16 Jun 1848
Page 1
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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1848
Page
1
A long, cluttered OCR page covers advertising rates and terms, legal notices, subscription rules, and a pasted collection of local anecdotes. It includes yearly advertising plans, continued insertions, and advance payment rules, plus items on public safety, court notes, and miscellaneous society pieces.
The French sew machine, praised as a small table device with treadle operation, can stitch 300 times per minute. Inventor M. Thimwanier, a French artisan, reportedly secured a patent and showcased an entire suit sewn by the machine in London. Prices cited range from twenty to thirty dollars, with Mr. Shivvidt of Sutton Street, London, handling sales.
The Pittsburg Post reports a plan by many workmen in and around Pittsburg to form a worker owned iron and sheet tin company with 200 members each contributing 500 dollars to a 100000 dollar capital. Each member would head a branch, with full employment and no idlers, combining labor and capital to establish production locally and even a Peru sourced shell component.
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