Thomas Ewing A Central West Statesman of Long Public Life
This tribute profiles Thomas Ewing, long time Ohio lawyer and statesman, associate of Clay and Corwin. Born 1789 in Virginia, he labored from salt works to earn education at Ohio University, entered law in Lancaster, Ohio, and built a prominent career before serving as Senator and as Secretary in multiple administrations. His cautious, conservative approach bridged early Whig ideals and later national debates on slavery and reform. He stood beside Webster and Clay, opposed certain Jacksonian measures, and influenced Ohio and national policy through law and governance.
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Clay
Corwin
Hammond
Crittenton
Ewing
George Ewing
Ohio County
Virginia
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Ohio
Federal Week
Athens
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Athens County
Kanawha
Ohio University
Lancaster
Charles Hammond
Webster and Binney
Baldwin
Berrien
Oliver
Toledo
Methodist Church
McIntyre School Fund
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Thomas Ewing
Congress of the United States
Jacob Burnet
Senate
Webster
van Burne
England
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Fwing
Johan G Quincy Adams
United States
Wetter
Me Hwing
Harrison
Treasury
Tyley
Ty Tr Bavyge
Bank of Exchange
Gen. Taylor
Fillmore
Iiving
Washington
Tie
America
Thomas Luwing
Nine of Diamonds and the Curse of Scotland in Cards
In a Chambers Journal note, Morace Walpole recounts how cards served as message carriers, satire, and even political devices. The piece explains three historic reasons for the nine of diamonds nickname Curse of Scotland tied to Mary’s era thief Geo Campbell, the Glencoe massacre, and Culloden.
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Morace Walpole
Hamlet
Charles Townsend
Admiral Byng
Scotland
Geo. Campbell
Edinburgh Castle
Secotland
George Campbell
Highlands
Glencoe
Earl of Stair
of Stair
Culloden
Duke of Cumberland
Chamber
Astor Will Compared With Vanderbilt In Character Study
A correspondent criticizes John Jacov Astor's will as mean yet foresees William U. Astor may surpass him. The piece contrasts public generosity and private capitalists in New York, noting Astor's legacy of a great library and Vanderbilt's harsher social bearing. A doctor also claims tight lacing benefits society by culling foolish girls.
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John Jacov Astor
Wiliam U
Gognor
William
Commodore Vanderbilt
America
Editor Smith Defends Sister After Threatening Visitor
From the Philadelphia Dispatch we learn of an incident in which a man entered a newspaper office seeking to confront the editors over a remark about a woman named Hannah Smith. The enraged Smith threatened violence with a club and a bulldog, insisting he protect his sister by force. The editors avoided confrontation, used a dictionary to calm him, and later reappeared, joking about a North Pole or Cunduranne trip while claiming the affair ended in peace.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
Hannah Smith
North Pole
Dail
South America
Smith
Sanetume
Ife
Mannah Smith
Hannah
Blackguard
Ili
Man travels with wheelbarrow to join kin in Putnam county
A 25 day journey from East Tennessee to Northcoast Putnam county is described. A man towed his family goods in a four foot high wheelbarrow while his wife and two children walked. He left Tennessee for better pay and relatives, aiming for kin in Putnam county.
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Spencer
Siren
Sutnam
East Tennessee
Chidren
Otabs Elttar
Tennessee
Putnam County
Delance Express
Singular Australian bower bird and its curious nest
The text describes the male and female bower bird of Australia, noting its unique nest building on the ground. It details a platform of sticks, a basket-like structure, and the decorated bower with bones and feathers arranged in a system. The male leads construction while courtship includes chase and playful antics around the bower.
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Australia
Darwin
Mystery Theft Tale From A Stray Tale In Dialect
Two darkies report a strange nighttime theft in a muddy cellar when a missing piece of hog breakfest is found missing after a descent to the cellar. The men discuss the odd scene and conclude they cannot explain why the event occurred, labeling it a mystery.
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