19 Jul 1850
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1850
Page
1
Athens Messenger details annual subscription price of 1.50 with 2.00 after four weeks, notes discontinuance rules and arrearages, offers liberal club deductions, sets ad rates for one inch to three insertions at 3.00 plus 0.25 for each extra, requires advance payment and Wednesday deadlines for next issue.
A fragmentary poem describes a rosy wayside well as a serene refuge for travelers. It contrasts the peaceful, cultivated border with a wandering drover and beggar, and evokes the eve star, moon, and a timeless, undisturbed deep glass.
A dialogue on census counting reveals a resident’s stubborn humor about household composition. The article then shifts to Curious Facts in Natural History, detailing how species and pests spread with westward expansion, including locust borers, grain worms, rose-huges, cedar birds, and the plum weevil, noting their arrival dates along the Genesee River region.
Athens Messenger reports on hard money and direct taxation as central to Ohio Democratic Platform of 1850. It cites Columbus convention resolutions opposing banking, urging currency in constitutional specie, and denouncing proponents within the party while defending referendums on banks. Also notes reactions from Flavius Case and local census appointment.
The article notes cut worms thrive at night in the west side of the Mississippi, mainly in Missouri and Iowa, never yet reaching Illinois or Wisconsin. They live underground, feed on tree and plant roots, and have caused damage for decades. The Hessian fly is said to have been introduced in 1777 on Long Island via mercenary baggage.
Mr Henry A Tallmadge writes from St Paul June 13 praising Minnesota as a premier farming region. He notes grain yields high, corn at 1 per bushel, oats and potatoes at similar levels, and a surge in verdancy after May rain followed by strawberries. He promises a fuller future recount.
The New York Herald reports Webster’s confession, given to Rev Putnam, detailing the November confrontation with Dr Parkman, the resulting fatal blow, dismemberment in the Boston lab, removal of remains, and efforts to conceal the crime. The account covers initial motives, threats over pay, the lecture room assault, and disposal of evidence through fire, sinks, and a furnace.
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