20 Feb 1840
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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1840
Page
1
A deposition recounts a shipboard tragedy in New York waters where a mother pleads to save her child as a burning vessel sinks. The infant perishes despite frantic efforts, and the sea claim is described with stark, mournful imagery as distant friends grieve in Philadelphia.
In Genesee country editor William Garbutt, a pioneer in Mangel Wurtzel culture and a Monroe County Agricultural Society president, shares long experience on soil, manuring, ridging, sowing, and seed handling for sweet beets and mangels. He advises heavy loam with open bottom, fall ploughing, early May sowing, ridge farming, and careful seed preparation to ensure sturdy germination and yield. He also notes apples’ value and urges domestic production to reduce imports.
An excerpt features a speaker criticizing political factions and urging readers to abandon prejudice for national prosperity. It echoes concern over intoxication with temperance warnings, urging self control and caution toward alcohol in daily life and public discourse. The fragment cites an address attributed to WL Binghan.
In a startling 19th century episode Edward Norfitt, a free colored man from Suffolk County Virginia who moved to Brooklyn, was lured aboard the schooner Time by Robert Gwynn. He was coerced into signing over his Suffolk property after a staged deed and forgery schemes, then set ashore penniless in a storm. He sought legal help in Chamber Street and offered information to authorities.
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