14 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1877
Page
1
A vintage poetic tale by Mrs. James H. Lambert, recounting a queenly gesture toward a humble moss rose. The moss rose charms a royal audience with grace and humility, transforming into the favored blossom in the grand parterre.
Fragmentary verse reflects on measuring a day by kindness and small deeds. It contemplates whether actions that ease another's heart or bring sunshine to a face justify the day's value, suggesting a day may be wasted if nothing good is done.
Rath Marquardsen discovers a 1751 forgery tale in old Gottingen court records and uncovers a family feud ending in murder and a grim mummy. Jacob Winterwerth lies decayed in a century tomb while Gottingen debates a possible museum relic.
The article reviews Houdin's Indian basket illusion with a prince captured in a wicker basket. It details the staged setup using looking glasses and trap doors, the blood effect with a red liquid sponge, and Houdin's later improvements. It contrasts stage tricks with actual jugglers in markets and notes Houdin’s theory of openings in the basket for escape.
The Syracuse traveler Gordon H Giddings famed for his missing leg jokes about how he lost it In Utica Herald he says election caused it while Rochester Union notes his former claim bitten off by a cow The Rome Sentinel recalls a pantaloons pocket hole as the cause and cites his many tales
A World reporter visits the Hippodrome and chats with a gray eyed keeper about the London Circus troupe. He describes the elephants as highly trained and playful, with stories of Chief the stubborn elephant and Dick the compassionate camel, plus curious notes on hyenas and a lion named Emperor.
A piece argues cheerfulness aids recovery and prevention, stating mirth is a primary medicine that strengthens the mind and defeats gloom. It advocates gradual use of humor in patient care and notes the link between a jolly disposition and shorter illnesses. The London Court Journal adds a note on Gen eral Scobeloff’s Scotch roots and a distant family history. The Brooklyn Argus remark highlights rural tramp activity and a farmer’s quip about chickens roosting under barns.
Popular Science Monthly outlines nine principal causes of nearsightedness in children. It cites early book use, faulty postures, poor lighting, defective desks, bad air, sun glare, reading in trains, and insufficient light as key factors, urging large visual aids and proper habits.
Caspar’s New York correspondence portrays Smith the razor stropman a familiar Nassau street figure near the Sub Treasury. Once a traveling seller and storekeeper his ventures declined amid rumors of spiritualism yet his street stall above Wall street endures with a neat appearance and steady local regard.
A collage of humorous and curious notes from various papers. Items include satirical takes on currency, a St Louis egg drying plant, a Californian selling seats on a father's monument, jokes from Puck and Detroit Free Press, and quips about homeopathy and philosophy amid lighthearted vignettes.
A South Acton mother exhibited a clipped infant prodigy at a Boston baby show weighing one and a half pounds. When the infant cries she reportedly spanks it with a tack hammer, illustrating a stark contrast between infancy and nothingness.
Legal and transient ads priced at 1.00 per square for the first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly discounts offered. Business cards up to six lines cost 86.00 per year.
A fragmented poem by J Vance Cheney, titled The king encumbered of this crown, appears in Scribner for November. The verse describes a journey across changing seasons and skies, moving toward peace and humble scenes as distant years fade.
A descriptive sketch portrays Ismail the Khedive as a man around forty eight, medium height and heavily built, with dark features and a penetrating gaze. The observer notes a composed exterior masking strong passions and inner turmoil, likening him to Napoleon III and noting the burdened, complex character beneath.
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