28 Oct 1837
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1837
Page
1
The notice sets price terms: two dollars per year in advance or within sixty days, two dollars and fifty cents within the year, and three dollars at year end. no discontinuation until arrears are paid unless chosen by the editor. Advertisements up to twelve lines cost one dollar, with twenty five cents per additional insertion. longer ads priced in proportion.
A London report describes an eminent scientist maturing an electric telegraph using five wires, a rubber sheath, and a galvanic trough. Signals travel by binary or ternary code, with rapid transmission claimed over long distances, potentially enabling near-instant dialogue across the empire. The piece notes possible difficulties but foresees vast societal impact and a sensorium of the empire.
A letter describes entering London as a solitary figure amid a vast throng, a city shaped by centuries of battles and deaths. The writer notes bustling commerce, ceremonial pageantry, and servants in gold, pondering fame and wealth against historic figures and ministers in Westminster. The fragment ends amid questions about political power and existence.
The Senate resumed consideration of the revenue bill as Mr. King of Georgia delivered a multi hour critique of financial policy. He denounced the state bank system as fraudulent and warned that the specie circular harmed commerce and reduced currency to a commodity. He urged returning finance control to Congress and criticized administration policy while defending the Bank of the United States. The speech ended with a proposal to defer the issue to December.
A London paper reports a new patent for an improved percussion lock. It features a thio case that drops into the stock mortice, with hammer projecting and trigger beneath. The lock can be removed instantly by pressing a catch and carried in a pocket, reducing accidental discharges to protect field sportspersons.
A Sun water-carrier bitten by a mad dog three days earlier was brought to the hospital. He was bled to forty ounces, drank water during a convulsion, then slept. A second bleed of eight ounces subdued the hydrophobia, with no recurrence noted.
The article explains dissolving a small amount of pipe clay in washing water to give linen a breached look yet clean thoroughly with about half the labor and soap. Rub or dissolve the clay with warm water in the tub or with the soap on the items, repeating as needed to achieve thorough cleanliness, noting the clay softens hard water.
The year has seen persistent earthquakes beginning February 22 at Brigue in the Alps and extending to Lisbon where great destruction occurred. Nervous persons feel ongoing tremors as authorities note widespread unease amid the seismic activity. A Michigan note mentions a box of ten thousand dollars in gold sent between brokerages and mills, illustrating bank law controversies.
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