01 Nov 1849
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1849
Page
1
Printed and published by Andrew HM Gest with pricing for advance and delayed payments. One dollar seventy five cents if paid in advance or within sixty days. Two dollars if payment is delayed beyond sixty days. Paper not discontinued until arrears are paid. Advertisements inserted at usual rates.
Mr. Smith runs a drug shop near Lancaster and leaves a demijohn of wine with Mrs. Jones. Jones drinks it by mistake, thinks it wine but fears poison after a service call. Doctor intervenes, Jones survives, but embarrassment and a tease about teetotalism follow.
The Lord Exmouth of Halifax crew shot a 16 foot 2290 pound polar bear on an island near Labrador after a lengthy chase. Six crew members plus eight muskets returned to the site. Dixon led a landing and multiple volleys before the bear collapsed and died. Live fat and many bullets were recovered. The event followed with reports of Sir John Franklin’s probable safety from Davis Strait and Prince Regent's Inlet.
In a Virginia coal mine tale a hunter slips from a bush top into a deep shaft and hangs above a black chasm. He falls after failing to regain footing, a perilous plunge described with vivid detail. Also a statistical note lists 364 languages, with regional counts across Asiatic European African American dialects.
An account details Captain Slosmer and three crew of the American bark Jeannett in the Pacific who survived twenty one days in an empty whale boat with no food or water except rain and a caught dolphin. One crewman died. another was killed to feed others. They reached Cocus Island and were rescued by a ship for Payta and then New Bedford.
A rambling tour through Amsterdam portrays canals, ships, and life along the quays with merchant princes, dairy barges, and shaded streets. The piece compares Holland’s beauty to other cities, then shifts to a Paris-London contrast and a report on European urban population growth.
The article lists naval strength across Mediterranean and other regions detailing guns and men, notes a doubled Mediterranean force for commerce protection and sympathy to European patriots, and shares a parable about a man who repays a bar debt with a borrowed sixpence before his grog bill.
Farmers should fatten animals using least nutritious foods first and feed regularly with well prepared rations. Potatoes rank highest among roots, followed by carrots and mangle. Wheat, peas, Indian corn, barley, oats form the best grains, with ground and cooked corn yielding faster gains in hogs. Mixing two parts potatoes and two parts pumpkins or apples with one part meal improves fattening, and slight fermentation aids appetite.
A farmer explains the advantages of regular tillage including soil loosening, improved root percolation, weed destruction, and moisture retention. Frequent stirring prevents crust formation, helps manure mix, and supports drought resilience, arguing for early and consistent cultivation for better yields.
The article recommends the common American hemlock as a hardy evergreen hedge substitute for thorn and other shrubs. Trials show high success where indigenous, with easy soil adaptability and minimal transplant injury, noted for ornamental year round foliage and strong resilience to pests and root sprouts.
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