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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1854
Page
1
The notice outlines advertising pricing for the Athens slessenger published weekly by A. J. Van Vorhes. Rates include column and square ads with multiple insertions, business cards, and special charges for candidate names, all with payment in advance and continuations until told otherwise.
A verse urging reverence for the marriage vow and enduring love through joy and sorrow. It warns against speaking the sacred promise lightly and calls for humility at the altar, faithfulness, and strength to keep the marital bond amid trials and time.
A reflective miscellany on martyrs in daily life, detailing a woman who faded after an unhappy marriage and harsh treatment. It urges both men and women to foster happiness at home, citing humorous reminiscences from Nick of Gowanus and foreign observations on work and culture. The piece blends sorrow, critique of domestic roles, and social commentary through historical anecdotes and quotes.
The Cayuga Lake water level is reported as lower than it has been in 42 years by the oldest inhabitants. The Forrest City steamer cannot reach Springport dock and boats face great difficulty reaching the canal or moving to the east or west from the Cayuga bridge to the lock at the lake head, with boats drawing only about three feet of water.
The Columbian Spy reports a suspension and failure of many heavy tron companies in the state. It calls the period the start of a major financial crisis with staple firms left with none. It warns of widespread economic distress ahead.
Census figures indicate 025 iron manufactories in New York Pennsylvania and Ohio with annual output around 14 million dollars. The trio accounts for about half of U S iron production.
The coroner’s office in New York is valued, with 51 inquests recorded between July 1 and September 16. The average cost per case is about six dollars and a half.
The total value of merchandise exports from New York since January 1 stands at 55,765,900 dollars, down from 95,767,700 dollars for the same period last year. Imports total 165,000,300 dollars, compared with 175,052,700 dollars previously.
Depositors in Goodman and Company of Cincinnati petition the assignees to concede the assignment and permit the firm to resume business.
Dr Beale the Dentist received four years and six months in prison for the outrage on Miss Mudge. He proclaimed his innocence in a speech and condemned the District Attorney and the Jury for his harsh sentence.
A Welch literary specimen outlines triads defining genius and poetic power. It lists three foundations three great questions and three things indispensable to genius along with tokens, improvements, supports, and pillars of learning. The piece concludes with a quip about making a tall man by thanking him to borrow a hundred dollars.
A citizen letter suggests Senator Atchison and his allies plan to push Kansas toward statehood as a slave state by fraud. The writer claims Southern sympathizers were approached to join a covert movement and hints at Missouri forces being mobilized. The Intelligencer urges public judgment and urges avoidance of bloodshed in the West.
The Twenty eight Democrats elected to hold over in the next Senate. South Carolina Florida Alabama Georgia and North Carolina are Democratic and will send six more. North Carolina provides two. Democrats may reach thirty four of sixty two with four exceptions. Opposition holds eighteen. Democrats may gain six more in Iowa Indiana Missouri New York Pennsylvania Wisconsin California is uncertain. House to tilt toward opposition. Albany Register.
Virginia Circuit Court grants an injunction restraining the Barrimogge and Co Road from connecting with the Central Ohio Road at Beavord four miles below Wheeling opposite the Ohio Road at Bellaire. The measure may require removal of track to the river, signaling Wheeling's challenge to Erie in hindering travel between West and East.
A Hebrew author argues a book proves that French and Ottoman collapses, British occupation of Egypt and Holy Land, and a Russian Latino Greek confederacy foretell the Messiah’s return. He contends these prophecies predict Jewish liberation and Israel’s kingdom, making the Russian war appear lengthy.
A Times editorial decries foreign influence after the election, urging Know Nothings to support American-made goods and labor. It mocks Sam for traveling abroad while praising home production and ash tones foreign luxury as harmful to the American economy.
The Chicago banquet closes with compliments to Mr. Douglas and a long response from him. A sentiment hails Illinois as having no nobler son and the Great West a truer friend. The line calling Douglas a conquering hero is noted as a joke, given the era’s humor about him.
A Buffalo despatch reports the fine steamer May Flower, operating between Buffalo and Detroit on the Michigan Central line, went ashore Friday night on the western side of Point au Pelle. She lies dry with reports she broke up in the weekend gale. Passengers were evacuated by the steamer Owenn, and the beached vessel lies opposite Sandusky near Ashtabula.
A Scientific American writer expresses optimism that Western crews will hear tunes like Old Dan Tucker and Auld Lang Syne played by steam on distant waters. The Lafayette American ponders the charm of the locomotive’s music as it streams songs such as Hail Columbia and We come with songs to greet you from a few miles away.
The text lists annual circulation growth from 1776 to 1850 and party affiliations of newspapers in 1850. It notes 1776 had 35 papers, 1810 with 359, 1828 with 852, 1840 with 1631, and 1850 with 526 newspapers, totaling about 500 million copies yearly, with 855 Whig and 742 Democratic papers in 1850.
The text notes emery sources are limited to two areas: the island of Naxos in Greece and select sites in Turkey. Annual output currently totals about two thousand tons from Naxos stone and sixteen hundred tons from Turkish locales.
For the first nine months of this year San Francisco shipped $37,805,076 in gold, down from $41,860,752 in the same period last year. The decline totals $4,002,606.
The Messia Mason and Bros. press announces an upcoming Horace Greeley biography by Mr. Parton. The work draws on interviews from Greeley's youth and early printing career and aims for fairness and thoroughness while praising Greeley as a model citizen.
The Chief Engineer reports preliminary surveys of the Lancaster to Ohio River route. The 70 mile stretch to the river and 8 miles to Parkersburg shows grades up to about 52 feet per mile. Estimated cost per acre and total costs place the project near 1.95 million dollars, with six connection points to other lines. Columbus hopes to contract soon and complete the link to Lancaster 28 miles away.
The text notes a combined Anti-Nebraska majority of 14 495 in Illinois first and second congressional districts, home of Stephen A Douglas. It contrasts this with Pierce’s 1852 result and cites the loss of 16 590 over two years, praising popular sovereignty and the local courage of voters.
A London letter-writer reports on a lecture by Mr. Scott Russell about a vessel he is building for a voyage to Australia and back in 60 days at a speed not less than 34 miles per hour. The ship, 675 feet long, would carry 600 first class and 1000 second class passengers and coal for the voyage with potential fares of 600000 dollars. Construction has begun and she may test sea readiness in about a year.
The Valley Whig recounts a near Amsterdam Virginia incident where a girl witnessed a combat between a large eagle and a huge owl. The eagle grasped the owl but couldn’t fly away. the owl clamped its claws in the eagle’s thigh, pinning it. A passerby then captured both birds, ending the scuffle.
In a time of religious excitement a Mohawk Valley farmer offered a pragmatic view. Asked which Christian denomination is in the right, he compared it to wheat destined for Albany, noting that regardless of the road chosen, the grain arrives where it belongs and others need not inquire about his path.
The Green Bay Advocate editor, a Democrat, faced criticism for apparent political maneuvering. His wife, a Whig, influenced coverage as he allegedly redirected the paper to support his preferred candidate, delaying removal of the Advocate’s electioneering stance. RT Wigel
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