14 Jun 1850
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1850
Page
1
The Athens Messenger on Court Street offers advance yearly rates of 1.50 dollars with four weeks grace before discontinuation. After arrearages, a 2.00 dollar rate applies. Failure to notify editor ends service. Clubs receive a liberal deduction.
The notice sets rates for single and multiple insertions, with $1 per insertion and $0.25 increments for additional lines. Yearly advertisers receive a liberal deduction. Advertisements missing the number of insertions continue until forbidden and charged accordingly. Names of candidates incur $1.00 in advance. Ads must be in by Wednesday morning.
The piece urges readers to plant lilies and lilied roots this August or September, care for them with dusting and soap suds to ward off pests, and enjoy the language of flowers. It contrasts religious devotion with a devotion to nature, noting lilies symbolize purity and coquetry and urging cultivation of beauty as a form of modest religion.
The excerpt discusses ambiguous flower meanings and how different writers assign them, noting a person’s interpretation matters. It then recreates a humorous stagecoach dialogue about a remarkable woman, strange medical tales, and a voyage with long-winded humor, ending with an extract from Dr Valentine’s lectures.
Condensed portrait traces Narcisco Lopez born 1798 in Venezuela, rising from merchant family to Cuban life after 1823, his military service in Spain and Cuba, friendships with Valdez, and his later leadership roles leading to planned Cuban enterprise. the piece links his career to Cuban independence efforts and public attention on Cuba.
Correspondence from Washington notes defense of neutrality and treaty obligations, with President Taylor pledging penalties for Cuban invaders, and opposition to Spain. It discusses the Census bill provision, public lands, and a rising tide of support for granting land to actual cultivators, plus Fremont’s vast mining wealth and potential leases. Senate and House debates on Oregon land bills, and Southern Convention proceedings in Nashville, with speeches on preserving the Union and rights of states.
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