20 Aug 1850
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Newspaper
Elyria Courier
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1850
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows a Lorain county notice column with advertising rates and subscription details. It lists prices per year and per square, mentions cents per line, and references subscribers and publication terms, but the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
A fragmented poem laments a child’s death with intimate prayers and celestial imagery. The speaker, a grieving parent, recalls the child’s beauty and prays for solace, invoking angels, heaven, and divine mercy amid sorrowful verses.
A garbled narrative traces the Vesuvius eruptions, recounting days of laboring activity, smoke, lava, and rumbling from Naples toward Torre Annunziata. The account notes observers, a long ascent, peril, and an organized evacuation with locals and foreign visitors leaving for Torre Annunziata and Desep Teale.
An extended eyewitness account details a volcanic lava flow at night from Mount Vesuvius destroying forests and a church in a Neapolitan wood near Maples. Fire, falling timber, and ash collapse buildings while villagers and clergy react. accidents and injuries occur among residents and visiting officers as authorities attempt rescue and protection of property.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses fluorine in relation to fluoride compounds and fluorite, mentioning Derbyshire and heat processes. It alludes to purification and isolation of a fluorine bearing substance but lacks coherent context or complete facts.
Rural trip with Miss Rhiza Logan planned Buffalo Theatre engagement near Niagara. At Clifton House a newsboy stole Logan’s missing clothing and peniszoons prompting an embarrassed, humorous upheaval as the comic’s morning routine went awry.
The report from Oregon and California recounts two major discoveries in the far west. Gold is allegedly found in large quantities near the cascades and Spokane country, with Indians bringing ore to Astoria. Judge Simmer in San Francisco cites a letter from Gol Taylor confirming the boom, despite business neglect. The tale mentions Lewis, once a priest among the Spokane, guiding inquiries about placer locations.
A fragmented 19th century science note discusses oxygen and chlorine, noting Latin roots for chlorine and greenish tint, claims about oxygen supporting and inflaming substances, and describes methods to obtain oxygen gas from salts and acids. It includes procedures with retorts, vitriol, manganese oxide, and iodine and fluorine gobbling comments, plus cautions about color removal and spontaneous ignition.
In Washington on August 16 the Senate discussed Pearce’s bill and Texas boundary terms. Debate featured Underwood and Mason amendments, with opposition to force and support for the executive, while House proceedings touched on diplomacy and civil appropriations amid party caucus revolts.
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