Bridge Proposal Opened for Mouth of Big Yellow Creek
Jefferson county Ohio commissioners invite proposals for a 130 foot bridge over Big Yellow Creek in the county. Plans match Cross Creek bridge. Bids due July 4. Site viewing arranged with McCullough or Groff. Specifications available at the Auditor's office. June 9 1843.
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Commissioners
Jefferson County
Ohio
Auditors
Steubenville
Big Yellow Creek
Said
Messrs
Wm. McCullough
Jacob Groff
Cross Creek
X. Conn
Final accounts of executors and guardians filed
Final accounts filed in May Term 1843 clerks office show settlements for administrators of Joseph Walker John Simpson Israel Barrett William M Farland Jonas Rex George Alban John Gladden Plummer J Jams John Woods Joseph Tomlinson Stephen Reed John Shultz Isaac England Martin Swickard Nimrod Hoge Richard Jordan Henry Hout guardian of Rebecca Simpson guardian of Hannah Watkins four sons guardian of Matthew Jones and James M Coy trustee of Hannah Watkins four sons Arrist John S Patterson June 10 1842 st Clerk
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Joseph Walker
John Simpson
Israel Barrett
William M’farland
Joseph Orr
Jonas Rex
George Alban
John Gladden
Plummer J. Jams
John Woods
Joseph Tomlinson
Stephen Reed
John Shultz
Isaac England
Martin Swickard
Nimrod G. Hoge
Richard Jordan
John Calder
Henry Hout
Rebecca Simpson
James M’coy
Hannah Watkins
Matthew &. Jones
Arrist
John S. Patterson
John Kells Auctioneer Steubenville Onto Shoes For Sale
John Kells an auctioneer in Steubenville Onto offers rooms ready for merchandise reception and sale on commission or at auction. He has on hand a general assortment of shoes boots slippers and pumps for men women boys and misses. He will sell cash prices to suit buyers and invites patrons to inspect prices at the S W Corner of Washington and ad Street June 10 1863 30% 4th Ward.
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S. W
Washington and
Ad. Street
4Th. Ward
Eee Nea Slates Event With Seanien On Board
A local group named Eee Nea unveiled plans for a community event featuring Seanien as a key speaker. Organizers listed venue, date, and ticket details while stressing inclusive participation and local impact. The announcement highlighted sponsorships from community organizations.
Irish Repeal Debate Intensifies in U S Cities
The agitation over Irish repeal spreads through New York Philadelphia and Baltimore with thousands gathering nightly. Proponents press for a domestic Irish legislature granting reforms while warning Britain against bloodshed and imperial overreach.
Repeal Movement in Ireland Threatens British Rule
The latest accounts from Ireland show a growing repeal movement with Catholic clergy and mass support, prompting fears in Britain. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel warn of force to suppress the agitation, as troops flood into Ireland while authorities seek to maintain order. The Great Agitator leads a determined push for repeal of the Union, favoring moral force over physical resistance. Amid international sympathy for Irish grievances, a critical crisis appears near, urging calm, lawful action, and prudent firmness to avoid bloodshed and ignite a broader moral backlash against English rule.
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Ireland
Duke of Wellington
House of Lords
Robert Peel
Commons
England
Friends of Human Rights
Snd
Press offers knowledge to all classes on affordable terms
Intelligence and good principles form character and usefulness. In this country the press provides knowledge to day laborers, mechanics, and families of every condition on affordable terms. Attention and effort buy the prize. great men are self-made. success depends on personal effort.
Fragmentary 19th Century Text Reflects On Time Use
A damaged OCR passage reflects on wasted time and productive evenings, urging focus after daily labors. It mentions the ache of dullness and hints at figures like Gow and Mant Young, describing how people spent their nights and the impact of company and routine.
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Ile Company
Geology and Revelation Align Say Professor Silliman
In Pittsburgh Professor Silliman argues the earth’s beginnings match Genesis through long geological history. He asserts the eight stages from creation to man align with Moses and denies a conflict between geology and the Bible. He rejects the idea that life preceded creation and defends a coherent timeline within scriptural framework.
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Louisville
Silliman
Pitsburgh
Moses
Generations and mortality patterns from an era text
The extract discusses generation counts, aging, and extinction rates. It presents estimates: 171 generations since creation if 5700 years old, with high uncertainty about ancient lineage. It contrasts deaths under natural causes, inoculation, and vaccination, and notes death distributions by month and gender. It concludes with fragmented observations on birth and early infant mortality.
Marriage rate ratio per country noted in Sun brief
The N. F. L Sun reports a ratio stating that sixty five marriages correspond to each 1000 inhabitants of a country, specifically 175 to 1000, reflecting demographic data presented in the brief note.
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N.fl Sun
Mexico Debt Crisis Strains Santa Anna Regime
The payment of the Mexican debt to the United States has stirred capital with President Santa Anna forced to secure a first instalment via a forced loan. This incites irritation among taxed classes and a clash with the tribunal enforcing the decree. The President argues immunity and estate jurisdiction, while accusing the tribunal of bias against the poor.
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United States
Santa Anna
Globe
Van Buren Named Democratic Presidential Candidate 1844
The Warren Trumbull Democrat reports a unanimous nomination of Martin Van Buren for president and James K. Polk for vice president at the county meeting. It argues Van Buren has broad Ohio support, long service, and party loyalty, urging unwavering backing unless the national convention opts otherwise.
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Warren
Trumbull
van Buren
James K. Polk
Tennessee
Martin van Buren
Ohio
Democratic Party
Adame
Gid
Martie van Buren
Cadiz Sentinel blasts banking fraud and wheat prices claim
The Cadiz Sentinel argues banks exploited by fraudulent men created a currency void, spreading to businesses and reaching farmers and workers. It counters the claim that wheat at specie prices would fetch only 16 cents a bushel, labeling that assertion false.
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United States Bank
Cadiz
Whig Critics Roar as Ohio Stocks Rise and Wheat Soars
In this Mansfield Shield and Banner excerpt, critics recount the collapse of whig finances and a push by a democratic Legislature to reorganize the Fund Commissioner board. They argue the state credit improves with banks stepping back, noting wheat at about one dollar per bushel and Ohio six percent stocks near par while seven percent issues rise above par.
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Ohio
New York City
Whig Fund
Alfred Kelly
E. W. Hubbard
Lorain
Buffalo
Cleveland
Mansfield Shield
Perplexing tariff debate over specie influx and wheat prices
A fragmented political argument questions whether tariff policy or specie inflow drives price rises. The speaker notes contradictory Whig and loco foco positions, contemplates hard money influence, and fears misrepresentation of judges and politicians while debating the source of rising prices and improved business conditions.
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United States
Tappan
Walker
Buchanan
Loco Faco
Advertisers' Advantage Highlighted by New York Posts
A city merchant who heavily funded advertising told the Morning Post editor that he planned to spend all profits on ads for two years. He found spending grew returns, and if he could monopolize all papers' ad space, he'd be repaid tenfold. This mirrors the Mirror's note on ads boosting business.
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New York
Morning Post
Mirror
May Coinage At United States Branch Mint
The Courier reports that in May the Branch Mint in this city coined 724000 dollars, over 600000 in gold. This brings total coinage since January first to 2300000 dollars. W. C. Pic.
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United States
W. C. Pic
Independence of the Sandwich Islands Recognized
The Jour of Commerce notes that England France and the United States recognize the Sandwich Islands as independent. It urges the swift reversal of the late capture, stating authority exists and must be exercised to reclaim or restore status promptly.
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Saxonien Islands
England
France
United States
Grain Based Bread Starter Recipe Improvised Instructions
A fragmentary recipe describes boiling one pound of flour with a quarter pound of brown sugar and water for an hour until milk warm. It then mentions measuring one pint to yield several pounds of bread, reflecting a basic bread making method with improvised quantities.
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Steubenville Cash Store
Thomas & Junkins
Thomas and Junkins
Tuomas & Junnrys
Tuomas & Junkins
Alicoes
Tuomas & Jungins
Tomas & Jaxxixs
Florence Shell and Albert
Bennett
Pittsburgh
Smt
Thomas&. Junkins
Poor House
Board of Directors
H. & R. Permar
John McMechan
David Morris
MORSE
Renhis Day
Mellor
Hector O'Halloran
Mark Anthony O'Pool
W. H. Maxwell
Mrs Ellis
Neander
Sibbets Review
Baltimore
D. M’sgowan
Hammis
Sterling & Jenkins
Srentine & Jennine
Tee Oom
A. M
Obepieia
aoSea
Beewee
L Prases
Andrew Lockard
William Leslie
William Roberts
Isaac Winters
WM. Leslie
Jane
John Kells
Onto
Robert McCray
Philadelphia
Friends of
Great Britain
Tf Justice
Humanity
Friends of Repeal
Trish
Trishmen
Matiere
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