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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1850
Page
1
Athens Messenger announces its office is located on Court Street opposite the Public Buildings. The notice confirms the newspaper's publication setting and weekly schedule.
The paper will be sent for one year in advance at $1.50. if unpaid within four weeks the price becomes $2.00. No discontinuance until all arrears are settled, and failure to notify editors of discontinuance will be treated as a new engagement. A liberal deduction will be allowed to clubs.
Advertisements one square or less cost one dollar for three insertions with extra charges for deserts. Liberal deduction offered to persons over the year. Advertisements without a marked number of insertions run until forbidden and charged accordingly. Ads naming candidates cost one dollar, paid in advance. Ads must be in by Wednesday morning to appear in the next issue.
A historical poem mix praises harvest blessing and General Taylor, with lines noting President Harrison’s death and mourning. It blends religious gratitude for God’s provision with a national tribute to fallen leaders, reflecting 19th century civic piety and wartime sentiment.
In 1850 Ohio Cultivator excerpt Mrs Jones explains her secret to an orderly, economical household. She saves time by prepackaging and multitasking, uses a simple egg beating tool, and demonstrates practical, thrifty routines to ease daily chores. Ellen learns and promises more insights later.
The State Journal is cited as correct that Ohio public opinion shifts toward Taylor's plan and away from Cass in the Omnibus bill debate. The Washington Union excerpt lauds General Taylor, while tributes in The Portsmouth Enquirer defend flexible credit instruments against reform. Homestead Exemption repeal faces strong Maine opposition urging preservation of family security.
In a July session in Washington D C the House moved to adjourn on the 28th at noon as a resolution, with the Senate concurring, proposing the next session begin the first Monday in November. Discussions covered public buildings, a branch mint for New York, and California territorial government.
Memphis Eagle reports J N Maffit a noted revivalist died under a cloud of shame after mob threats in Mobile. Police Gazette allegations circulated widely, provoking a perilous retreat to a rural house four miles from Mobile. The correspondent claims he died without his own act, in a storm of hate.
A political oration recounts travel from Eastern Ohio to Cleveland, urging candid talk on slavery and the Wilmot Proviso. The speaker defends a shift from 1848 Whig platform, cites Mexico treaty and new territorial states, and appeals to voters to support limited slavery with broad freedom.
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