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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1840
Page
3
News notes report Bufate Harbor free of ice after a recent thaw and moving ice elsewhere, with ships and canal traffic reopening. Other items cover Lexington disaster losses, Harrison campaign activity, and various inland weather, rail, and bank news from New York and Ohio era newspapers.
An extract praising Bailey's Compound Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla as a leading medicine for cleansing and chronic complaints, while warning against inferior imitations. The piece also records multiple local marriages and social events in various villages, naming residents and ages, in a dated, fragmented notice style.
An old advertisement extols a patent beehive that allows honey to be harvested without destroying the bees. Certificates prove the hive’s efficacy, claiming significant honey yields and winter stores. The notice also touts other beekeeping aids and cites endorsements from readers and partners in multiple towns.
L. Tucker announces a new store one door west of the Ledi Hance, offering a broad range of tin ware, copper kettles, milk pans, pails, and steam stoves at cash or promissory terms. He recently moved from Collins area and will exchange various farm goods for paper currency or safety fund notes, inviting old friends to patronize his expanded business in Lodi.
Historical notice reports a dubious duo of cancer and canker cures marketed to mothers and the ill, touting a vegetable compound powder and a healing “betema eathane.” It warns such remedies promise quick relief yet provide no public confidence and mentions Porter Wrion as a seller.
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