09 Nov 1848
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1848
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription pricing and payment terms for the paper. It states one dollar seventy five cents for advance or within sixty days and two dollars if payment is delayed beyond that period. It also notes the paper will not be discontinued until all arrears are paid.
A reflective verse about the evening star as a longtime comfort, recalling a mother’s prayers during illness and loss. The speaker laments the mother’s death and finds solace in the star’s light as a spiritual link to prayer and guidance. The piece evokes mourning, faith, and nostalgia in a period newspaper voice.
In the Susquehanna village of W a thrifty couple, William and Mary Brady, face the temptations of city fashion. Their descent from modest pride to costly luxuries strains their finances until a recalled seam and a reconciled Mary restore balance and happiness. The tale contrasts rural contentment with urban display and ends with renewed harmony and shared labor.
A girl, 13 years old at a funeral, visits her mother’s grave daily for two years, weeds the plot and plants flowers, then becomes a marriageable young woman. The tale praises her loyalty and calls her a jewel, amid a local note from Hot Springs Arkansas about healing springs and nearby attractions.
The passage extols a daughter's unwavering love shaping a father's life. It contrasts a son's roaming temptations with a daughter's steady fireside influence, describing her as morning sunlight and evening star, guiding wisdom, song, care, hospitality, and quiet acts of unpretending kindness that prove parental love.
Two steam driven machines produce 4700 bricks per hour ready for the kiln. The plant needs 25 workers for feeding the clay stacking and related tasks. Bricks are claimed to be of superior quality and finish suitable for fronts and other delicate work.
The piece traces how peaches originated as poisonous almonds and through cultivation lost their toxicity to become a beloved fruit. It notes nectarines and apricots as hybrids, describes berry like Chevy evolving with separate stems, and mentions cherries, pears, and cabbage evolving through cultivation, highlighting cultivation's vast mind altering effects.
In Ayrshire two men were chosen deacons on the same day. One young man rushed home to boast to his wife and kissed a cow, declaring Crummie the deacon’s cow. The elder, more restrained, whispered a warning to his wife that he was at the gate ready to answer if anyone asked for the deacon. Ayr Advertiser.
An exchange paper outlines a relish method. Shred red and white cabbage in layers in a stone jar with pepper alspice cloves and cinnamon in a bag between layers. Cover with two quarts of vinegar and seal tightly. Use the relish after two days.
In Assumption parish near New Orleans a family lives together with the father and 25 children. The eldest son is 45 years old, while the others range in younger ages.
A deadly feud between the Putts and Everetts erupts in Yellowville Arkansas. Mooney of the Everett faction is beaten weeks earlier and a truce collapses as armed men clash. Wadkins shoots Jack King. Sim Everett mortally wounds Sinclair. King’s brother is grazed and Bartlett Everett is killed. Sim Everett is mortally wounded, and Wadkins escapes custody after a severe beating. Batesville Eagle reports the incident.
The Whig Almanac for 1848 will be deferred until about the first of December to publish the official vote returns. It will include statistical political and miscellaneous matter from various exchanges. McElrath Tribune Office New York September 1848.
The writer uses the falling leaf as a meditation on human life and mortality. The frost and wind symbolize death, reminding readers that life can fade from green to nothing by tomorrow. Nature’s warning is seen as a solemn, instructive sermon on life’s fragility.
A garbled fragment follows a wanderer’s narration. The speaker laments confusion about direction with streets mixed, moon misaligned, and fatigue risking sleep while uncertain which way to travel. The text reads like a quirky travel vignette from a bygone era.
A remark about imposing a tax on the single state prompts Colonel, a strict old bachelor, to reply that such a tax should apply to all luxuries. The exchange highlights his uncompromising stance on bachelor life.
A fragmented quote captures a politician remarking that extending voting rights to women could shape political campaigning. The exchange hints at potential electioneering implications without detailing specifics.
A Cleveland incident reports a young man attempting to feed a polar bear with sugar candy. The bear reacted, possibly injuring the feeder, and authorities consider charges arising from the event.
A Utica speech likens Mr. Van Buren to a whale whose oil would feed lamps of liberty forever. A mother warns her son in New Orleans not to drink, while he retorts to endure even a stomach’s coat worn thin. A reminder to believe only on good authority warns against harmful rumors.
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