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Office on Court Street opposite Public Buildings offers yearly prepaid rates at 1.50 with four weeks late payment penalty to 2.00. No discontinuance until arrears are settled and failure to notify editors is a new engagement. Liberal club deductions apply for yearly ads. Three insertions cost 1.00 for thirteen lines or less, plus 0.25 for each additional insertion. Advertisements without marked insertions run until forbidden and charged accordingly. Names of candidates charged 1.00 in advance. ads due by Wednesday morning for next issue. casual advertisers must pay in advance.
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Locofoco
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Court House
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State Journal
Ohio
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Directory Entry
A. G. I. T. Brown, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 67 Office at the corner opposite the Bank in the room recently occupied by the Post Office. February 9, 1552. W. Reed Golden, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Athens, Ohio, Office with the County Treasurer, August 24, [651-sys2 4 5.
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W. Reed Golden
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College Street
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Scotts Gains in Rural Ohio Counties Reflect Shift in Votes
The Athens Messenger reports widespread sympathy for Gen. Scott across Mahoning, Columbiana, Wayne, and Richland counties as rural districts send in subscribers and praise Scott over Pierce. Letters claim Whig majorities in several townships, with renewed enthusiasm from Indiana and Georgia papers backing Scott as momentum builds toward a Scott administration.
Sympathy for Timey and British interest in 1852 race
The Shelby County Banner rails at British influence on the 1852 election, alleging heavy distribution of pro Democratic pamphlets from Washington and questioning funding sources. It cites Wisconsin prospects for Scott, notes Loco foco turmoil, and includes a Samuel Quitman remark on General Scott while detailing religious test votes and church affiliations tied to candidates.
Perilous Passage to California Warns Readers
A reader in Sacramento relays a harsh account of travel to California via Panama. The letter railed against mistreatment of American passengers, rotten provisions, and mismanagement aboard aging ships. It details long voyages, calms, heavy heat, sickness, and desertions, with vivid incidents from San Diego to San Francisco and warnings about miners, wages, and danger.
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Return to childhood home amid changed countryside
WM Howlett writes from Nean Amorevirte in July 1852 describing his long absence and return to Athens near Albany. He notes forests replaced by farms and villages, the old farm near Albany vanished, and finds Athens now a substantial, improved town with some old friends changed by time. He hopes to visit again before leaving the region.
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Nean Amorevirte
My Natal Home and Distant Memory Reflections
Poem reflecting on a beloved natal home with childhood memories, gardens and landscapes, then a transition to loss and the idea that memory travels beyond future worlds. Also includes brief political notes about Maine gubernatorial candidates and temperance law, and various historical items. The tones shift from elegy to survey of public notices and political developments.
Old Soldiers of 1812 Rally for Scott at Niagara
A Niagara Convention gathering of veterans, including Ohio figures Captain Samuel Thomson and Hawkins, shifts bloc support toward Gen. Scott. Thomson, wounded at Lundy’s Lane, joins praise for Scott as Hawkins also voices allegiance. The crowd’s cheer signals a strong pro Scott current, contrasting with Demagogues. State Journal.
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Lremont
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Wm. Allen
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Greeley
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Greely
Gen. Scott
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Locofoce Party
State Journal
Legislative expense contrast fuels political fury
The Massachusetts and Ohio legislatures show sharply different costs for clerks sergeants at arms and messengers. Massachusetts spent 7815.50 for a longer session while Ohio spent far less in 21 fewer days. The State Journal cites widespread outrage over Whig rule and proclaims reform pledges broken as taxpayers bear the burden.
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Peasion
Ohio
Boston
Uch
Ashtabula
House of Representatives
Locofoco
State Journal
Benefit of Railways to Farmers in the Nation
The New York and Erie Railway raised farmer fortunes by moving 180,000 pounds of butter in a single day and boosting market access. The text argues rail lines increase farm profits, lower prices, and encourage ownership by farmers, predicting Virginia’s output and national fertilizer benefits. It notes pre-railway constraints, higher prices, and widespread gains for dairy, poultry, and produce shipments to tidewater and major cities.
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Broome County
Virginia
Union
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Milain
Westborough
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