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The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1880

Page

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Mont Courier Readers Schedule Adverts

Local ad page notes subscription rates in advance and mentions weekly listings. Readers see pricing for half year and year options, with dates and page references.

Betrothal and tragedy in Gifford Grey tale

A dramatic romance follows Gilford Grey and Bessie as they vow love torn by Arthur Grey's mercenary aim. After a Jamaica sojourn and a shipwreck rumor, Arthur returns wealthy and plots to win Bessie's heart, while Gilford remains missing and presumed dead.

Death, loyalty, and a second chance at love

Bessie confronts a tangled tale of death and devotion as Gilford returns alive just before her wedding to Arthur Grey. Letters, vows, and a perilous dawn test her heart while Colonel Orne nears death and fate reshapes a dreary future into a renewed hope with Gilford.

Arthur Grey Arthur Grey Carr Bessie Arthur Y Orne Angel of Death Colonel Orne Arthur Dra Graci Gilford

Possum Prank Ends With Sleepy Jim Missing Dinner

Starkville correspondent recalls a humorous Eastern Mississippi tale of Jim Mason sleeping through a possum supper. Peter Brown quietly eats the dish, coats Jim with grease, and leaves bones on the hearth, prompting Jim to wake believing someone stole the meal.

Starkville Miss Flat Creek Mississippi Peter Brown Jim Mason Peter Jim

A Tomb for a Day at Zeile Mine Near Jackson Cal

Nicolaus Noce an Italian miner becomes trapped at the Zeile mine on the 240 foot level after a cave blocks the tunnel. A rescue tunnel is dug by about one hundred workers led by Superintendent Rose. At seven p.m. Noce emerges from his tomb after ten hours of entombment.

Zeile Jackson Cal Nicolaus Noce Noce Neece Rose

Smoking in the Nursery Prophecy by London Truth

The writer predicts smoking will be allowed everywhere within fifty years and tobacco will be odorless. Smoking cars will vanish on railways and public spaces will feel no odor. He advises teaching children to grow up in tobacco smoke and even advocates a nurse smoking to make daughters acceptable to men.

Nicolay Lincoln Secretary and Paris Consul details

The article profiles Nicolay, Lincoln's trusted secretary who rose from a struggling German immigrant youth to a key confidant. It notes his quiet, unassuming nature, long service in Springfield and Paris, and his later secure post as Marshal of the Supreme Court with a $3000 salary and broad vacation when justices travel.

Washington Tioy Times Nicolay State House of Illinois Lincoln White House Illinois Springfield B Street Capitol Hill Paris Supreme Court Chase R. C. Parson Cleveland Congress

Silence at the Preserves Stirs Dinner Table Silence

Fragmentary dialogue hints at family tension around rules and propriety. Aunt voices caution as Jemmy and others discuss visiting preserves, while Pa forbids talk at dinner. The scene centers on restraint and permission within a household.

Jemmy

Miss Evans Married at Last in George Eliot Controversy

The Philadelphia Times notes Miss Marian Evans known as George Eliot faces public judgment as she remarries soon after Lewes’s death. Critics question intellectual genius challenging social norms, counting her age near sixty as a complicating factor in the scandal and admiration arc.

Philadelphia Times George Eliot George Henry Lewes Lewes Marian Evans Mrs. Lewes George Léwes Cassanlow Middlemarch Miss Evans Aeogether

Four Points in Advertising From A Leading Advertiser

Four cardinal points advise advertisers to spread a needed product, advertise freely, invest properly for payoffs, and compare rates for value. The guidance stresses that low rates can be costly and that papers with higher general rates may offer better value for the money. A closing quip notes a banana peel on the sidewalk.

Burdette and the Commercial Travelers’ Helpful Companion

The narrator praises a traveling salesman known as the “boys” who guides him through new towns. The man helps with hotel choices, arranges rooms, greets clerks by name, secures good accommodations, and ensures courteous treatment for strangers. For three years they have traveled together from Colorado to Maine, and the good far outweighs the bad.

Colorado Maine

Peter the Great and his view on lawyers in Russia

The text portrays Peter the Great as a monarch with vast aims for Russia's progress through industry and training. He admired European methods, sent youths abroad to acquire skill, and reportedly held contempt for lawyers, even vowing to execute one upon return to his empire.

Peter the Great Russia Europe England France

Sympathy of a Horse on the Columbia River Incident

A horse kicked another during loading on a Columbia River steamer, breaking a leg. An employee dispatched the injured animal. Delaware, a thoroughbred running stallion, screamed at the act and collapsed in convulsions, but later recovered after more than three hours.

Columbia River Oregon Delaware

Legal quip about the action and witnesses

A witty exchange features an anxious client asking if the action will lie. The facetious attorney answers that the action will lie if the witnesses will, implying dependence on witness cooperation.

Outrage On Whittaker Leaves Cadet Courtroom Confused

In a dialogue about a rumored assault on Whittaker, the New York Graphic captures a tense exchange among cadets and reporters. The witnesses dispute familiarity with Whittaker and deny knowledge of the assailant, while insisting someone must find out who carried out the attack.

iNew York Graphic Whittaker Ittaker Whitaker

Nasby Letter A Neglected Duty Notes

Structural fragments show political column on Nasby letters. It discusses publisher endorsement and calls for space for diverse views while addressing reader preferences and press duties. The text reflects editorial stance and reader engagement expectations.

Nasby

Tilden's Patriotism and Post Office Promises at Erin Tavern

A Toledo letters writer portrays Samuel J. Tilden as a selfless defender of his "common kentry" while recounting a chaotic scene at Erin Tavern New York. The piece mocks graft by detailing patriots bargaining for offices including a Louisville Collector job and foreign missions with bar tabs and credit.

Toledo Biade Harp New York Sam J. Tilden Jesus Tildeff Tilden Covington Thurman Wich Kentucky

Clermont Courier Advertsing Rates Notice

The Clermont Courier advertises business cards with more than six lines exceeding six lines at 86.00 per year.

A Neglected Duty in Electoral Reform Debate

A historical critique argues Congress failed to define electoral duties and empower the Electoral College. The piece condemns delays and criticizes Senator Edmunds and the Democratic Party for leaving elections in doubt. It calls for meaningful reform and warns against treating penalties as mere theater.

Edmunds Congress Miepen Rgan Deel Pean Daner

No Title Clear From Saloon Chat

In Charley Mueller's saloon two impecunious Republicans discuss Congressional candidates. They joke about a member named Benedict Arnold for a hundred thousand dollars, debating vote selling and political betrayal with casual bets and banter.

Charley Mueller Congress Tihiden Benedict Arnold

Debates over Tilden Grant and third term in 1880 race

The Boston Herald surveys Democratic and Republican leanings. It notes Tilden’s weak health and possible Grant nomination, with Washburne denying a presidential bid and Sherman urged for debt reduction. The piece discusses public sentiment, third term objections, and strategic considerations for party delegates ahead of Chicago naming.

Boston Herald Tilden Grant E. B. Washburne Sherman Democratic Party United States Chicago Democratic Paperea Albany Journal Norristown Heraldue St. Louis Republican West Gov Dem Repu E ‘Shurman Bere Carpenter

San Francisco Firm Warns Against Imitated Goods

A San Francisco firm warns buyers to avoid the imitation of their goods and cautions that legal action will be taken against any party purchasing or selling the infringing products.

San Francisco

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