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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1850
Page
1
Athens Messenger lists weekly publication details with annual prepaid rate of 1.50 and six weeks grace period. If unpaid within four weeks the price rises to 2.00 and service may be discontinued until arrears are settled.
Advertisements of up to thirteen lines cost one equre with three insertions. Each additional insertion adds a liberal deduction for yearly advertisers. Ads without insertion counts are continued until forbidden. Names of candidates incur 1.00 per insertion, payable in advance. Ads must arrive by Wednesday morning to appear in the next paper. casual advertisers must pay in advance.
A lament by B t R H Stoddard on losing a beloved child May. The speaker recalls a country grave, a marble tablet, violets at her feet, and a chair and pinafore left behind. He clings to memory, writing by lamplight as days grow lonely and the child is missed in every room.
In this miscellany excerpt a discussion unfolds on how insects like dragonflies and house flies navigate air with their broad wings and how a fly feeds using a trunklike proboscis. It explains that sound and vibration relate to wing edges and internal nerves, and that flies dissolve solids with a salivary fluid flowing through their feeding tube to create syrup for ingestion.
Remonstrances against liquor licenses are circulated for the Constitutional Convention. Reports from McConnelsville describe heated public meetings, amid temperance campaigns, contrasted by opponent factions nominating a drinker ticket. The University community forms a Temperance association and seeks widespread pledge adoption.
Synopsis of May 8 motions focusing on officer compensation and state audit inquiries to county authorities. Reports consider county indebtedness for railroads and improvements, present debt, stock values, taxes for 1849, and a tabular summary to the Auditor of State. Includes debate on printers, judiciary reform inquiries, and remarks on Democratic control of Congress and Ohio Whig prospects.
The piece discusses the 1802 Convention that drafted the state constitution in a brief period and questions whether modern politics mistake long debates for progress. It criticizes current legislators for lengthy speeches and oversized committees, noting that 108 men now do what 35 did decades ago.
Correspondent from the Baltimore Patriot reports a grand Washington wedding at the Interior Secretary's mansion. Ellen B. Ewing, daughter of Thomas Ewing, unites with Army officer William T. Sherman amid a host of dignitaries including the President, Vice President, Cabinet, and Supreme Court judges. The scene features lavish décor, a tall bouquet, champagne, and a state reception, highlighting political and social ties in the nation’s capital. The piece also notes Ohio gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnston and references education advocacy, plus remarks on wheat harvest prospects during the visit to Cincinnati and surrounding rail routes.
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