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Newspaper

American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1839

Page

2

Newspaper Advertising Rates and Notices 1839

Local notice from The American Union and Herald and Gazette publishers sets rates for public notices including marriages deaths and obituaries. The notice limits runaway wife or husband ads, outlines payment upon publication, and states compliance with established rules by publishers W. Sm Caussen and Morris, along with Wil and Worstell in Stobbenville dated July 28, 1839.

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Bank Representatives Alarm Over Chartered Monopolies

The National Laborer warns that wealthy interests are retreating from tangible property into stock and other securities. It argues chartered monopolies undermine popular rights, demand stronger scrutiny of charters, and question whether paper money issued by such groups would benefit the public or merely inflate circulation. It cites alleged congressional ties to the Bank of the United States and calls for decisive action to purge influence from government and curb concentrated wealth.

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Purity in Legislation Against Bank Influence in Trials

In Philadelphia we condemn the corrupt mix of banks and lawmakers shaping life or death trials. The piece urges Congress to launch an open inquiry, demanding impartial Senators and Representatives in Washington to probe this body politic sore without delay.

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Interrogations on banks liberty and party morality

A New Era column poses pointed questions on banking regulation costs in banks of various capitals, the pace of political shifts across states, and the morality of prominent Whig figures. It hints at campaign tactics and newspaper responses from The Courier and Star and Prentice.

Bank of England directors end meeting with no action

A London report notes the Bank of England directors separated with no policy changes. It argues that renewed regulation worsens markets and that balance of trade should guide exchange rates, mocking attempts to manipulate values through policy or force.

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Fragmented OCR noise on political speech and event venue

The readable fragments mention a figure named Tony Gold in Phoseda with references to a crowd or event. Additional garbled text suggests a rough report on a rally or gathering and a timestamp or code like 96 2h. The overall details are ambiguous and incomplete.

Florida opposition to banks praised in constitutional push

Commentator hails Judge Reid of St. Augustine for steering a bank policy through the Convention. The author notes Col Downing may now yield to popular will as the public stance on banks persists in Florida.

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Philadelphia Money Market Tied to Bank of the United States

The piece argues the Bank of the United States with a 35 million dollar capital and vast credit dominates Philadelphia’s money and cotton markets. It claims merchants face severe pressure, the bank monopolizes liquidity, and risks of impending ruin loom as it dodges liabilities. Philo Spirit of the Times commentary.

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Western elections lift money market confidence

The latest New York advices say Western election results restore mercantile confidence and reduce stock gambling. Analysts note the Independent Treasury prospect stabilizes money operations, while English conditions limit borrowing and threaten internal improvements amid cheap English credit.

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England crops and cotton prices affect trade tensions

The passage argues that English crop yields only partly influence cotton fabric demand and that U S output will not face major trouble from England’s farming or politics. It suggests American cotton supply and foreign demand mitigate risks despite England’s varying crops.

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Market Prices From Wheeling On August Thirty

Wheeling market report lists flour 424 23, corn meal 75, corn 62, oats 50, wheat 65 207, butter 15a20, coffee 14215, clover seed 11 42, bacon no ground 10, all.

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Democracy of Plymouth County Letter on Independence

A Rochester Republican reprints George Bancroft praise and a July 1 1839 Boston letter urging Plymouth County democracy celebration. It extols Pilgrim history as a democratic beacon, contrasts yeoman farmers with malignants, praises early governance by the people, and notes Bancroft allied views on reform and freedom.

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Fragmentary Political Clash Across Bank Power Debate

Fragmented OCR text contrasts two political camps over power and a national bank, opposing a money power politics machine to Democratic reform. It mentions Austere, Prussia, and Germany Confederation figures with mixed numeric garbles, reflecting a disjointed historical discussion without clear event specifics.

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