26 Nov 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1879
Page
1
The Flermont Gourier is published every Wednesday edited by CHAS. W. Terms: 1.60 per year in advance with delivery within the year. The fragmentary text mentions weekly publication and payment terms but is garbled.
A fragmented verse fragment questions whether there is a by and by beyond mortal life. The text muses on life’s strife and the limits of earthly hope, suggesting uncertainty about any future beyond earthly existence.
Lawson Cooke recounts a 1870 winter expedition across the Kansas plains toward Denver. He describes hunting, makeshift shelters, buffalo processing, scouting for game, and encounters with wolves and Indians, noting rasping weather, caution, and survival efforts.
A Confederate-era narrative recalls relentless buffalo chase and close calls, then shifts to the house sparrow’s American spread. It discusses hunters’ camps near Brush Creek, ordeals with cold nights, and a moral about introduced birds aiding farmers but harming native species, followed by reflections on Scottish song and cultural life in Atlantic.
A domestic tries to harm himself but his master arrives just in time to intervene. Another servant is ordered to monitor the would be suicide to prevent a repetition. The supervising servant expresses regret and questions his actions as the victim is found hanging.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Croisier's attempted rescue at Acre, Napoleon’s thunderous command, Murat’s braving feats and loss of favor, and Lannes condemning a timid officer. The vignette ties fear to courage, memory to legend, in Napoleonic siege lore.
A Rev J Bowden recounts a Norway plague anecdote from the 14th century. Valders was depopulated by plague. About two centuries later a peasant hunting a bear found a hidden church where the bear fled to the altar and was slain. The bear’s skin remains in the vestry.
A wagoner halted his horse in the street at the cry ue Whoa and praised the animal. The driver replied the horse is fine but once belonged to a butcher and still shies when a calf is blessed, a fault that recalls its past owner.
A detailed guide on duck hunting technique from C. A. Zimmerman in Scribner. It covers aiming ahead of the bird, flight speeds near sixty miles per hour, and doubles under fear or wind. It explains pass shots, judging distance, keeping the gun motion steady, and overcoming flinching. It notes the bore drilling called chickar boring to extend range and pattern.
Charlie Cochrane, longtime groom for Goldsmith Maid, visited Fashion Stud Farm in New Jersey after travelling from California. The jealous mare, famed for guarding her colt, greeted him with joy, rubbing her head and nuzzling him while the foal approached. The mare even followed him to the gate after he left, a clear sign of recognition and affection reported by the Baltimore Sun.
A Geographical note explains Madagascar’s true dimensions, nearly 1,000 miles long and 250 wide, about four times England and Wales, challenging map-based misconceptions. A separate incident reports a Albany child nearly dying after drinking brandy left within reach.
Gossip, letters, and reflections on etiquette fill a portion of the page. A French pose and gait tale, a London letter, and a glove anecdote reveal society concerns. The piece critiques women in medicine and argues for rigorous training and certification to protect the public from unqualified practice.
A nineteenth century article contrasts the restricted life of ancient Athens with rapid progress for women in modern America. It argues opportunity grows as women prove capability, asserting barriers fade when independence and refinement coexist, and calls for confident, truly womanly women.
A historical science summary argues that while sun heat has been steady since ancient times, sources beyond the sun may supply energy. Harvard mathematician Peirce favors meteoritic infall as heat, yet accretion could alter solar gravity. Ogle papers note disappearing furcuis in that state.
A Mr. narrator recalls a Mississippi River incident near Vicksburg where a raccoon was swallowed by a large snake twice and finally escaped back to the tree after the snake killed. The tale, sourced to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, ends with the snake being slain.
A verbose diner, famed for discerning taste and exacting orders, quizzes the waiter over every detail from crispness to peas, york ham, and peaches a la Conde. The University Magazine passage paints a humorous portrait of a man who savors standards, rejects imitators, and ends by leaving the bill with six pence.
Prof Virchow the celebrated Berlin physiologist visited Hissarlik in Asia Minor for rest and ended up treating many sick workers at the excavation site. His fame as a healer grew, with crowds gathering daily, and a well he dug becoming a sacred site for cures. He judged the effort costly in rest but left a lasting impact on local medical practice.
A fragmentary page lists home recipes and remedies including Johnny Cakes, Cracked Wheat, Molasses Tarry, rose tincture, freckle remedy, cream puddings, egg nog variation, custard-like oats, and a ginger yeast beverage. It notes ingredients, simple steps, and portions for family use, reflecting domestic culinary practices of the period.
An account recalls Tecumseh breaking a massacre by Indians during a clash at Fort Meigs era. He mounted a horse and challenged the killings, throwing two attackers, then defied Gen Proctor by demanding why American prisoners were not spared. The British commander retorted the natives could not be commanded.
The piece cites Henry Clay Abraham Lincoln and ex Governor George S. of Massachusetts as examples of self made men who rose from humble beginnings through firm purpose. It recounts George S s early life as a clerk and self study aided by a library routine and strenuous discipline.
The Clermont Courier sets rates for legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for the first insertion, 0.50 for each additional insertion, with generous yearly reductions. Business cards up to six lines cost 4.00 per year.
A garbled medley parodies speech and schooling with clipped anecdotes. It mocks literacy, Shakespearean notions and classic quotes, mentioning a Kentucky boy, a mule's tail, and a girl who knows little about poultry while wielding a rock hammer and blue glasses as a curious tableau.
Theodore Hook sketches a comical scene where a wary gentleman asks a maid a string of pointed details about a visitor. The housemaid’s tentative replies reveal not the man’s identity but the quirks of curiosity and cautious restraint.
During a church service a cobra slithered through an open door causing alarm among worshippers. A native beadle used a tulwar to sever the head. a curious man stepped on the snake and was poisoned. Despite remedies, he died within half an hour from the cobra's venom.
A fragmented column mixes notes on stamp symbols and their meanings with a humorous anecdote about a man in a restaurant claiming time is money. The piece references upside down and angled stamps and ends with a joke about allocating half an hour to eat pie.
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