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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1853
Page
2
The Journal reviews a potential Russo Turkish war, urges civic readiness, and condemns weak leadership while praising strong national will. It laments Europe’s strife and calls for protective liberty. It notes the upcoming school term, praises teachers, and urges a qualified superintendent at better pay, contrasting Fremont with neighboring towns.
Readers discuss premium awards at the county fair and seek explanations. The column praises Shen's and Lies's book-keeping works, endorsing single and double entry systems, and urges Fremont Schools to emphasize this education with Wencesten as agent. The piece urges practical arithmetic for boys and girls and improved accounting training.
A historical note explains that one bushel of corn yields 15 pounds of pork, with 30 bushels producing pork worth 811.25 at 2 cents per pound, minus labor costs of 12 cents per bushel. Hogs fatten best in September and October in large fields with ample water, and it may be more profitable to raise pork at 2.5 dollars per 100 pounds than to sell corn at 25 cents per bushel. Feeding corn to good hogs could yield 974 to 40 cents per bushel.
Readers are urged to study the Answers on the New School Law by William Trever Secretary of State printed on the first page. The paper notes many questions arise as the law begins and praises preserving this issue for future reference and easing disputes.
The Bucyrus papers report Bax of the Forum has won the Crawford County Legislature seat by about 600 votes over Rev. Shaw Maine Law candidate. The author praises Bean as a valued friend and citizen, calling him a Locofoco and asserting Crawford County has no better citizens than Mr Bean.
The article reports Mrs Thayer from Chicago delivering a temperance lecture Sunday, praising moral suasion to curb liquor traffic. It urges continued vigorous efforts and welcomes allies to press for prohibition, aiming for victory by Maine Law or moral force.
Terrible shipwreck reports the Anna Jane of Quebec run aground off the Hebrides on September 24. Of the 400 souls aboard, many perished and a valuable cargo was lost. no salvageable wreck remains behind according to fragments of the report.
A San dusky County Agricultural Society member in West Towssenn asks if officers and the awarding committee may override published premium rules by reporting a nonpremium as the best exhibit. He argues premiums should go to the top article as defined, warns against defrauding members, and seeks clarification from society officers.
The route from Aspinwall to Panama runs northwest to southeast over 49 miles, with a Barbacons terminus and a 624 foot bridge under construction. Iron from Wales will form heavy rails, grades mostly light, with a peak 70 foot grade and elevations near 250 feet. In New Orleans from May 22 to Sept 24 there were 10,741 interments, 8,103 for Yellow fever and 2,648 for other diseases.
The piece reviews extracts from the New York Herald, praising their sharp critique of Secretary Guthrie and the Cabinet’s handling of patronage. It notes potential replies from Mr. Bronson and Col. Marcy, condemning temperance lapses and the spoils system while highlighting Sonora turmoil, wheat shipments, paper innovation, and a pocketbook incident involving an editor.
The item rails against locofocoism and corruption, praising patriots in Sandusky County and urging neighbors to sow truth for victory. It also advertises Canvieto de Musarut hardware, Buckland & Co books, Melemian & McGee bargains, Haynes M Dryfoos Co offerings, and announces Fremont price cuts, with notes on improving weather.
Telegraphic items report Costa to embark for the United States on the 24th with Austria’s consent. Cholera rises in Liverpool as Isaac Wright departs with 600 bound for New York but returns after 20 deaths aboard. Berlin opens a new post office at Berlin Heights. The Sultan’s health and age are noted as frail, with concerns over his sway. Plaster reveals Christian imagery inside St Sophia during repairs. Free trade moves in France with talk of repealing coal duties. A new Alabama law fines counterfeiters and bans out-of-state bank notes. Jenny Lind to tour grand concerts. Benedict visits Dresden as godfather to her son. Paris public conveyances employ thousands of vehicles and drivers, with cab costs and speeds outlined.
Dispatches from London and Paris confirm rumors of war in Europe and indicate the British Cabinet will support Turkey. State Department notes Governor Vroom’s Berlin arrival and Perry’s squadron progress toward Japan. Brown named US Consul at Bordeaux. volunteers form a legion to Constantinople if war erupts. Manslaughter trial continues for Henry Clay owners before Judge Ingersoll.
The item highlights John Bickel Jr of Johnstown Pennsylvania as the oldest acting postmaster in the United States with fifty years and eleven months in office. He notes his Revolutionary era father Gideon Granger appointed his father in 1802 and that he runs all duties personally at seventy eight. A second tale recalls Judge Parsons meeting a starving man claiming land poverty in a stark setting.
The Humboldt arrived from Southampton after midnight carrying 216 passengers and 400 tons of freight. The report notes sighting seven large warships and mentions a possible British-Spanish treaty enabling cruisers to search Cuba for imported slaves. Local Sandusky County call to curb alcohol sales includes a list of signatories and a meeting date at Fremont Court House on October 29 1953.
Notices mix personal tragedy Mrs Webster widow of Prof J Webster executed for murder and a string of shipping and legal items. The Clay Monument project New Orleans $50,000 cost. Georgia from Aspinwall routes and large gold and freight totals. Herman freight valued at $3,009,000. slander suit against Episcopal Recorder. arbitration on Methodist Book issue. John Mitchell escape confirmed. Lord Elgin to unite British Provinces with Quebec. Canadian government journals claim. earnings on Cleveland Toledo line cited with daily totals.
A Mexico City letter reports a major Puebla plot leading to arrests of top figures including Don Juan Majica former Puebla governor General Turba and others. Santa Anna eyes exile for several officials while Sanata Anna’s finances crippled and treasury empty. Escampevrow Horosak notes boosts in political intrigue and rumored Irish political exiles Mitchel and Martin welcomed in the country.
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