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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1843
Page
1
A notice from Steub. dated August 12 1843 advertises ten thousand dollars worth of fresh fashionable cheap goods for sale at Dike and Dougherty's Cash Store at the Market House west end. Next Mellors Periodical Agency offers Godey’s Ladies Book for sale, dated August 12 1942.
An administrator has been appointed and qualified to manage the estate of Jane Wilkin of Jefferson County. Dated Island Creek July 22, 1848. 29-31.
Late arrivals of cheap publications and magazines at Mellor's Periodical Agency next to the post office include Battle of Lake Erie by Coope Amer. Fam. Magazine vol I Henrietta Temple Fleming Western Literary Casket Knickerbocker and other periodicals with subscription options and free postage.
In Steubenville, David McGowan and William Thompson urge customers to visit their store for a full range of high quality grocery items kept on hand. They pledge to sell at the lowest cash prices, with the date June 29, 1843 noted.
A notice reveals a collection of thirteen pieces for the Ladies Musical Library at a listed price. The text mentions music reeds and female performers, with Weller and omquet among the names referenced in the catalog.
A poem condemns the mean despicable wretch despised by all, rich and poor alike, highlighting his lack of empathy and joy. It praises kindness and virtue, praying to avoid becoming the mean man and to share others' woes and soothe laboring hearts.
The piece surveys the origins of printing in Europe, weighing Mentz and Haarlem claims. It notes Guttenberg as pivotal in movable type with Faust and Schaeffer, and traces early presses from 1450s Germany to Italy, Rome, Venice, Paris, and England, ending with Caxton’s 1471 Westminster work and the Chess book dedication.
The excerpt extols printing as a transformative force spread from Europe to Asia and Africa, carried by pilgrims to the New World. It credits printing with diffusing knowledge, religion, and virtue, empowering people to try government and shaping civilization and humanity’s destiny.
The Michigan Democracy shows firm support for Martin Van Buren as presidential choice, dismissing claims Cass could win favor or join a future Cabinet. Editors note that Cass supporters once hoped to gain value from his residence, but Michigan will not shelve a true party friend for a twice questioned rival. Time will reveal Michigan's loyalty and gratitude to Van Buren.
The Phoenix Bank case at Concord unfolds as officers face trial for ruinous misdeeds. The 1832 chartered institution showed a growing deceit with unpaid drafts and inflated circulation. Attorney General Huntingdon argues for punishment to deter crimes harming workers, widows, and orphans. Zanesville lurora.
A prisoner of war at Albany, General Lee dined with an Irishman. Before wine, he warned he might abuse Irishmen after drinking. The host pledged to overlook a minor fault if Lee refrained from insulting Ireland. The Irish host countered with a vow to crack the offender’s skull if needed. The General remained civil throughout the evening.
The piece warns Ohio Democrats to avoid divisions as October battles loom, urging adherence to self denial and concession for the cause. It warns against bank-favored factions and warns that split votes could empower opponents, urging candidates and supporters to unite behind shared democratic truths and principles.
The excerpt reprints a Springfield Illinois Register note from Merchants' Magazine comparing tariffs across nations. It criticizes British duties as high yet not excessive, praises lower French and historic tariffs, and highlights salt duties at eight dollars per hundred bushels, claiming a half‑million dollar loss to farmers from import taxes.
Item cites a New World tariff critique listing duties on everyday goods from soap to shoes, leather, paints, dolls, and paper. It argues protections raise prices for the poor, with examples like sugar price gaps to Cuba and broad duties claimed as burdensome.
The Queen Anne's Maryland Telescope notes William Carmichael, Esq. raised 1026 bushels of Mediterranean wheat on twenty acres, about 51.5 bushels per acre at 60 pounds per bushel. Land not extraordinary, but improved by marine and marsh mud. The writer calls this a remarkable yield for the shore and praises good farming.
An Evangelical Magazine note recounts an African preacher asking what profits a man who gains the world but loses his soul. He argues many attend services then parcel out the sermon to others, keeping none, thus losing the whole message. The audience gasped at his blunt rebuke.
A fragment shows Susan being teased by an older student about learning at school. The exchange reveals a playful yet sharp clash as a boy tries to provoke a reaction, claiming the girl’s kneecap joke and a neighbor’s name as the punchline.
A curious Abbeville practice once allowed a condemned man to be spared if a willing woman chose to marry him. A Hautvillers robber in 1400 declined a lame bride, declaring she limps and that he would not accept her as a wife, leading to his execution.
An elderly woman, believing a passing sailor to be her son William, calls out Billy. The sailor coldly answers that the cow has gone to the devil. She, almost deaf, jokes that since he is headed that way, he should let down the bars.
A bystander's teasing reply follows a boastful remark about each generation growing wiser. The exchange centers on a self confident speaker who claims increasing knowledge than his father and grandfather, prompting the bystander to retort that even the great grandfather must have seemed foolish.
Anecdote quoted by Mr. Thurlow Weed recalls Bishop Hughes’s baggage inspection at Liverpool where snuff found by a friend led to a $4 duty. The officer urged payment in honor of the queen and the Bishop replied he’d like to give her majesty a pinch, a sharp quip about a bishop.
A patient reports to a physician that after being advised to drink Sutton Spa water he feels no better and complains the water is black. The patient then reveals the soot and water were taken as prescribed, the wife having dumped soot from the chimney into the mixture.
A cryptic note mocks secrecy urging extreme caution with secrets and jokingly suggests a woman should have several helpers, calling her the weaker vessel. The remark uses irony about trust and gendered stereotypes, implying caution and complicity in private matters.
A witness being examined before a judge in a slander case was pressed to repeat exact words. He hesitated, then fixed his gaze on the court and declared, May it please your honor, you lie and steal, and get your living by cheating. The judge reddened and called for the jury to hear.
A comical exchange features Miss Polly mocking a legislative act that supposedly assigns husbands by mouth size. An old maid tightens her lips, then opens wide in astonishment at the absurd provision granting two husbands to those with large mouths.
Jacobs the political economist estimates world specie at 1.9 billion dollars with Europe around 1.0009 billion. Gallatin agrees closely. Some claim there is not enough precious metal for currency, though cited authorities contradict this view. Aurora reports from Zans.
The Picayune reports strong hopes Santa Anna will release Texan prisoners on a September holiday, possibly signaling on the 16th or 27th. He planned to act June 13 but learned of the Santa Fe expedition and Moore's movements.
The blacks of New York have held meetings at Buffalo and Rochester to declare their right to equal suffrage in elections with whites.
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