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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1851
Page
2
The draft excerpt praises a poem titled I Owe No Man a Dollar for its moral guidance. It urges readers to heed the verses and apply the precepts, criticizing delinquent subscribers and urging timely payment and prudent conduct.
A discreet advertisement in the Fredonia Censor seeks a wife for a respectable middle aged bachelor or widower. It requires a fair faced woman aged 22 to 39 from a good family. Communications go to Box 317 Fredonia.
New York and Erie railroad opened from Dunkirk to Forrestville eight miles east with an excursion to celebrate. Fifty more miles of the western division to be completed and running by February first. The Dunkirk to Piermont line to be ready for cars by May first, with expansion toward the city by August.
A Boston Transcript reader Mr G Q Cortes writes a long letter describing Paine's apparatus for producing gas from water. He cites experiments seen and doubts whether Paine can scale for practical lighting and perpetual motion claims remain unsettled.
A first person letter from Rus Gaaxoe Crry Texas dated November 20 1852 describes heat drought and failed crops across regions including Tamaulepas Naw Leon Coahala and Durango. He notes U.S. Topographical Engineers surveying the Rio Grande Col Johnson coming down from El Paso and discussions on river navigation plus political tension over land titles and Mexico’s leadership Aristain. Anxious on Indian activity and a remark on Durango offering wages to Americans to fight Indians.
An advertisement notes preliminary steps to extend Wattsborg Plank Road to Warren and urges citizens to subscribe to capital stock. The piece argues plank roads benefit merchants, farmers, and lumber areas, offering steady travel, lower maintenance, and higher revenue than macadam roads.
The article notes B Gotunse of Pittsburgh wins the mayoral race over Barker, the convicted former mayor, by 761 votes amid a wave against the previous administration. It references public reaction, a Transcripts’ editor’s take, and contemplates future political contests and notable figures.
A Philadelphia Bulletin New York correspondent recounts a country youth’s romance with Mary, a poor girl who marries him secretly after a family dispute. The father assaults Mary. she defends them with a whip, forcing the assaulting father to retreat. The couple flee to New York for work, amid sensational print commentary.
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