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Newspaper
Fremont Weekly Freeman
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1852
Page
2
The document records payments and contracts for state house repairs, furnishings, and services from 1851 to 1852. It lists numerous suppliers and workers such as Tod and Company, A P Brynn, Westwater and Son, and J Stone, detailing carpet, chair, and furniture purchases, labor, and miscellaneous bills. It notes a broader financial context, including appropriations, revenue transfers, and debates over clerk fees and state funds.
The article cites Maryland census data on birth and death rates, tracing survival from infancy to centenarian end. It notes 20 168 births and 10 243 reaching age two, 8 183 surviving by age three, then gradual decline through life with 7 134 at age age twenty one, 6 302 at thirty five, 4 727 at fifty five, and under a thousand survivors near the century mark. It also recounts a sensational spirit communication about Daniel Edgerly of this town, wrongly believed dead, then reappearing alive after initial confirmation by newspapers and skeptics.
The Philadelphia Argos recounts a curious event at the mint where a scarlet fever survivor among young female workers suddenly declares she can speak after years of silence. Her astonished mates faint or swoon, then she regains full speech. Also noted: about 600 soldiers from Jefferson Barracks move to Fort Leavenworth then to Santa Fe and other posts in New Mexico.
An excerpt from The Cincinnati Atlas purports to publish an 1848 spirit interview with General Cass via Miss Hellriggle and J. X. Swipes. The dialogue blends humor and pseudo spiritual talk, noting the ghost’s requests for water cures and jokes about politics, with references to Buchanan and Louis Philippe, ending as the table and chairs dance and wheat prices are cited in Sandusky.
The Freeman at Premont urges buyers to visit local stores including Liseohaur Coles Betts and the Islander arrival, promising low prices on new spring and summer goods. The paper also defends the editor’s stance on liquor talk, reiterating a long held motto and warning against misreading local remarks.
The notice lauds the Toledo Blade as enlarged and highly useful for merchants and readers. It mentions legislative adjournment in Inez after a four day session fusing Maine Law enactments and reports from St Louis about Col Benton seeking Congress amid factional realignments in the district.
Richland County Democrats in Lafitte and vicinity condemn tax laws and a costly new constitution. Resolutions denounce lawmakers for high fees, alleged self interest, and efforts to extend power. Calls go out for farmer and mechanic associations to awaken before perceived “slavery” shackles.
The Homestead Exemption Bill cleared the lower chamber by 107 to 56, allowing citizens to claim 100 acres of government land if they occupy and improve it. It would be open to surveyed lands, and aims to spur western settlement and development, with Senate passage anticipated.
An obituary fragment notes relief that the editor rests in heaven where there is no more abuse or political lies. It laments the editor’s earthly quarrels, praising his influence and wishing him peace as his work and miseries are left behind.
In Rome a Paris officer ordered Mr Jones of New York to remove his hat. Jones refused and was struck. he repaid with his cane. The officer also struck back with his sword wounding Jones. Troops seized him and he was imprisoned. Mr Cass, the U.S. minister, intervened and secured his release after hours.
reports from May claim 6000 soldiers under Gen Lavent went missing after an ambush in Yucatan. The Indian war continues, Newport notes liquor liberalization in summer, and political filings include Isaac H. Tocer elected US Senator from Connecticut. Funeral of Mrs Adams draws cabinet attendance in Washington.
A satirical fable on election day depicts a donkey and a lamb arguing for public service. The Ass boasts of past fame while the Lamb delivers a grand oration about virtue, piety, and the perils of indolence as the sheep, hogs, and geese cast votes and decide the outcome. The tale ends with the Ass winning the sheep vote and the moral against candidacy by animal name-calling.
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