and aristocratic sensibilities.
In a comic exchange outside a post office two women vent about doctors. A patient complains doctors overstep, giving gin slings and soup while neglecting exercise and plain care. The dialogue highlights distrust of medical fuss and home remedies.
A humorous dialogue depicts Sir Robert and Mawish admitting a love triangle with the son and heir reacting to their age and choices. The exchange touches on affection, vanity, and the awkward tension of a family bond amid a comical, aristocratic backdrop. The characters exchange quips about taste and status as they confront the reveal.
A railway in the Holy Land is proposed as a new project in this era and is expected to be built within a few years, following other large transportation efforts already under consideration.
A compiled column presents Republican and Democratic perspectives on Ohio colleges and politics, including the Pennsylvania Convention and party machinery. The editors acknowledge varied views and pledge space for expressing reader preferences as a matter of justice to the public.
The Ohio State Republican convention issued instructions for four delegates endorsing John Sherman. The paper notes Blaine’s efforts were decisively thwarted as Sherman gains the appearance of support while Grant benefits from indirect impact. Blaine’s role diminishes for the rest of the delegate contest.
Statisticians canvassed forty eight colleges to gauge student politics. Grant and Blaine lead. Tilden trails as many students have no stated convictions. The study links parental party ties and religious practice to leanings, noting more Republicans educated by Republican sires and that many graduates enter active business with informed civic duty.
The Philadelphia Press recalls a chaotic Pennsylvania Democratic convention where factions clashed, police were called, and mutual recriminations gave way to a dramatic embrace of unity. Speakers including Randall Wallace and Vaux publicly praised the harmony while privately noting rivalries. The scene ends with a paradoxical, tender display of brotherly love.
A brief, fragmented observation notes that opposition is seen as unifying for a local party while long-time rulers are viewed as prone to corruption, followed by an incomplete remark on the rate of something. The text is unclear and does not specify events or names.
The Che Clermont Courier sets legal and transient ad rates at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each subsequent insertion. Business cards limited to six lines cost 4.00 per year with generous yearly reductions offered.
A passage accuses the current Congress of engaging in acts likened to stock gambling with railroads. It claims members push and vote on measures to affect markets, leaking report substance to influence railroad stocks for private gain. The critique condemns secret lobbying and syndicate cooperation with railroad brokers.
The Hancock boom shown in New Orleans and Montpelier hints at a Tilden strategy. Hancock delegates are not formally instructed, yet appear aligned with Tilden and likely to vote for the best man at Cincinnati, acting as a unit.
Smith M. Weed of New York argues that money decides Mr. Tilden’s fall campaign. He claims the "old man" has endless funds and will lavish them if the right action is taken, implying nomination is highly likely.
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican maneuvering in the 19th century party contests. It notes Grant versus Sherman, the Groesbeck movement, Tilden’s health rumors, and editorials from Cincinnati, Newark, Cleveland, and Philadelphia, all urging calm, unity, and strategic support amid factional tensions.
Fragmentary note from Detroit Free Press hints at a postal card writing phenom. Mentions a May 9 exhibition and a system of shorthand. References include Doane and a German exhibit, with speculative allusions to a lengthy, stylized card.
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