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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1850
Page
1
On Court Street an office is described as opposite the Public Buildings. Details are sparse but placement suggests a storefront or business space near civic facilities.
Advertisements must not exceed thirteen lines per insertion. Three insertions cost $1.00. additional insertions extra. Liberal discounts apply to yearly advertisers. Unnumbered insertions continue until forbidden and charged accordingly. For candidate names, $1.00, payable in advance. Ads must be in by Wednesday morning for next issue. Casual advertisers must pay in advance.
Poem by C B Percival speaks of evening shadows and morning light as dew revives vegetation and spirits. It contrasts sorrow with sympathy poured like holy dew bringing hope and courage, then returns to themes of flowers and songs born from kindness guiding the waking heart.
A poetic ode where Flora's flowers mourn a princess of the blossoms who dies after a bright sun meets her gaze. The violet, lilies, and other blooms weep and toll a sorrowful requiem as they reflect on her fading life and the tender love she bore for the flowers.
A lively dialogue between John and the Editor on a sunny wood-pile. They debate whittling directions as a metaphor for luck, arguing that careful attention to small details and prudent actions shape outcomes more than fate, citing the thrifty Old Gripe as an example.
A dialogue contrasts luck with misjudgment as two men named John and Editor dissect anecdotes of Dick Careless and Tapewell. They argue luck is a product of careful management and restraint, not chance, citing a colt's death and a shop owner's ruin to illustrate practical prudence over belief in luck.
Saturday Visiter rails at fashion magazines for harm to women. It blasts Jenny Lind plates and rulers like Godey Grayham Sartin and Peterson, blaming them for seducing girls, promoting death by consumption, and driving domestic misery.
The 1850 Columbus Democratic Convention pledges to restore constitutional currency, oppose paper money and banks, and direct public officers to use specie. It criticizes the constitutional convention’s delay and waste of time and money, urging timely action and accountability. It includes remarks by Lieut. Lynch and Col Sawyer.
A Hard Money Report from the Currency Committee at Contec July 1 outlines Secs defining banking as banned, forbidding banks or notes in circulation, with Sec 3 granting no special privileges. John Larwill chairs the draft urging permanent prohibition of bank of issue in Ohio. The Ashland Union calls citizens to read, ponder, and decide if Democrats will stand on this platform.
A committee appointed by Mr. W B Palmer reports awarding a $100 Silver Cup to Horace Greeley for the best essay on advertising. The extract urges merchants to publicize offerings widely, inform customers of stock and prices, and spend on advertising to compete with larger rivals.
Washington August 12 The Senate debated the California portion of the Omnibus bill and ordered it engrossed before adjournment. In the House the Post Office committee reported routes, and a memorial urged protection for steamboat passengers on lakes and rivers. The Texas boundary dispute and President's message were discussed with resolutions offered and adjournment final. Pennsylvania’s currency law taking effect imposes strict penalties for foreign notes under five dollars. A satirical remark about self-raising through scandal appears in closing text.
A village bower scene in twilight ends with a rose dead as a gentle mind sinks under sorrow. The lyric evokes stormy moods and a blighted heart, hinting at fragile beauty and melancholy in nature.
The National Intelligencer reports Mr Clay opening with the nation’s unrest sparked by the Nashville Convention and a sectional press. He defends the Senate bill as a reconciliatory compromise, claiming it preserves Southern honor, limits slavery agitation, and avoids civil war by yielding mutual concessions. He appeals to Senators to pass the measure to restore peace.
A compilation of old editorials questions government spending and debt, defends appropriations, criticizes party blame, and then reports Liberia emigration interest. It cites the New Mexico purchase costs and war casualties, noting the price and human losses and debating the purchase value.
The piece recalls an ancient Babylonian auction of unmarried women and cites Cassius M. Cray’s anti slavery speech near Hillsborough road. It reports on Clay’s vigorous slavery speech in town and covers a political critique of New Mexico admission votes, Locofoco alignments, and Taylor estate notes amid White House health concerns.
The piece describes damp White House cellars and malaria from the Potomac, criticizing the river’s bridge and calling for better ventilation. It adds a Boston Transcript report disputing Webster’s confession in Parkman killings and mentions Burnet House statistics, Bordentown loco incident, Rev. Bastion’s Africa mission remarks, and Laberia’s education hopes.
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