19 Apr 1842
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1842
Page
1
The notice lays out payment terms of two dollars per year with penalties for arrears, and states advertising rates: three insertions for one unit per square, twenty five cents per subsequent insertion. It mentions periods of three, six, and twelve months with column measurements and prices. It also notes acceptance of most kinds of country produce and a typographic reference to TWENL.
In a Union Agriculturist communication from Col. Joel Walker of Belvidere IL the experiment compares Chinese Tree corn 12 rowed Dent 12 rowed and New Jersey varieties. Results show enormous yields per acre with high manure input. The article discusses potential sugar from cornstalks, sugar production from corn by fermentation, and the economic advantage over cane, plus a note on plastering apple blossoms to boost yields.
The Watertown observer reports on Hart Massey's field trial soaking seed corn in salt petre nitre solution before planting five rows. The five treated rows yielded far more than twenty five untreated rows and showed resistance to worms, while the rest of the field was damaged.
A merchant recalls a stranger buying a silk umbrella for two dollars and a half after the merchant offered half price. The piece also offers kitchen tips to double cream and butter, notes honesty brings Providence, and ends with a description of Tawa scales weighing pork by balance and guesswork.
The piece notes birds sing less in August than any other month and ladies chatter less in February due to February being the shortest month. It cites a Washington correspondent’s report on Mr Adams describing a stout veteran in the Siege of Corinto and hints at youthful rivals unable to match him. It also mentions a Canadian Gazette observation about stronger erosion in the western plains, especially the Obie Valley.
The 1841 law abolishes County Assessor in favor of Township Assessor. The officer must list taxable property, merchants and brokers, loans, steamship shares, carriages, horses and cattle, and resident attorneys and physicians. Returns due to County Auditor by May 25.
Washington correspondent recalls a five year silence between Mer Clay and Mr Calhoun ending in a shared embrace and tears. The meeting underscores enduring patriotism amid political strife and hints at retirement and shifting companionship in Congress. Van Buren’s journey through Columbia to New Orleans is noted as he travels toward the Hermitage.
The paper notes the loan bill was read a third time and passed with Yeas 105 Nays 86. It praises Whigs such as Cushing and W W Trewin and condemns Locofocos for opposing the bill, lauding Mr Fillmore and New York’s representative as Ways and Means chairman.
A National Intelli gencer comment mocks the debt paying plan backed by the opposing party. A Mobile correspondent reports tariff shifts as popular, favoring mass taxation, southern manufacturing growth, and a plan to spin and weave slave population into industry. The Tron Whig notes iron works shut without tariff protection, while workers suffer greatly.
A parcel from the Hannibal arrives with December 18 reports from China. France sends an envoy to Peking aboard Erigone, while British forces under Pottinger and Parker prepare at Chusan for spring action. Canton trade continues amid war, opium smugglers grow bold, tea prices soar, and French and Russian interest loom. Mr Edwards arrives aboard the Hannibal and notes Chinese disguise by French engineers. Temperance triumphs and a humorous credit anecdote close the item.
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