Steubenville Advertisements and Tax Sale Notice 1841
A collage of old Steubenville notices includes multiple 1841 classifieds: goods for sale such as coffee, tobacco, and casks, with vendors D McGown and G Johnson, plus a 1841 tax sale notice by James Devourarty Auditor and Adam Leslie Auditor of Jefferson County. The document also advertises Harlich's Compound Strengthening Tonic and German Pills, urging readers to seek the medicine at North Eighth Street and citing numerous cured testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McGow
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Ohio
Adam J. Leslie
Les
Harlich
United States
North Eighth Street
O P Martich
Vhoneips Office
North B Street
Philadelphes Alco Foreste
Tarnhull
S. Dew
Groceries and Wines Offered for Cash in Steubenville
An 1840 advertisement lists a wide assortment of groceries wines and liquors produce cheese and bacon with discounts for cash. Samuel Hewit offers goods for exchange including wool meat and produce. Also promotes Dr O P Martichs Compound Strengthening and German Appoint Pilgs with claims of health benefits and mentions a Philadelphia address and Tarnhull’s establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hewit
Steubenville
The Brandreth Pills Cures Prominent Wellness Claims
An advertising broadside extols Brandreth's Pills as a universal remedy to purify the blood and cleanse the bowels. It argues health depends on free blood circulation and waste removal, claiming pills are harmless and superior to mineral medicines while warning of widespread bodily decay from constipation and dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandith
Brandreth
Brandieth
Arandreth
Seversl Toersent
Peters Vegetable Pills Advertised as Universal Cure
This column promotes Peters Vegetable Pills claiming wide acclaim in the south and north. It recounts a citizen’s recovery from a severe ceasotneous eruption after six weeks on the pills. The ad extols cures for bilious fever, dyspepsia, croup, liver complaints, headaches, rheumatism, jaundice and more, touting mild operation with no griping. Also notes rags-for-books exchange and trade terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry K. Fox
Peter
Scott Co
J Turnbull
T & P Odbert
Geo Crazy & Co
Warrenton
Cheap Por Cash Ad and Local Notices
James Alexander announces the recommencement of Cheap Por Cash in Steubenville on Market Street next to the post office offering a full line of fashionable ladies and gentlemen lasts with quality leather and skilled workers. An apprentice is wanted. Sept 1, 1841.3m. Harvy Strong reports a sheep yielding ten pounds of wool this year in Laporte Iowa. A social exhortation urges married couples to consult each other rather than friends for harmony and prosperity. John P Teeple of Laporte advertises a Caventra Pre a calf weighing about 266 lbs at seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Steubenville
Market St
Blacksmithing business opens near Dr Andrews yard
Joseph Hickman declares a blacksmithing business in the Ally behind Dr Andrews and near Mr Roberts yard. He offers iron ware wagon parts mill irons mattocks picks and chains on short notice. Alexander Thomas assists with wagon making and Hickman provides horseshoeing with two journeymen. An apprentice is sought, preferably from the country. August 21, 1841.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eshe
Andrews
Roberts
Alexander Thomas
Joseph Hickman
Grocery and Iron Store Adverts Steel Nails and Drugs
Faule subscriber informs public of new stock addition to Groceries and ironware. Store at 3d street opposite Public Buildings offers cash or approved credit. J S Scott & Co Steubenville June 26 1841 advertise drugs, paints, oils, dyes, and a long list of chemicals and household goods with broad assortment and cash or credit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Mb. Il
4Th Street
Faule
Ashe
McGowan Steubenville
J. S Scott & Co
Steubenville
May as unlucky month for marriage and virtue maxims
A quip contrasts superstition with virtue. May is deemed unlucky for weddings, April is suggested as better, while the speaker condemns vice and extols virtue as the noblest ornament and source of pleasure, profit, and reputation.
Good nature as air of a good mind and soul
A reflection on virtue and character noting that kind nature signals generous spirit and acts as fertile ground for virtue to grow, suggesting morale and ethics shape personal strength and society.
Learning Shapes a Lifetime of Character and Calm
Learning rightly applied fosters thoughtfulness and industry in youth, confidence and caution with age. It remains an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a companion in all times. It illuminates solitude and tempers even royal power.
Boston Widows Directory Numbers Placed on Record
A note cites fourteen to fifteen hundred widows in the Boston directory. The Monmouth Bank in New Jersey is described as a nuisance by the county grand jury, said to have a name but no local habitation, per the Baltimore Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gepar P
Boston Directory
Monmouth
N. J
Baltimore Sun
Rowe
Thomas
Marta
Marthe
Secon
Reading Enlightens Mind and Mirth Across Life
Reading enriches memory conversation polishes wit and contemplation sharpens judgment. The discourse and reflection help the living and honor the dead, while reading remains the most vital gift that feeds both memory and character.
The Old Bachelor and the Saturday Silver Gift
A narrator recalls charitable acts while wandering a Saturday meat market. He secretly helps a struggling mother with extra money for meat and tea, then recounts how small kindness grew into a guiding life principle. He also notes a young woman seeking bread, inspiring reflection on virtue and generosity.
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Richard
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Jones
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Whiote Wherry
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Clancey John
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Dudgeon Gail
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Palmer Do
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F. M. Bank
Dr. Scott’s Drug
Beilers
Arkerigtht
Eet
Ehrichment Hunter & Norton
Stevbcomle
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Mernieh
Mr Wires
Vina
Kde
James Turnbull. Steubenville
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4Th St
Sear
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Philadelphia
J. Wmechan
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Ivvands
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the Old Bachelor
Mrs. Edward Thomas
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