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30 May 1877
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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1877
Page
1
Peach Blossoms in Early Spring Poem by Bayard Taylor
Poem describes peach blossomsfirst buds breaking on southern slopes as spring arrives. Persian-tinged visions urge buds to unclose before bees, with imagery of orchards, fields, and the Chesapeake region. The speaker contrasts winter memories with present joy, affirming love and life endure. Atlantic Monthly June edition reflects on renewal and beauty through vivid seasonal scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Ocean Beach
Chesapeake
Delaware
Rodney Hobart's Memory and the Hotel Robber
An orphan boy, Rodney Hobart, wanders into a Western town seeking work and lands a job with Mr Belmain, a hotel keeper. Using memory and integrity, Rodney exposes Belmain as a bank robber, settles debts, and ensures justice while funding his late uncle's impoverished family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Belmain
St. Louis
Rodney
Belmain
Tam
Massachusetts
Rodney Hobart
Will of Peter the Great stated as policy guide for Russia
The Cincinnati Gazette reprints a document titled The Will of Peter the Great outlining a strategic plan for Russia. It envisions weakening Sweden and Poland, seizing the Black Sea region, aligning with Austria, courting Turkey and Persia, pressing toward Constantinople and India, building Euxine docks, dominating the Baltic, resuming Levant trade, and uniting Greeks abroad to establish sovereignty under Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Mansfield
Cincinnati Gazette
Peter the Great
Russia
Sweden
Poland
Crimea
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Levant
Syria
Caucasus
Alleppo
Constantinople
India
Turkey
Persia
Euxine
Baltic
Indies
Austria
Germany
House of Austria
Europe
Hungary
Woman Editor Grannis Drives Church Union Paper
The Church Union editor in New York is E B Grannis a small nervous woman who runs the publication and handles advertising with a young assistant. Letters arrive addressed to various male titles and she notes a clergyman in Ohio asking if women may speak in prayer meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Grannis
Church Union
New York
Grannis
Brother Grannis
Ohio
E. B
Fashionable Lady Loses Eyebrow in Church Pew
A stylish young woman dropped a false eyebrow in a church pew startling a nearby man who mistook it for his mustache. In Florence a son of Hiram Powers has inherited the sculptor’s studio and is adding his own works, some called fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Powers
Florence
Quirky Snippets On Patents Porridge And Public Jail Open
A stream of anecdotes notes rising sewing machine sales drop due to patent expiry while pictures hang low and loose wire replaces cord. Jokes about Turkish lines and a Redwood City jail open to the public sit alongside a Wisconsin farmer with tame wild geese and a joke about spare moments as gold dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beana
California
Redwood City
The Salt in the Dough of Mothers
A narrator reflects that a mother's chief duty is child care, derived from newspapers about corruption. In Mrs Fennel's kitchen a salt metaphor is used to argue goodness must be mixed into children at the beginning, not sprinkled on later.
Quotations on science advice and truth in verse
A set of aphoristic lines contrasts science with practical sense and the ease of giving advice. It notes how truth survives a locomotive run while error dies from a minor injury and critiques injudicious readers who stifle creativity.
Rope and fear in hotel tale contrasts
A hotel guest feels security as a porter carries a 300 foot rope to a room while a boy witnesses his father with a two foot rope end and a knot, sparking deep terror. The stark imagery contrasts calm and panic, hinting at hidden danger behind everyday scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
The Aqueduct Rescue Aboard the Croton Dam Plant
The narrative recounts resident engineer Benjamin B Church and a crew entering the Croton aqueduct to repair masonry. A mis-timed water release caused a near disaster as water rose rapidly to the ceiling, forcing discipline and calm to guide twenty men back to the man-hole and to safety.
Fashion notes and trends from the season across accessories and garments
The piece catalogs neckerchiefs, enameled butterfly menu holders, draped imported and domestic costumes, muslin underskirts with starch, ecru bunting parasols, revived lace collars and cuffs, chemisettes for square dresses, a wire panier skirt invention, and revived head-dresses. It also notes a shift to low necklines with floral garnishes and bold color schemes, plus a fashionably bold obituary line about Cardinal. Bertha von Hillern completes a long walk record in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Strange Sunday school riot at Great Tey church
In Great Tey parish church the vicar Rev Roger Burvon announced new rules banning collars cuffs artificial flowers and earrings in the Sunday school provoking a mass departure of parishioners. Mrs Burvon led a counter campaign tearing a locket and ejecting girls with flowers from hats as teachers and scholars fled amid hooting and shouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelmsford
England
Great Tey
Roger Burvon
Burton
Fraud Alleged in Tale of Wachtel's Rise to Fame
The San Francisco News-Letter reports a circulating tale about tenor Wachtel's ascent from a Dresden cab driver to fame. It describes crowds applauding his self performed song on a cab box and a Paris Conservatory purse, then recounts an incident where German singer Mr. Schengler on Rincon Hill was assaulted after attempting a similar stunt, leading to suspicion of the Wachtel narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco News-Letter
Wachtel
Dresden
Conservatory of
Paris
Schengler
Rincon Hill
California
Mr. Schengler
Tommy
Persist with one trade to build success and contentment
The piece urges young men to stay with a single line of work rather than frequently changing jobs. It argues frequent shifts cause failure and discontent, citing farmers who abandon land for gold dreams and return to struggle. It warns that habitual quitting hinders progress and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Prince Charles of Roumania Lacks Notable Skill, Lives Frugally
Prince Charles of Roumania, a Hohenzollern, is described as amiable but not notably gifted. He has a civil list near 200000 dollars yearly, spends mostly at home to please Roumanians, and resides in Bucharest’s red quarter except for summer retreats to Gorocerie monastery by the Dunbovitza. The city wards are color coded, with red denoting the commercial quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Rodney
Mr. Belmain
Hamil
Farmer Hamil
Charles
Roumania
Bucharest
Gorocerie
Dunbovitza
Kate Claxton Appeals For Respect Amid Fire Pranks
The actress Kate Claxton laments persecution by hoteliers and editors who mock her alleged fire experiences. She notes ropes and fire escapes appear in hotels and states editors, once cultured, now mock her in print.
Clermont Gourier Ad Rates Listed for Advertisers
Legal and all transient advertisements priced at one dollar per square for ten lines with fifty cents for each extra insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies to ads. Business cards up to six lines cost six dollars per year.
To a Gorilla in a Menagerie
An excerpted poem by F. W. Clarke laments the ape’s captivity and moral alignment with humanity. It questions the creature’s loneliness, calls for redress of its wrongs, and then interrupts with a startling moment as the animal reacts violently, revealing fear and rage. The speaker recalls a fierce aside about a bounty hunter and a nameless speaker.
Jumbled Gossip and Witty Tidbits From Old Papers
A collage of quirky quips and dry humor from late nineteenth century newspapers. The snippet bundles jokes about onions curing sleeplessness, a Rascal’s tale of a divorce evidence, battlefield poetry, and playful exchanges at church. It also notes a Russian setback near Aris tobieurskeki and a light comment on President Hayes.
Man Fatally Wounded in Van Buren Incident
James Thomas of Van Buren Township Fountain County Indiana visited his wife at her mother's home where the mother in law struck him with a corn knife. The blow crushed his skull and after he fell she cut him several times. He is probably fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ene
Charles
Dazey
Soribner
Tapsy-Cat
Atab
Bagdad
New Bedford
London
Wisconsin
Ganate
Washington
Jasper
Greatwood
John Hardstone
James Thomas
van Buren Township
Fountain County
Ind
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Mr. Hamil
Hamburg
Spain
Morgan County (III.) Horticultural Society
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Admiral Popoff
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Mr. M’kimber
Croton Aqueduct
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Scribner
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Mr. Church
Bertha von Hillern
Worcester
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Scientific American
Kate Claxton
Che Clermont Gourier
Ajmenageriez
F. W. Clarke
Darwin
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Odds and
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Boston
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Newport
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Arizona
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