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Newspaper
Elyria Courier
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1853
Page
2
A satirical tale contrasts a domineering husband with a submissive wife Violet detailing domestic rituals and social courtesy. The piece closes with a church note: the consecration of Rt Rev Davis and Bishops Atkinson and others in a grand ceremony. Also mentions Bermuda yellow fever fatalities among officials and their families.
The eighth annual convention met in the chapel at Eighth and Walnut streets. President D. Burnet and officers led sessions starting at 10 AM with prayer by Rev. J. M. Mather. Delegates from across the Union discussed reports, distribution of Bibles, and the need for a paid agent amid opposition to King James revision. Receipts for the year were 980.30, plus cash on hand total 2,030.89. current expenses left 1,225.54. Addresses by Rev. John Young and Rev. Dr. Sheppard drew a large audience. Dr. Campbell expected to deliver the annual address.
An irregular collage recounts early printing lore from Faust and Guttenberg to Paris print runs, noting suspicions of devil ties, police suspicions, and folklore about the first book trade in France. It then shifts to a string of humorous anecdotes and local notices, including a printer editor’s hours and a mortality tale in Allentown, ending with a farmhouse gossip anecdote about a washing incident with a horse.
The Courier V OB Panwur Aubricat Newspaper Rout is the only authorized agent for Bon ton New York and Philadelphia. He is empowered to write advertisements and subscriptions as rates require. Receipts accepted as payment. Offices at Howeroy Seollay's Building Rue York Tribune Building N. W. corner Third and Chvatitet streets.
A crew including M. J. Oar MAX sails from Sandusky to Port Clinton for duck hunting on Sandusky Bay. They recount crossing, storms, and a lively day of shooting with odd bits of local color, tallying 40 birds and detailing the adventure from boarding to return.
The article discusses a Cuyahoga County treasury dispute over bank notes as tax bills, a New York purchaser replevin in federal court, and a plea on jurisdiction under the Judiciary Act. It notes two similar cases in Ohio Supreme Court terms and reports on European diplomacy involving Turkey Russia and Britain. It also mentions a Baltic steamer discovery, Northwest Passage search, and local Ohio bills replacing counterfeit fears amid November notes at a Gouverneur General store.
District Court proceedings in Huron and Cuyahoga counties involve Judge Conway and Judge Bartey over injunctions and a Tajungien dissolution. Bellevue interests press for attachment against Mad River Co. as the railroad era expands with new lines and a dramatic mother and child reunion at Berea follow a near tragedy. Senate and customs news touch Congressional contender John son and War Collector Broxson’s rebuke to Secretary Gurnin.
The State Journal reports Senate 2¢ Democrat 27.8 Whig and House 18 Dem 8 Whig, with promise of full member list next week. The piece mentions rowdies in the village, the end of yellow fever in New Orleans, a large fire near Detroit, and praise for the Waverley Magazine. It also notes Hannegan’s temperance lectures, a Lancaster strike for the ten hour system, muskets sold to the Turkish government, a Greenville railway plan, stock uptake north of Greenville, and a Galveston letter about Dr Steiner’s court-martial status.
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