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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1882
Page
4
A narrator recalls meeting Mabel after ten years, noting changes in appearance and social expectations. He contrasts her current refined look with their carefree youth, recalling their past dances and shared dreams. The shock of change leads to questions about fate and love as he faces her upcoming marriage.
A six person sailing party on a breezy morning visits Southwest Harbor and an island to wed. The ceremony proceeds with Parson Hutchins and his wife causing tension with the couple and guests over pay and propriety, followed by a boisterous feast, family squabbles, and a late-field dance before departure.
The article argues exhausted pomace from cider making is a valuable dairy feed especially for cows. It cites farmer experiences in northwestern Pennsylvania showing milk yield and butter output improve as pomace replaces grain and aids cheese production, urging proper utilization of orchard waste.
An English boy born January 21, 1876, described as precocious and possibly lunatic, is kept at an industrial school after a string of steals and mischief. His rapid development and severe behavior contrast with his young age, while his father is reportedly in an asylum.
Sir William Johnson the Mohawk country Indian agent and Hendrick the famed chief exchanged dreams about gifts. Johnson offered a gold coat and land on the Great River and Canada Creek. Hendrick promised the land but warned no more dreamt largesse, ending with the Royal Grant name under British rule.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes Southern California weather noting hot summers with cool nights and rare sunstroke, occasional dust-storms from northerly winds, and cold autumn and winter air with ice forming on mornings water. It highlights scarce fuel, cheap or poor quality coal, and local firewood from cottonwood, sycamore, and mesquite trees.
A column recounts Dr. J. M. Reid recalling a Chicago preaching moment where a zealous prayer leader asked God to “rub the rust off” the editor. It then notes a peculiar Paris miser in Champs Elysee living fifty years alone with vast wealth, and briefly mentions a seven-inch-wide tree in Missouri and other short items including cures by St. Jacobs Oil and a humorous note on capital punishment.
A fragment mentions Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners and a boot last lasting twice as long and urges asking a druggist about Russia Salve. It also advises keeping a kit for accidents. A separate line notes a man who cheats his landlord may face charges for rent avoidance.
A collection of short notes and advertisements reflects period health fads and pseudo medical cures. Quinine overuse prompts a patient to quit a doctor for Mishler's Herb Bitters. Hale's remedies and other tonics promise swift relief for coughs and weakness while Voltaic Belt Co offers trial devices for nervous debility.
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