15 May 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1846
Page
1
Printed weekly by A. M. Gest and L. D. Morris. Subscription prices are one dollar seventy five cents in advance, two dollars after one year, or two dollars fifty cents if paid after the year expires. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
The Franklin Agricultural and Horticultural Society reports on grain cultivation methods, urging crop rotation to protect soil fertility. It emphasizes corn, wheat, and oats, detailing sowing times, top dressings, and soil preparation, with seed selection and manure guidance. The report includes committee names and a copied letter from Professor Looxe to the Clermont Courier editors.
A correspondent delays an address to the Franklin Agricultural and Horticultural Society due to prior Coast Guard duties and medical college commitments. He urges practical farmers and scientists to unite, criticizing certain overseers and defending state institutions, with reflections on democracy, youth, and civic duty. The Mt. Vernon Times notes Knox county wheat prospects.
In a call to action, Clermont Gourier urges thorough investigation of the poor house system, arguing its humanity is doubtful. He cites antiquated practices, condemns property in people and ardent spirits, and praises public sentiment to guide reform away from corpses of old customs.
OBSERVER debunks a prior Travelers letter about Locofocoism and Whigs in Stonelick township. The writer argues the piece misstates the vote, mischaracterizes party aims, and inflates a supposed Whig victory. He cites tax law claims and alleged deception by genuine democrats, predicting Tod’s majority will fall to near Roudebush’s two years prior.
William D. Harper of Someruino has devised a water drawing device for wells. A buck et descends and ascends rapidly, lifting water with little effort. The Post notes it could draw about 20 buckets from a shallow well in a minute. Also reports on sixty divorces granted or decreed by Pennsylvania's Legislature, with a twenty dollar tax per case intended to deter entries.
The Little Miami Railroad nears completion to Xenia and eyeing Springfield, with four months of receipts around 7.99 to 8.88 thousand dollars monthly, signaling roughly one hundred thousand dollars yearly and potential doubling after Springfield. Projections note branches to Clinton Highland and Rose counties, linking Dayton and Cincinnati as the Mad River line from Springfield to Sandusky advances, with completion hoped by next winter. A counterfeit five dollar Indiana note alert warns of near-identical portraits and clouds. official notes highlight cloud lines as a reliable counterfeit detector.
A late country neighbor kept a monkey who rode hogs and even a nobleman’s wild horse. The monkey used a switch, drove the hogs, and frightened the herd. Other items include pages on galvanism from the Patent Office roof, tax-laden lawyer books, Camp Meertine anecdotes, a New York spool incident, toothwashing recipes, armful wealth advice, and a Bloomington bachelor toast about devils in the kitchen.
The piece discusses cutworms arising from dung in sod or grass fields and suggests tillage exposes them to rain and frost to destroy them. It also muses on night time insomnia and a severe headache, noting Ke ihama and a condition called hemicrania as cruel afflictions.
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