Local Steubenville notices mix medical and shop ads
Historical classified style notes show various Steubenville 1844 entries. Attorney Edwin Stanton and partners announce practice in Jefferson counties, doctors James Sinclair Thomas Wood and John Kuhn advertise services, J Kell tailor relocates, David Gray Jr opens boot shop, merchants offer oils glass hardware and groceries, and assorted ads for saddlery, victuals, fabrics, and books.
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Jefferson
James Sinclair
Thomas Wood
Steubenville
N. B
Third St
Termus paper pricing and notice to subscribers
Published every Thursday by Joan Brand in Steubenville Ohio. Terms: Union to subscribers 1 50 per year prepaid 2 00 within the year 3 00 after year. Advertisements 1 square 1 00 for first three insertions 25 cents each additional. Letters to the editor must be post paid.
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Joan Brand
Fourth Street
Near Market
Steubenville
Ohio
Union and Progress in Democratic Principles
The text argues for a simple frugal government limited by the Constitution. It opposes national debt assumption by the states, federal internal improvements, a national bank, exclusive bank privileges, church and state union, and powerful monopolies, advocating Union and Progress.
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Union and Progress
Ohio State and Presidential Election Dates Noted
A historical notice sets key voting days: the state election on Tuesday in October and the presidential election on Friday October 25. The brief fragment references the campaign calendar for Ohio in the period surrounding July 15, 1844.
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Ohio
Federalists Face Backlash Over Native American Movement
A sharp editorial argues federalists sowed silence and misjudged Native Americanism, criticizing delayed boldness and shifting allegiances after New York events. It likens Democratic opposition to early Adams era stance on Naturalization laws, warning that delaying stands worsened their political position.
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Harper
Tribune
Per
Herald
John Adams
Feds
Native Americans and Whig tactics cited in political railing
A fragment from a partisan critique argues federal leaders may adopt the label Native Americans after the election to win naturalized voters for Henry Clay. It condemns delaying public action until post election and accuses leaders of hypocrisy and fraud, warning foreign-born residents to stay vigilant. The piece also questions the Bankrupt Law stance of H. Clay and hints at concealed motives behind party lines.
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H. Clay
Archer
Mr. Clay
Feds
Pittsburgh Daily American
Federal Party
Polk and Dallas Seen Likely to Carry Tennessee
A letter from Louisville dated June 16 1844 notes high political excitement in Tennessee with people from all parties predicting Polk and Dallas will win the state. It mentions Col Polk living near Columbia about forty miles from Nashville.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Louisvitts
Tennessee
Polk
Dallas
Col. Polk
Columbia
Nashville
Tariff system critique and price contrasts in Baltimore
A critical examination of tariffs argues they aid monopolists and burden farmers and workers. The piece cites a Baltimore trader's letters from June 1843 1844 showing wholesale and retail price rises for woollens and fabrics and questions who benefits from existing duties. It contrasts rising costs with farmer wages and mocks Native American party rhetoric amid local riots.
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Baltimore Republican & Arg
Orthography Is Riz In Ragged Bank Page Riff
A federal writer in a bank paper jokes about spellings like Mammas and marm. The fragment questions whether his mother would approve as a faux controversy surfaces in a democratic paper context.
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Riz
Federal lands flow promised to Jefferson county sparks uproar
A meeting in the Clay Club Room heard a federal orator claim land proceeds would yield $180,000 to Jefferson county and huge sums to Ohio and the nation. The assertion is dismissed as false and a fabrication to sway voters. The piece condemns Whig rhetoric and notes reactions in Connecticut Rhode Island and beyond.
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Prorat Caucillation
Clay Club
Jefferson County
State of
Ohio
Feds
Federal
Market outlook brightens as cotton prices rise
The Money Market report notes renewed firmness in cotton prices on American descriptions following favorable Britannia and Western reports. It suggests a bottom may be reached, predicts improved southern sentiment and futures from new crop, but warns many speculators have failed. European grain crops are not favorable for U.S. producers, though better weather could lift harvest prospects.
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Great Western
Britannia
Liverpool
Liao
Great Britain
Sentence of Dorr by Algerine Court Stirring Rhode Island
The Algerine Court in Newport yesterday sentenced Governor Dorr to life solitary confinement and hard labor in the state prison for treason. The Springfield Democrat denounces the ruling as unjust and partisan, linking it to Whig and Tory histories and accusing the federal party of imprisoning those who sought to restore liberty.
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Dorr
Algerine Court of
Rhode Island
Newport
Gov. Dorr
Union
Springfield
Seneca on intention and kindness to animals
A compact meditation on how animals distinguish good from harm through intention. The passage notes that brutes react differently to incidental pain and deliberate injury, seeing the latter as malice even when no harm is done.
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Seneca
Reactions to Imperial Tyranny Sparking London Demonstrations
From The Britannia report fifteen days later news from Europe shows anger over Emperor Nicholas II while O Connell remains under guard in Ireland. London carpenters vote on suffrage, with 23 of nearly 200 signaling yes. riots and impeachments fan agitation as French Republicans mobilize at Lafitte’s funeral signaling potential revolution.
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England
Reston
Europe
Russia
London
Louis Philippe
Dieine Paylot
O'Connell
Rhode Island
Carpenters of
Duncombe
M. P
Fergus O'Connor
National Hall
High Holborn
Nicholas
Poland
Theobald
France
Lafitte
Origin of the Junius Tracts Described in Richmond Enquirer
The Richmond Enquirer notes the famous Junius Tracts aim to enlighten Whigs on their principles and duties. It suggests the tracts may originate from multiple sources, with possibilities each contributing in part to their creation.
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Richmond Enquirer
Deposition of Nathaniel E. Johnson Stirs Religious Outrage
A Portsmouth Chronicle report reveals Rev Nathaniel E. Johnson faced charges of unministerial conduct drunkenness and licentious behavior. At Newark Presbytery on the 18th the body resolved unanimously to depose him from gospel ministry and excommunicate him.
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Coons
Tribune
New York
Portsmouth Chronicle
Nathaniel E. Johnson
Presbytery of
Newark
Johnson
E.bey Mour
Junius
Native Americanism and naturalization reform debate
A petition to repeal naturalization laws seeks twenty one years of residence as a suffrage prerequisite. The measure narrowly failed to be laid on the table with a strong Whig vote against, while ex Whig President Adams and allies opposed rights for the negro race, and Native American papers threaten expanding efforts to Senate and House influence via state legislatures.
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Congress
Messrs. Abbot
Adams
Cousin
Clingman
Callamer
Cranston
Deberry
Giddings
Grinnell
Hudson
Jos
Senate
House of Representatives
The Bridal Joy And Hidden Melancholy Of Marriage
An article reflects on wedding customs, celebrating bridal beauty and hopeful homes while noting the subtle sorrow of brides whose tears and unease at the ceremony are lightly dismissed by relatives. It contrasts public festivity with private anxieties in matrimony.
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Phere
Gentleness Shapes a Child's Growing Spirit
A reflective vignette on gentleness as a soft atmosphere that warms a child's soul like sunlit rose petals. The prose likens gentle influence to slow, steady growth that expands beauty and vigor within a young mind.
The Mentocratic Prees. Guava Roxanne
The article argues the Democratic banner will win in the coming canvass led by Polk and Dallas. It claims Whig opposition under Clay fails due to unpopularity from policy, not private immorality, and asserts broad public support for Democratic principles against Federal misrule.
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Ashland
Democratic Party
James K. Polk
George M. Dallas
Mr. Clay
Clay
United States
Whig Party
Letter from Washingtonville Predicts 1600 Vote Margin
A Washingtonville, Columbia County letter dated June 16 reports strong support for Polk Dallas and Muhlenberg from Northern democracy in the citadel. It states the ticket will be ratified in the fall elections by an over sixteen hundred majority.
Easton Argus Editor Predicts Polk Victory
The Easton Pennsylvania Argus editor cites 1840 results where Van Buren led by about one hundred in Easton Borough and forecasts Polk will win by at least twenty five. The piece questions any changes, challenging readers with the election outlook.
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Easton
Argus
van Buren
Col. Polk
Maineprediction: Polk and Dallas to sweep the state
The Augusta Age reports a thoroughly aroused republican spirit across Maine with a forecast of Polk and Dallas winning the state by at least a 10 000 vote majority The piece insists the murderer of Jonathan Cilley cannot carry Maine and the public will reject the man of the bloody hand The musings urge readers to mark the prediction
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Maine
Polk
Dallas
Jonathan Cilley
Public sentiment shifts toward Polk ticket in Petersburg and state counties
Richmond English reports growing support for Polk among voters who opposed the ticket in 1840. Observers note a brisk public mood in the city of Petersburg and several counties as party alignment shifts toward the Polk banner.
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Petersburg, &c
Polk
Richmond
Eng
The Mormon Murders and Illinois Pledge of Security
Gov Ford vows to uncover the assassins after Joseph and Hyram Smith are killed in Carthage jail. The speaker recounts pledges of security made to calm citizens, notes Mormons surrendered arms and the Nauvoo Legion obeyed, and warns that if any force within his command aided the killings they have betrayed the state. The account continues with the dawn of the day of the deed.
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Joe Smith
Gov. Ford
Illinois
Carthage
Smiths
Joseph
Hyram
Nauvoo
Singleton
Brown County
Hancock
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Pet
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Sterling & Jenkins
Lassware
BELS
Iferring
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D. Mgowan & Co
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Hamilton
Walker's Cabinet
B.A. Walker
the American Union
Bulammore
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