03 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1880
Page
1
The Glermont Courier listing shows weekly publication on Wednesdays with pricing at 1.50 per year and mentions El wet page within the text. The readable fragment lacks full context but indicates standard subscription terms.
A magazine fragment discusses a rising habit of strong drink among educated English women, noting a social decline and use of chloral as an everyday stimulant. The piece portrays a household scene with a wife under the influence and a husband guiding her through a public entrance, suggesting a broader epidemic of dissipation in refined society.
An archaic account of sword fish attacking whales in dramatic clashes. The sword fish strike from air aided by a sudden charge, but the whale defends with powerful blows and a lethal counterattack. The narrative likens the scene to Homeric warfare with dramatic bursts and final fatal strikes.
The fragmentary text suggests Thomas Carlyle near completing a last work as his life and writings are examined. It notes his niece Miss Carlyle and historian Froude collaborating in some manner while alluding to his long smoking habit and its perceived impact on his life and aging.
An elderly Freemason recounts being initiated on December 27, 1813, in Lodges 1.41 at Clough, praising long life and health. He notes a large family with five sons and five daughters and mentions many descendants and life experiences across many decades.
A poem by Hallie C Young wistfully surveys a western city with minarets arches and gleaming temples. The speaker imagines celestial icons and asks if the city holds Abelard and Heloise among its scholars and lovers.
In January 1848 two Yerba Buena printers discussed prospects as James Marshall found a small gold fragment at Sutter's Mill. News spread quickly, drawing thousands to diggings from Coloma to Weber Creek, sparking a frenzy. by mid 1848 production reached thousands of ounces daily and transformed California's economy and society.
A second firing attempt of the 100 ton gun follows an earlier disappointment. The turret door bursts, a misfire is suspected due to projectile slip, and velocities rise from 1520 to 1556 feet per second with 441 pounds of powder. Recoil, depth of penetration, and safety steps are noted as experts assess future trials.
A late New York Times writer notes the card game Boston, tied to Massachusetts and 18th century origins. Played by four with two packs, it uses a fixed order of dealing and trump, and players bid to take five or more tricks. It is described as complex, favored by professionals, and linked to Franklin in Paris with wide European and American play.
A Galveston Newt item quotes a boy named Johnny who scoffs at rich children. He says they must wear clean clothes and say please, while he prefers wading in mud and rejecting etiquette. The brief remark captures humorous local color and character.
A reflective piece on the pocket handkerchief detailing its many uses from wiping spectacles to signaling and wiping wounds. It warns of the risks of contamination and disease and urges proper use and frequent change to prevent transmission and illness.
A Nineteenth Century explanation describes contagion as minute particles dispersed in air. It argues transmission depends on random distribution, room size, ventilation, and exposure time, urging open windows and airy rooms to reduce risk for patients and attendants.
The text extols giving flowers freely to brighten days and aid the sick, arguing that cutting blooms encourages more blossoms and that sharing beauty reduces selfishness. It praises flowers as symbols of purity and goodness and suggests flowers uplift both giver and recipient.
Advice on making coffee in a pot with eggs, maintaining tidiness for cheer, washing the face using Dr Wilson's method, preserving harness with oil and leather care, and storing winter apples to keep them dry and undamaged. Includes room ventilation, harness hanging, and fruit room ideas for even temperature.
Dr Stradling, a surgeon on the Royal Mail steamer Ellie, entertained crew and passengers by self administering a snake bite to test his antidote. He bought a rattlesnake at Bahia, locked himself in his cabin, was found in a coma, recovered, and later claimed success after biting himself again in Rio Janeiro. He promised not to repeat the experiment but returned ashore with a fresh bite and said results were perfect without disclosing the antidote details.
An editor's office drew in hopeful writers from widows to farmers, as Thackeray endured constant pleas and excuses. Some writers bribed with sentiment while others boasted talent, and many failed, yet he still funded works he could not publish, until the strain wore him out.
W ZL Alden argues in Harper's Magazine that the East Indian Sus indicus, a wild jungle pig, is fearless and formidable while civilized tame pigs become cowardly and degraded. He describes its range from striped to gray with long tusks and notes its strong speed and deadly tusks in attacks.
Moses Hasbrook and two fishermen report natural gas springs on the opposite side of Pyramid Lake where jets up to twelve feet high burn from half to an inch wide blowholes. They observed nine flames in a circle and noted a yellowish upper flame with a sharp crackling sound. A Piute Indian lit additional jets nearby, but no petroleum smell or indications were found. Virginia Enterprise.
A correspondent recalls Huxley and the term agnosticism used to describe doubt on divine existence and immortality. Agnostics refuse to affirm or deny these doctrines, a stance seen as know-nothing to such metaphysical questions. Grorak F. Stosson, noted billiardist and history buff, is mentioned as a reader and student of literature.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising charges: one dollar per line for first insertion, fifty cents per additional insertion. A yearly reduction applies. Business cards over six lines priced at 54.00 per year.
A series of reports from Ohio detail fatal railway injuries near Fort Jacos Waitmore and Gilbert's Mill, with two children struck by timber and a man dead after a revolver accident. Election returns show Porter ahead with 231 405 votes and Landers close behind. Elliott leads Supreme Court race. Other items note a corn yield drop in Tippecanoe County, and various robberies, divorces, and a life sentence pardoned in Terre Haute.
A living guano lizard from Navassa Islands arrives on the brig Romance and is shown in Baltimore. The three foot crawler has a tail two thirds of its length, a blunt head, large mouth with sharp teeth, jaw pouches, brown loose skin, and a notable nose nodosity. Observers say it is among the largest of its species, possibly forty to fifty years old. It adapts to quarters well, shows a vicious temper, and eagerly eats crackers and cabbage.
In September Mexican officials will hear two proposals to build narrow-gauge rail networks from Mexico City to the Pacific and to the Atlantic and Rio Grande frontier. Two companies compete for the contracts, hoping to spur culture and commerce and unite the nation, though concerns exist about potential friction if the United States seeks annexation.
A cat stalked sparrows in a garden and charged with stealth. She leaped but struck the fence and broke her nose, an unfortunate setback reported by the Rochester Union.
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