Clermont Courier Masthead and Terms Repeated
The Clermont Courier appears with Wednesdays edition by Browning Brothers and lists terms of 1.50 per year in advance.
22 May 1878
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1878
Page
1
The Clermont Courier appears with Wednesdays edition by Browning Brothers and lists terms of 1.50 per year in advance.
An excerpt from Bret Harte’s work imitates Telemachus as a youth seeks self focus and restraint. The scene shifts from revelry to doubt and reflection on love, fate, and social expectations as a crowd cheers and a letter unsettles the protagonist. The narrator muses on past loves Augusta Lucy and Ethel, pondering whether to reveal truth or remain silent.
A frontier family raid ends in death and captivity as Alec McRae dies after a Comanche ambush near the Medina River. Mollie survives, vows to protect her brother, and the rescuing party pursues the attackers through Nueces timber as the father mourns.
A pail of water traps a half grown mouse while several others watch. The crowd of mice squeak advice from the rim as the trapped rodent struggles. The largest mouse then lowers itself to reach the edge and hoists the swimmer to safety.
An umbrella lost somewhere was found in Philadelphia with help from a telephone. The note implies modern technology assists in everyday recoveries and hints at a growing role of communication devices in urban life.
The 1877 fruit crop in the United States totaled 140 million dollars, about half of cereals’ output. Varied fruits thrive nationwide with vines flourishing, while Florida and California oranges exceed those from Italy and Spain.
The piece notes that many great poets are not buried in Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey, listing figures such as Shakespeare, Milton, Shelley, and Keats as not interred there. It mentions Burns and Scott elsewhere, and cites Addison, Johnson, Macaulay, and Lord Lytton as exceptions whose fame rests on prose rather than verse.
The article details English Royal needlework decorations for Paris Exposition interiors. It describes curtains, wall hangings, and dado panels created by the Royal School for Art Needlework and the Ladies' Work Society, with designers, materials, and motifs drawn from Renaissance, Japaneseflair, and nature scenes.
A collection of aphorisms on behavior and ethics. It warns against haste and vanity, extols self improvement, and argues sincerity, benevolence, and doing right as the path to true happiness. It cautions against excessive ceremony and self praise.
Mr Watkins of Main Street moves slowly and yawns through a morning street scene near Dr Bleedums. He calmly asks about Mrs Watkins and mentions his daughter’s fit while the doctor’s wife notes the damp air and plans for dry days.
The essay portrays Spinoza as unpretending yet not ascetic, frugal yet not misanthropic, keeping to a simple life to stay within his means. He maintained extensive correspondence, spoke kindly with neighbors, and valued humane conduct, arguing that the good of mankind lies in doing good to others.
The piece describes Spartan care for citizens’ bodies, detailing how strict regulation of fatness governed military eligibility. Nauclis, son of Polybius, faced public exposure and banishment threats for excessive fatness. The article concludes with a whimsical note that most exchanges currently read Lettuce have peas.
The Che Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at 1.00 per line for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. A yearly reduction is offered. business cards up to six lines cost 46.00 per year.
A woman contemplates public belief of her betrothal and the ache of unseen desire. The speaker senses a distant, defining likeness in another and yearns for the true beloved, while feeling excluded and haunted by longing. The poem reflects intimate longing and the burden of imagined truth.
A collage of brief items and quips from various periodicals. The pieces range from coroner musings and political jabs to jokes about lawyers, gamblers, and lovers of newsprint. Named places include Rochester, Danbury, Stamford, and Newark, with scattered references to figures and publications.
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