08 Oct 1847
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1847
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription pricing: one dollar seventy five cents if paid in advance or within sixty days, and two dollars if payment is delayed beyond that period. No discontinuation while arrears remain. Advertisements priced at the usual rates.
A call to strike the iron harp of labor as a powerful voice for freedom. The poem envisions stern resonant music that stirs thought, awakens minds, and arms the weak, with labor and industry unbinding fetters and shaking thrones through the clamor of axe, anvil, plow, and engine.
Descriptions cover troop movements from Puebla through Ayutla to San Augustin and Churubusco, with Fortified Penon defenses, bombardments, and turning of Santa Anna's lines. Details include commanders Worth, Twiggs, Pillow, and Scott, casualties, 800 prisoners, 22 artillery pieces, and the 21st armistice proposal.
A narrator recalls Valencia’s troops holding captured trenches after a victory. The living mourn more than the dead as engineers performed well on both days, with an engineer company notably contributing to the efforts.
A Mexican War dispatch compiles late Sept reports from Puebla and Pensacola noting renewed hostilities after peace propositions. It describes Scott's forces clashing with Mexican regiments near Chapultepec, heavy Mexican losses, and Mexican defenses in Mexico City. Proposals from Mr. Trist are outlined, including California arrangements and Rio Grande boundaries, with Santa Anna and Scott accusing each other of armistice violations. The Osceola brings word of battle progress and troop movements toward Veracruz and interior.
A 1846 Essex County Agricultural Society report estimates pork costs at six to seven cents a pound when corn runs sixty to seventy cents per bushel. It states a two-quart daily corn intake yields about a pound and a half of pork, and notes questions on grinding and cooking methods for swine feed.
Silliman's Journal presents a memoir by the renowned French chemist M Payen. It summarizes experiments showing that light roasting preserves aroma and weight, while heavy roasting reduces nitrogen content and increases bitterness. The article argues optimal roast yields best flavor and nutrition.
The women of the Sunderbund Cantons in Switzerland have organized into a military body totaling 672 members. They bear muskets or carbines, have officers and passwords, and a complete casilitery structure.
A passage from Bishop Doane argues against class-based limits on education, asserting that mind, not birth or wealth, determines worth. The common school should be a universal light, enabling the poor child to rise to knowledge, science, and even rule by merit.
A French experiment by M Provostaye shows sulphurous acid kept in a red hot platina crucible and isolated from the crucible evaporates hardly at all. When water is added the diluted acid evaporates instantly and the water freezes into a lump of ice in the hot crucible. The scene demonstrates heat transfer and rapid evaporation as a striking natural magic.
The inventor of the electric clock describes sustaining current by sinking copper and zinc plates in the ground with wires to the pendulum axis. A non-conductor gate interrupts the circuit on pendulum movement, reattaching by magnets, enabling perpetual power for clocks.
The Philadelphia Enquirer reports House's improvement on the magnetic telegraph is now operating between this city and Cincinnati. Messages arrive and transmit with ease and rapidity. The large printed characters appear clear and legible, ensuring reliable reception of news and messages. Dr Johnson on marriage notes bachelors miss pleasures, preferring caution to enjoyments.
A late 19th century New Orleans sketch notes stark seasonal change from bustling winter streets to emptiness amid yellow fever conditions. Observers describe deserted levees and sparse masts, contrasting lively public life with the quiet, uneasy health atmosphere in the city.
The Galena Evening Mercury claims possession of Daniel Boon s sword used in battles with Indians in Ohio and Kentucky. The piece resembles a small, sturdy furniture item with buckskin cover and a one eighth inch iron guard. The editor notes it would have impressed natives and recalls Blue Licks history.
The Duke killed his wife in their bedchamber at night then died by suicide in prison. The Duchess reportedly reproached him for an improper affair with their former governess of nine children. Some English papers claim the French government allowed the Duke to die by his own hand.
A newly built Missouri stone church featured an inscription from the Bible. The stonecutter, aiming for accuracy, quoted the line My House shall be called the house of prayer. He accidentally included the full verse, yielding My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves, causing scandal for the society.
A description of puffins razorbills and related seabirds that cannot fly but rise near cliffs. During strong sea winds they lift above ground, are blown over land, then tumble and crawl to the cliff edge before regaining flight and resuming their speed.
A fragment describes a young woman addressed by an older gentleman. She cites fear of widowhood as the sole objection to marriage. He retorts with a clever compliment about virtue and the value of a man’s days, suggesting blessings come to the virtuous and long life.
A fragmentary Louisville note hints at a clash in the political science department. It mentions Mr. Brown and Mr. Ritchie as potential rivals, with a focus on professorial roles and high expectations within the discipline.
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