09 Oct 1861
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1861
Page
1
The speaker recalls a past wish under a slender yew moon and a silver horn gaze. Now the world glows rosy the crescent drifts down and the heart grows colder as the familiar look from a past presence fades away.
Miss Saure L. Nicol presents a Clermont Agricultural Society flag to the best drilled county unit at Olive Branch Fair Grounds. She invokes patriotic memory from Independence to Sumter, praising Clermont County volunteers and urging resolve to defend the flag, with honor above life.
A 19th century crowd denounces treason and calls for unwavering loyalty to the flag. Speakers honor veterans, praise national unity, and pledge to defend liberty against dissenters while invoking patriotic memory and Columbia’s glory.
A satirical look at editors who weaponize articles and a remark on mental activity shaping a man’s face. A cor respondent notes that idle men lose cut and line, while thoughtful men keep a sharper, better preserved appearance through constant mental effort.
A dying father weighs his sons plans for the future and asks if the youngest’s intended bride is rich. The tale contrasts worldly wealth with inner riches, urging that true wealth lies in character and soul, not gold. It notes wealth brings duties and that genuine virtue outlasts riches.
In a Clermont Courbee dispatch from Cross Lanes dated Sept 22 1861 JOAN U HILTZ recounts the Twelfth Ohio Regiment's scouting along a mountainous region after a major battle. The narrative covers guard duties near Summerville the Cauley river bushwhacker attacks the march to Cross Lanes shortages and a 35 mile pursuit with scarce rations and cold weather.
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