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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1839
Page
2
The narrator recalls a chaotic scene of revolutionary passion with Americans and British amid comedic and brutal imagery. He describes being beaten and dumped in the gutter as part of a riot and reflects on the speakers and editors nearby. The piece blends satire with a memory of a tumultuous night and a blurred sense of national identity.
From the Youth's Cabinet recounts a dinner at 63 Barclay Street hosted by Goss. Gerrit Smith attends, praising the Graham system and detailing his personal health journey from wine and animal foods to a plant based diet over years. He notes critics misjudge the system by cadaverous looks and insists the diet aids health without miraculous cures.
Long list of fruit and ornamental tree catalogues from Duffalo and Flushing offered to farmers and mechanics to improve land with shade or fruit trees. Advocate for yard plantings and value of fruit, plus note on post postage reduction efforts in Britain and possible U.S. relief. Mentions writing academy, Vermont legislature actions, and weathered political updates from Mississippi and Massachusetts.
Fire in Rochester destroyed the large stone flouring mill of Elias and Edwin Avery along with its machinery on the morning of the 25th inst. Mesgia A. valued the loss around $20,000, with $8,000 insured. Reported economic notes cover flour barrels offered in Zanesville at $2.75 each with no buyers, pork market states no purchasers at $3 per hundred due to money scarcity, and a St. Louis hog price cited at $150 per hundred. Estimates for the Syracuse and Utica Railroad show 150 days of operation could cover costs in five years, while Ohio currency premiums in Cleveland for Buffalo funds and New York funds are noted. A canal boat captain, Luther Babcock, was killed near Syracuse on the 18th. The first session of the 20th Congress met in Washington. President's message anticipated next week.
The Whig National Convention met at Harrisburgh yesterday to nominate a candidate for the next President. Hold over law preserves appointees until new Senate action, with relief expected for officeholders soon as replacements are detailed.
The State Printer frets over a slim popular majority while claiming 6000 votes are ready in the Democratic West. Emigration from Tennessee to Texas grows, Western babies figure in headlines, and a Whig editor reports on subscriptions and newspaper schemes. Weathered travel and local debt notes accompany a new Cultivator Union in Albany.
A week of gales raised Buffalo harbor water 72 feet above normal but fell short of the historic flood. New York reports stern damages as signs awnings and chimneys topple and pavements show widespread disorder from the storm.
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