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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1843
Page
2
The Richmond Enquirer laments decline in public morals and political character, criticizing aspirants who seek favor through sociability and fawning. It cites the Northampton Bank failure in Pennsylvania, detailing deficits, mismanagement by the president, and calls for reform of the paper currency system.
Fragmentary from the Cincinnati Enquirer outlines a reform movement attacking banking practices. The piece criticizes supporters of old paper money and accuses opponents of mob action and undermining relief efforts, signaling a heated public dispute over bank policy.
A nineteenth century reflection extols a wife or mother possessing a sweet temper as the key to domestic happiness. It calls warmth, kind words, and cheerful behavior a soothing influence that blesses the home, outweighing beauty or gold and shaping children’s character.
The New York Banking Association must file on the first Monday in August a true statement of loans discounts deposits due from banks and others real estate capital circulation profits and related items. Reports continue quarterly on the first Mondays in November February May and August.
A fragmentary note mentions fatigue and ennui among youth with a terse observation about clipping or trimming a tired head, reflecting a dated editorial tone from a historical page.
The Journal of Commerce reports a Southward sighting of a vast circular hole about seventy feet wide on a ridge near a deserted plantation dwellings. Water fills the bottom some hundred feet below, and a pine and an oak nearby vanished after a dusk rumble three years ago, with no explanation or reuse of the trees.
The piece argues that requiring individual liability in bank charters will deter swindling, noting Rhode Island New Hampshire and Ohio examples. It cites Bank of Mt Pleasant and the German Bank of Wooster, claims that reform would deter dishonesty. quotes a verse about rogues fearing the law.
The Frye and Shaw firm introduces a new Lactometer praised for simple use and direct immersion. The test will occur at the Farmers Club meeting at Pacific Motel on the 15th. The instrument aims to measure milk nutritive quality by water content, with trials hosted under American Institute patronage.
A Circleville Herald writer echoes Gov. Corwin's line urging a Whig push for a State Bank and branches in Ohio. The piece criticizes such a system as risky debt, warns it wouldReward stockholders at the expense of farmers and mechanics, and frames it as a dangerous political ploy ahead of the coming Legislature.
Fragmentary excerpt shows political clash after a crime penalty and prison era. Phrases reference Whig and Democratic lines, the state bank, and calls to expose fraud. Indicates a heated confrontation over laws and legitimacy in a public display.
Secretary Spencer releases the 1842 appropriations showing a total of 46,395,309 dollars by the Whig Congress. The paper notes the Whigs had criticized economic management while promising 15 million annually, contrasting with current expenditures.
A reflective passage contrasts two periods when evening holds special meaning. In youth it softens the world with moonlight and stars for intimate musings and unseen witnesses. In old age it promises tranquil closure, peace beyond life, and a serene final calm attributed to creation.
A reflective meditation on living with purpose and virtue. The speaker rejects melancholy and doubt, embraces hope and striving, and seeks to perform meaningful work during life and leave a lasting good after death. The verse touches faith, will, and the aim to subdue the world rather than be subdued by it.
An Evangelical Magazine anecdote tells of an African preacher who cites the verse What is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own souls. He notes many lose their souls by being too charitable and dramatizes how listeners claim portions of his sermon for others, leaving none for themselves.
The anecdote recounts General Andrew Jackson discovering an infant beside its dead mother at Pohopekon. He sought guardianship, faced resistance from some Indian women, and ultimately named the child Lincoler, adopting it into his family and showing lifelong benevolence toward the child born of war.
A Wenlock club report cites the French chemist Lavoisier cultivating 240 acres in La Vendee on chemical principles to improve yields. His methods yielded a third more crop over the usual method, and in nine years the annual crop was doubled. The piece urges educating farmers' sons in chemistry to raise incomes.
The article describes early treatments for horse cholic focusing on stopping fermentation and restoring digestion. Remedies include whiskey with pepper, gin with pepper in milk, turpentine with sweet oil, and a preferred tincture of brandy with cloves. Dosing is given in small measures every few minutes, with careful handling, rest, and warming after administration.
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