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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1853
Page
2
Nelson Barrere of Highland and Isaac J. Allen of Richland call attention to their Cleveland column inverted in today’s issue urging merchants to note the advertising feature and potential changes in local trade.
The piece laments modern politics as theft and calumny, contrasting noble past service with present “public robbery.” It faulted candidates for office and called for honest, hard working leaders to restore the Republic, then briefly notes Sandusky Register report of the Junction Railroad progress from Berea to Huron Bridge and Spain’s naval rivalry with the United States.
The Wayne County Democratic paper questions who truly selected Mr Andrews, arguing the Day ton education convention, not a party, backed him. It asserts Whig opposition would mirror current support and condemns misrepresentation while praising temperance events and local civic efforts.
A report from Columbus states that draft notes of Ouro State Brack Banks were stolen from the Auditors Office and must be filed with president and cashier names. Notes that were refined by other banks remain valid and usable despite the theft.
A Cleveland observer relates a comic scene at the New England House where a man neglects his milk and ice while discussing roses. A nearby country gentleman samples the drink, provoking a calm explanation that humorously asserts there is ice in it. The tale includes a note about the Sandusky County Democrat executor who pocketed a wanted item, exclaiming there must be ice in it.
A letter challenges Democratic leaders in Sandusky County to clarify their temperance stance. It accuses them of signaling tolerance for liquor interests while claiming to oppose intemperance, and argues political pledges on temperance are proper for Democratic candidates. The writer questions the party’s unity and calls for vigilant action against perceived pro liquor policy.
A grand dedication of the Od Fellows Hall at Tiledo on Wednesday featured processions from adjoining lodges led by Sxtann's Brass Band. The ceremony, conducted by the Grand Lodge of Ohio officers, included music by the Methodist choir and a speech by Dr. McVicur of Chicago. A Maine Law temperance meeting followed at the Methodist Meeting House in Townsend with Isaac Richey presiding and resolutions urging strict prohibition and political action.
A July Knickerbocker piece reproduces a letter from Mr. Twist to Governor Marcy praising Martin Van Buren Phips, a Democrat seeking an office. The anecdote describes Phips’s political loyalty, a fall while pole-raising injuring his ankle, and his cheerful attendance to Polk while praising progressives, urging a suitable easy post despite his disability.
The Indies arraigned on the sixth ult for destroying liquor in Fairfield had a hearing Thursday. The court dismissed the case amid spectator cheers and a triumphal procession. Public opinion shifts against liquor sellers with nearby towns seeing protests and prosecutions. A Norwalk mayor fined a man for liquor violations but avoided costs by signing a written agreement not to sell alcohol again.
Col Bliss son of General Taylor dies at Puseagouls of yellow fever at about 42. A West Point graduate, famed for varied accomplishments and for writing Taylor’s Mesico despatches. He married Taylor’s daughter Bossy but declined political advancement. His quiet life ended almost unnoticed, contrasted with others profiting from nepotism.
A Boston Express collision near Port Chester occurred when a four ton rock fell from a cut, throwing the locomotive off the track. Engineer Theodore Humphrey died of injuries. fireman severely hurt. Several passengers and a doctor suffered injuries. Coroner’s verdict blames the railroad company for allowing unstable rock. Local observers warn of ongoing danger.
The extract notes General Washington as a major landholder with Mount Vernon estate comprising about nine thousand acres in 1787. It details annual rents around 1706, land value of roughly £160,000, crops yielding ten thousand bushels of corn and seven thousand of wheat, and a household of nearly one thousand. It also mentions his fashioning woolen cloth and linen and avoiding tobacco farming to set domestic industry examples.
In a letter dated August 3, the Cleveland correspondent cites Dr. Jewett of Massachusetts about pork markets. Western pork offered at $19, corn fed pork at $29, urging Ohio farmers to feed grain to hogs and cattle rather than to distillers. The note affirms the Maine Law and U S destiny toward temperance and freedom, warning change is unlikely.
A letter discusses London intemperance, criticizing liquor culture and temperance efforts, contrasting Britain with America. It cites gin shops, open streets, and the poor’s misery, urging reform. A Erie Fourth of July celebration is humorously postponed after a committee reports weak support and funds.
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