24 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1877
Page
1
A lyrical poem describes a young woman in a blooming landscape. It contrasts nature's aromas with a budding romance as a lover approaches to present a full blown rose, symbolizing love and virginity in a celestial mood.
In a desert mining camp named King’s Castle a renegade from the Medina party named Bill Adams infiltrates the group and clashes with Our Little Dan over his mother’s daguerreotype. A knife duel ensues. Dan sustains many wounds yet saves the picture, while Adams dies from the fight as wolves howl in the night.
Minneapolis businessman Frank M. Fleming reports on the Yellowstone fort near the Rosebud site and describes the Custer massacre scene. He notes ration reforms, a well-supplied Big Horn post, and a stark field where coyotes have torn exposed bones and limbs from hurried graves.
A quip ponders why shooters may aim well while tied up but lawyers cannot talk while upside down. The joke suggests riflemen adapt to their position, while lawyers would struggle to reach into others pockets when inverted.
A Cincinnati reader recounts testing so called Kentucky test oil for safety. He describes gas forming in a lamp, near explosions, and a dangerous burn at temperatures around 90 to 130 degrees. He denounces a local grocer for selling unsafe lamp oil and criticizes the press for spreading risky fuel.
Bucharest correspondence describes Prince Gortchakoff as an odious yet charming figure when among women, with a lavish social life in Paris Vienna London and Berlin. It notes rumors of espionage, private police probes, and a tale of Miltiades Aristarchi seeking Gen. De Bonin’s daughter as a son-in-law, halted by a church mismatch.
Milton's blindness attributed to overwork and dyspepsia. Emphasizes dangers of eyestrain from prolonged reading and sewing. Provides rules: avoid abrupt light changes, read after a delay, no twilight reading, light from above left, avoid direct glare, use sufficient but not harsh light, rest when effort arises, prefer blue ceiling and green surroundings, stop rubbing eyes immediately.
A thoughtful essay on keeping homes and farms neat with flowers shrubs and lights. It argues daily care enhances beauty cost effectively and that adornments bring thrift refinement and happiness to both possessors and passersby, boosting overall household profits beyond mere crops.
London Capital and Labor notes vast find of leather footwear from the 13th and 14th centuries. A huge cavalry boot with iron‑plated soles and spurs was uncovered in Clerkenwell, linked to Ironsides era. Heirloom pieces move to private Curiosities dealer. calls for a public trade museum and city collection inspiration.
A gentleman asks a stone breaker if this is the route to Aberdeen. The lapidary answers with strong Scots speech and continues his work, calmly dismissing the inquiry and indicating his focus on the task.
Miss Kate Bennett and her sister Miss Eliza Bennett demonstrated swimming techniques in a private New York bathhouse. The piece details their teaching method with three foot deep water, the pupil's position, and the claim that a pupil swims independently after two to three strokes. The Bennetts eschew aids and emphasize confidence, with Eliza sharing emergency rescue tips.
A Globe correspondent recalls a Sioux war-dance near a camp. Drummer and White Shield led warriors to readiness as a redoubled drumbeat and bells filled the air. White Shield, six feet tall, spoke of deeds in a martial display that drew grunts of approval.
The article explains counterfeit nickel coins nearly indistinguishable from genuine, the risk of a seven dollar and fifty cent gold eagle, and a plated base metal coin with true weight. It contrasts counterfeiting with the dangers of specie payment and cites Kemble and Shaw in a staged exchange about murdering time.
A collection of short notes and anecdotes covers topics from Garibaldi arguing for bread and fair treatment for brigands to a Russian lieutenant found with wooden revolvers, and various quips about duty, cooks, and travels. It also notes Samuel G Robinson, a famed local musician who died in Augusta Maine at seventy.
The Secretary of State reports births exceeded deaths by 8,963 in 1876, with 43,923 total births including stillbirths. Foreign-born births were lower than any year since 1860, triplets appeared, 345 twins, 713 illegitimate births, and 12,749 marriages down from 1875. Deaths totaled 83,186, with diphtheria rising to second in fatal causes. smallpox and measles noted, and July/August saw the most deaths.
An analysis contrasts material science with purported spiritual effects. It argues that spirits defy ordinary natural laws, with examples of levitation, objects moving through walls, doors opening, and an account of rapid eucalyptus growth in Jamaica. The piece critiques observers’ claims of the paranormal versus lawful nature.
The piece portrays Chinese farmers as content with small, respectable farms where multi generational families live and work together. Women enjoy greater liberty than in higher ranks, often seen in the verandah sewing or embroidering while guests are served tea, then resuming their tasks with lively conversation.
The piece argues elementary physiology should be taught in domestic science to ground understandings of body structure and health. It claims public health workers can use universal truths to guide the public, and notes common doubts about life processes and natural law.
A collection of comical exchanges from multiple papers debating vegetables and puns. The snippets mention tomato sauce cabbage and a pun about English law, reflecting playful editorial chatter across Worcester Press Commercial Advertiser Whitehall Times New York Allied Brooklyn Times.
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads priced at $1.00 per square for first insertion with $0.50 for each additional inset. A yearly reduction is offered, and business cards up to six lines cost $86.00 per year.
A collage of anecdotes and jokes from the Easton Free Press including reflections on love and virtue, marital jokes about money and baby care, a sailor captain anecdote, social commentary on tobacco in British conferences, a Worcester Spy misfortune note, witticisms about coal planes and wages, and light moralizing across various towns and newspapers.
A Denver telegram reports Mr. Conant’s discovery of a petrified missing link or ancient statue shown for hours. Crowds viewed the figure lying on boards within a temporary fence. Prof Semper doubts paleontological origin, noting various disproportions and lack of hair if petrification. The majority deem it a statue or clay image of ancient origin.
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