15 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1879
Page
1
The Glermont Courier in CHAS. WV lists subscription terms at 1.50 per year in advance with postpaid options and a 6 percent rate. The fragment notes are partial but indicate pricing details for the newspaper.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as Gerald confesses a dream that shatters Pauline by revealing imagined infidelity. Pauline reassures him, declares innocence, and urges restraint on future dreams, while the couple reaffirms their commitment and trust.
In a tale of fortune and folly, Alderman Mr. Pattridge accuses Mrs. Pounceforth-Keane of theft, pursues a high profile case, and sees his luck turn when evidence falters. Public scandal, weights charges, and a noble visit reshape Smallborough’s fate and honor.
The article discusses how large compasses stay steady due to long vibrational periods and compares that to small cards. It cites methods like heavier needles, center weights, blunt bearings, or brick dust, noting these attempts fail to fix the inherent unsteadiness on a rolling ship. Sir W. Thompson is cited on the subject. It also notes a dip in foreign cattle trade benefiting Canada as disease absent. Canada shipped 51,000 animals to England in three months, triple last year’s pace.
A verse portrait traces a modern husband teased by family calls for bread while his steps quicken and his evening lists vanish. Burdette’s An Example for Girls and a Nihilist romance mix in a scattered feature, noting domestic duties and peril in Russia.
In a theater orchestra, a enamored lady flirts with a handsome guest while an observer notes the setup. The escort tricks the flirtatious pair into meeting, leading the jealous gentleman to dismiss the flirt and escort the woman home, ending the affair.
Chicago Tribune reflects on the widow as a compelling figure of pathos and romance. The piece extols her beauty, sorrow, and renewed life after loss, warning bachelors to beware of the widow who blends grace with independence and longing.
The London Truth ran a contest for the best letter refusing a marriage proposal. Selected samples include Portia who demands a gem before a casket, and Pink Domino who declines with dignity. Others express friendship, gratitude, or moral resolve, illustrating varied refusals.
A collage of quips and anecdotes features a Park policeman disciplining a dog, fashion satire on blondes, a bride and groom’s hot day banter, a joke about enamel and ice, a lascivious suitor advised to elope, Paris crime humor on a mother in law, and a courtroom pun where an attempted murder ends with an ironic twist.
A traveler praises Shetland hospitality across ranks, noting ready service from gentry and clergy. He describes diet, drinking habits, prevalent diseases, marriage age, seafaring risks, and robust yet lazy tendencies when ashore.
A New Hampshire balloonist named Cipher unveils a novel airship design. The figure is described as an eccentric inventor pursuing aerial innovation and ambient flight ideas.
A traveler recalls ancient Memphis with mounds and statues, noting a near perfect Egyptian bust, sprawling cemetery ruins, eighty one pyramids, and the sacred bull mausoleum uncovered in 1860. The piece describes sphinx avenues, stone sarcophagi, and inscriptions, plus a second section on fainting and its causes linking heart strength, nerves, and health.
Five year study by Capt. Catlin and Prof. Mitchell notes neuralgia hours vary with weather and storms. Pain peaks in winter and early spring, with long attacks during January to March and shorter bouts in mid summer. Storm centers and rain belts influence pain even when rain isn’t felt.
A four year old girl and a six year old boy were warned not to touch a nest egg. The girl took the egg and headed home while the boy cried for their mother. Separately, after an act allowing promotion within the army, six privates were promoted to Second Lieutenant.
A Mecklenburg County man recalls a hearth fire he lit on marrying in 1848 that has burned for 36 years. He says it heats in summer when kept low and that its persistence honors his late wife, with each generation of children growing around it. The Observer notes his strong sentiment borders on passion.
A Norwich factory worker is targeted by a map seller who uses a face-reading claim to hawk a Connecticut chart for 1.50 dollars. The worker, amused by the display, questions the value and hints he would rather keep his money than purchase the map.
The New York Herald details Old Moses the giant tree found in Tulare County California in 1874. It stood 240 feet tall with a twelve foot diameter trunk and a broken top. Supposedly 4840 years old, it was exhibited with a seventy five foot circumference section and a 25 foot width, housing a piano sofa chairs and California scenes inside.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient advertisements at 1.00 per square for first insertion and 0.50 for each additional insertion, in ten line increments. The notice details govern pricing and placement for official notices and classifieds.
In a wartime diary style fragment from the Detroit Free Press a barefoot, stout man recalls Dot with a baby and a roguish son. The speaker vows Dot is his, mentioning a wooden bier and sad memories while family life appears in truncated Germanic speech.
A collection of notes covers everyday curiosities and oddities: a Vermont gobbler hatching ten turkeys, Texas oil barrel prices, jokes about wether versus imperial, and San Francisco reports on organized Chinese communities. London incidents include two houses demolished on Aldersgate Street and a French Bohemian attic remark. A South Bend girl dies in an accidental fire after refusing to jump in, while a willow used to drive cattle appears in Freeport. A debate society speaker laments wants and needs. A kitchen table cloth care tip appears with a Russian Socialist death by self-immolation noted, and a London Times correspondent recounts the grim act.
Neighbors James Dobbins and Michael Burns fought over debt in Kansas river bottom, six and a half miles from Kansas City. A pistol duel left both men dead and a bystander along with two youths separating them as they collapsed. Burns died next morning after mortally wounding Dobbins and both men exchanging shots at close range.
A terse note reflects a man’s burial amid uncertain fate and unresolved ties leaving a somber record of his final rest and lingering questions. The fragment hints at personal history and legacy without detailing names or locations.
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