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19 May 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1880
Page
1
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Clermont Courier advertises business cards with more than six lines exceeding six lines at 86.00 per year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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