26 Nov 1839
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1839
Page
1
The notice lists annual and short term rates for advertorial space including two dollars per year, two dollars and fifty cents for shorter terms, and various column and time-based charges. It also notes arrearage options and editor discretion for discontinuation.
In a September miscellany the writer laments autumn’s king of terrors while noting Ethan Sick's report from New York. The letter describes a long river journey, a bustling Pearl Street store, and cousin John Bebee’s change from Connecticut trader to urban merchant amid chatter about banks, ads, and editors. A parallel column offers practical homestead content: butter making tips, preserving butter’s sweetness, and the rising value of sugar beets for livestock.
A long excerpt reviews silk cultivation and cattle feeding shifts tied to sugar beet and corn, praising beet feeds and predicting wide adoption. It also reports Black Rock’s flour trade surge with new mills, lake power, and rising canal tolls, plus political chatter on state financials and a 227 year old pear tree in New York.
A long, mixed-page excerpt covers election details with multiple Ohio counties and representatives named, including suggestions of Locofoco majorities and party alignments. It notes a rare double-headed snake found near a Jones Van Winkle farm, described with curiosity and local color.
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