Steubenville Classified Advertisements 1844
A collection of local notices in Steubenville from April 1844 includes attorneys at law Stanton McCook and Orr, cabinet and furniture makers Walker and Walker, temperance house by John Boyer, coffin maker Jacob Ault, tailor Erland Kell, boot and shoe shop by David Gray Jr, horse shoers Hickl | ass and Burk, oil merchants McGowan and Scott Ramse, farm goods by Sterling Jenkins, and general grocery listings. Names, addresses, and dates appear alongside business promotions and prices in this period-typical classified page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Walker
Walker
Third Street
Steubenville Weekly Advertiser payment terms and notices
Published weekly by John Brand in Steubenville Ohio details subscriber rates and payment rules. The paper charges 1.50 per year in advance or 2.00 within the year or 3.00 after expiration, and warns against discontinuation until all balances are paid. Advertising and letter policies outline prepaid requirements for notices and inserts.
Democratic Principles in American Union
The excerpt outlines a simple frugal government bound by constitutional limits. It rejects federal assumption of state debts, disallows extensive internal improvements by either level of government, opposes a national bank, and forbids exclusive bank privileges, church-state union, and monopolies. It champions union and progress with strict constitutional boundaries.
Protective Duties in England and Its Effects
A reader summary of Sen Cobden’s six column speech on protective duties in Britain. The piece warns Americans to beware of protection, describing wartime-like misery among English workers, crowded slums, and immoral consequences, and cites Lynn journeymen cordwainers’ complaint of wages and store orders. It ends by quoting Cobden on land tenants and urging caution for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sen. R. Cospen
House of Commons
Manchester Times
Cobden
Great Britain
Mr. C
Riiing
America
Mr. Cobden
Labourer hardships linked to high prices in agricultural districts
Speaker argues that distress in rural areas mirrors manufacturing districts and that high prices of food hurt agricultural workers as much as factory laborers. He cites Mrs. Guthrie and Dr. Greenock testimony from Wiltshire and Dorsetshire, noting wages fallen relative to rents over decades and urging reform to relieve pauperism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Scotland
Austen
Wilts
Dorsetshire
Somersetshire
Devonshire
J. Guthrie
England
Mr. Cobden
ITU
Board of Agreedure
Agricultural Distress and Housing in Dorsetshire and Glocestershire
Reports on farm wages, poverty, and housing conditions in Dorsetshire and Glocestershire paint a dire view. Wages linger around 6s to 8s weekly while food costs rise. families crowd into single rooms with poor bedding. Testimonies from Austen, Osborne, and local agents describe widespread evictions, illness, and moral concerns linked to overcrowded cottages and insufficient dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiltshire
Somersetshire
Dorset
Glocestershire
Hunt
Board of Guardians
Austen
Stourpain
Blankford
Jeremiah
Sarah
Elizabeth
Mary
Silas
John
James
Elias
Mr. Phelps
Marquis of Lansdowne
Cogent
Bremhill Partsh
Studley
Olan
Mhoreng
ST. Pax
Beaminster
Hook
Duke of
Malachi Fisher
Blandford
Milan Abbas
Dorsetshire
Drumamond
Bear
Godolphin Osborne
Pete
Shepherd
Carter
Lelereviman
Mdiy Lee
Go Home God Damn You Henry Clay Accusation
A washed copy of a congressional argument reports Henry Clay allegedly shouted Go home God damn you near the Speaker James K. Polk after a Mississippi election vote. Witnesses Gholson Chaney Gallup describe the scene and place the remark in the House of Representatives. The letter from Waswine row dated February 6, 1995 asserts Clay’s insult was uttered in that moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HI. Clay
Federal
Clement C. Clay
Alabama
Speaker Polk
C. C. Clay
Ala
James K. Polk
Henry Clay
Cataline
Ashland
Gholson
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Mr. Clay
Chaney
Ohio
Clay
Gallup
New York
S.J. Gholson
Waswine Row
Lowchasa Ecseriow Election Candidates Named
The general election lineup features members of Congress and state legislature. Independent or party candidates Labranche and Daw are noted among the hopefuls for the forthcoming contest. The fragment hints at broader candidacy across legislative seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowchasa Ecseriow
Congress
Labranche
Democratic fervor grows in 1844 Philadelphia dispatch
A Philadelphia observer from 1844 reports rising democratic zeal. Assertions of Clay’s defeat fuel optimism and unity, while Whigs sulk and lose members. Pennsylvania and New Jersey expected large party majorities, with western New York and Livingston area Democrats mobilizing. Albany Argus notes widespread democratic associations forming in towns. Danville Republican cites 1700 Livingston voters with over 500 more left unlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mr. Clay
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Expres
Albany
Danville
Livingston
Debate over White House furnishing funds and liquor ban
In the House discussion on an appropriation bill for furnishing the White House Dr. Duncan noted that 1500 of the 6000 dollars in 1840 went to wine and urged none of the current appropriation be spent on liquor. Col Wentworth suggested dropping the motion since Gov Polk did not drink wine. Perry County prospects excite democracy as Collins and Reinhard speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant Hinton Parish
Blandford
Mr. McGareer
Whig Party
Harrison
United States Bank
Norrison
Whig
Tyler
H.C. Johnson
Samuel Wolf
Limal L. Frizzle
Joseph Bunker
James Treat
Fey
House of Representatives
White House
Dr. Duncan
Col
Wentworth
Ilinois
Gov
Polk
Perry Woeunty
Perry County
Messrs
Collins
Reinhard
Perry
Clay
Statesman
Delaware County Journal Denounces Clay and Frelinghuysen
The Delaware County Republican, a radical whig paper, refuses support for Clay and Frelinghuysen, signaling the Mercer Luminary is not alone in opposing the great dictator per the Erie Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anxotuer
Delaware County Republican
Clay
Frelinghuysen
Mercer
Erie Observer
Effects of Slander Cause Tragic Maine Death
Miss Mary Atkinson of Winthrop Maine aged 18 died by arsenic in Lowell a fortnight ago. The suicide followed a local unfounded story harming her reputation. Authorities note distress over harsh rumors and the tragedy highlights the impact of slander on young lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Atkinson
Winthrop
Maine
Lowell
Tattooed poniard found after execution at Loos
A prison physician in Central Loos reports during dissection of three executed criminals he found under the heart of one a tattooed poniard whose point seemed to enter the breast and on the arm the inscription Death to Louis Philippe and his race.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. W. Stier
Market & Sixth Streets
Steubenville
Karene
Robert Orr
O21
J.C. Spencer
Market and
Fourth Streets
Edwin M. Stanton
Geo. W. M’cook
Stanton & McCook
Jefferson
Third St
Louis A. Walker
Jacob Ault
North Third Street
Sam’h. St
Erland
Stobely & Sutherland
Chantery
4Th St
Black Bear Tavern
Euremilele Hope Walk
Sidebotton & Mandel
Market Street
Farmers’ and
Eere Bank
Gaenei
James Sinclair
Thomas Woop
Andrews
F. & M. Bank
Washington Hall
John 8. Kuhn
of Kell
David Gray, Jr
Market
Washington
PSL Hiaicklass
Steubenville Hickman & Burk
March
Panthers Oil
Best Brown
D. Mgowan & Co
Lins Oil
Scott & Ramsey
Sterling & Jenkins
Herring
D. McGowan & Co
Fh. H. Halsted, & Co
BELL
R. HL. Halsted, & Co
John Brand
Fourth Street
Near Market
the American Union
Dallas
U. S
Dallasas
U.S. Bank
J. Q. Adams
U. States Bank and Distribution
Fin
United States
Less
Gro. M. Damas
G. M. Dallas
Joan Wentrworrh
M. C
the Democratic Press
Adin
Sogregor
N. B
Esc
Wapsworth
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