29 Oct 1857
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1857
Page
1
Poem fragment depicts a haunting pallid figure in festive halls as music flickers and memories fade. The setting shifts from revelry to a pale shadow. nature in old fields offers warmer light than remembered times. The piece contrasts present mirth with a lingering, spectral past.
Dr Williams discusses the nature of death across states of brain involvement curtailing sensation. He contrasts apoplexy as painless, asphyxia with intense agony, and syncope with rapid loss of feeling. The article concludes that art to mortis ends all sensation, followed by a narcotic sleep as life ends.
Beecher condemns ministers who preach in favor of earthly power while defending slavery. He argues true gospel upholds the rights of man and the divine birthright of every soul, contrasting Christ's sacrifice with political compromise. The piece frames clergy as gatekeepers of liberty and interprets scripture as a tool against tyranny.
The passage compares critics to Shimeis who pelted David and Ahithophel’s treachery. It notes Ahithophel’s suicide, David's return to Jerusalem, and warns opponents to cease curses and stones. It frames Absalom’s fate and calls for repentance ahead of the King’s crossing of the Jordan.
The speaker frames practical virtues: honesty about limits, careful spending of time and money, and keeping promises. He urges saying no with resolve and yes with measured care, noting trust earns social standing. The passage concludes that these maxims resemble the character of a Scotsman.
Franconi the Hipodrome director trained a horse to feign injury and limp in audience presence. In rehearsal the horse complied, but in performance it refused to limp, galloping away. To force the act Franconi built an audience and whipped the horse, teaching it to fear public shields from the whip and perfect its act thereafter.
The article discusses consumption causes and climate effects, noting higher incidence in hot climates and Jamaica versus Canada. It also reflects on social roles of workers, pride in home life, and contrasts wealth with laborer life, followed by a Virginia court verdict on a breach of marriage contract and a misprint about ages.
Paris tale ends in suicide and tragic collapse of Mlle Julie R. after a rejected marriage proposal. She later dies from injuries after a window fall while feeding birds. Madrid report describes actress Ristori interceding for Fuentes, whose death sentence is commuted by the Queen amid public cheers. Fuentes lies ill, surrounded by doctors.
A Springfield Republican item narrates Condit, a New Jersey shoemaker with four children, conquering poverty to study at Williams College. He learned Latin and Greek after long days at the bench, funded by friends and indigent-student aid, and graduated at 32 on his birthday. He plans to enter a New York theological seminary and become a minister.
A Bullish Association discussion warns that common colorants used in confections include copper arsenites, lead chromates, vermilion, and white lead, noting they are deadly poisons. It urges avoidant caution and promotes safe plant dyes as alternatives while urging individual judgment.
A London tale recalls a Bank of England balancing error of £100. A clerk’s Sunday warning via telegraphic alert led to stopping a West Indies shipment, weighing boxes, and correcting the excess debit without delay.
A fragment on wealth creation: saving over spending grows capital, with advice to merchants to add to capital and live frugally. It warns against chasing luck and urges tempering desires, applying simple arithmetic, and avoiding dwelling on minor injuries as a path to steady prosperity.
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