Legislative Doings and Temperance Plea in Ohio News
The piece reviews a state legislative session noted for its contentious tariff and bank debates, warnings about debt and non-sine paper, and a local Temperance campaign led by Captain Turner. It lauds James Corwin as a trusted Whig candidate and cites the need for protective tariffs to sustain American industry. It closes with a brief obituary note for Dr Wadsborough and a local anecdote about tea party era events in Boston.
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Buckeye
Ohno
Ohio
Cory
Jomas Corwin
Congress
Cihan
West
Clevelind Mternid
Sherive
Court of Common Pleas
Aml
Cuyahoga
State of Ohio
Rendue
Norwalk
Huron County
Township
S. van Rensselaer
N. M. Standart
W. Standart
Thomas 8
Prentiss
Said Standart
Huron River
Ridgefield
Haron
van Rensselaer
Penn
Howard R. Vredenburgh
Peru
Sui
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie
N.M. Standart
Orhara
Sherif
Aliaieh
Knitting Loom Demonstrated at Portsmouth Mill
An 1830s Portland area note describes Mr Charles Evans No 5 Quarry Street hosting a demo of the Patent Rotary Knitting Loom by Richard Walker of Portsmouth IL. The machine, small yet clever, is steam powered. A single operator can run three units and weave ninety stockings daily, prompting market wonder.
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Charles Evans
Quarry Street
Richard Walker
Portsmouth
Bailie Nichol Jarvie
Glasgow
Gaz
Norwalk Sabbath Observance Sparks Milk Sales Debate
In Norwalk the strict Sunday observance is disrupted by milk sellers ringing bells and selling on the Sabbath. Citizens discuss whether commerce violates state law and if milk delivery on Sunday is defensible. The SCRUTATOR notes the tension between convenience and sacred day sanctity as the village debates custom and morality. March 7, 1842.
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Norwalk
Spool and thread diameter calculation inquiry
In the Huron Reflector a philological puzzle asks for the diameter of a spool with 200 yards of thread. Given a shaft one inch diameter and 14 inches long with thread 1/16 inch thick, the problem assumes consecutive thread turns stack exactly and seeks the combined diameter of spool plus thread. Also included is a declination notice from Preston in Norwalk dated March 15, 1842, expressing gratitude and declining candidacy for magistrate. The item preserves archaic phrasing and mixed notices from the period.
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Joan
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Warren County
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Hammond
New
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Cleveland Daily Herald
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Crterniait
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Karl Rend
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Hudson
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United States District Court
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Suter P. Wenzen
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Uuren County
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Rey
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Buron
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Haren County
Oho
Wuron County
U. S
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Jaibus Rennan
New York Daily Tribune
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Stephen Allen
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Allen
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J. Cobe
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Spears’ Corners
Herlin
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Lockwood King
Gregg
Robert Cady
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Gs. Patrick's
Aleve Ateler
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Hiouse
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Norwalk Drug Store
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J. Janes
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UST
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