24 Nov 1848
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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1848
Page
1
A long faded ad and notice page outlines yearly and monthly advertising rates for a newspaper, with terms for subscriptions and job work. It lists price scales per insertion, discounts for longer runs, and policies on continuations, renewals, and arrears. The passage also includes unrelated narrative prose about Evelyn and Hastings.
Euston Hastings, an infidel, watches his ailing daughter Evelyn as her fever worsens from scarlet fever. In a midnights moment of prayer she urges him to recite the Lord's Prayer, and his child’s plea leads him to utter the prayer with her, a profound moment of faith transforming his beliefs and securing a tender farewell.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Dan Marble performing a bold prank at a convivial gathering. Marble mounts a table with his back arched, exposing a comic display as friends debate his position and a five dollar bill sparkles in the scene. The tale mixes humor, memory, and a wry nod to stage bravado.
A fragmented late 19th century style piece recounts political upheaval praising a peaceful ballot as a revolution. It contrasts Whigs and Democrats, extols General Taylor, and foresees a new cabinet shaping policy while linking dramatic natural metaphors to national reform and public will.
Reported late evening on the 7th, after vote counting, Cass supporters gather in Dutrot to hear a speech by the portly gin demon. They recount his congrats to the country and President elect while noting the campaign hardships and attacks on his private life. Public sentiment reflects a decisive triumph amid ongoing political tension.
The St Louis Republican notes about a canal trade of 150 boats on the Illinois and Michigan Canal including packets boats and scows. It praises Whig strength in Ohio while predicting a strong Whig presidential majority in 1852 if Free Soil fights subside. The piece cites increased southern merchandise via canal routes and admires Whig leaders in Ohio for their zeal and funds.
In 1843 J B Polk writes from Washington to CAss requesting the recipient attend a White House event on March 4 for the Democracy. He signs with high consideration.
Cleveland Herald reports Cass responds with politeness to a Tet visit invitation to the White House in March, regrets inability to attend due to circumstances. The piece notes Cass’s stance on navigation aid, political factions, and a reference to the Atlas offering four years use while criticizing cut provisions for a Massachusetts route.
A jumble of short, unnamed items describes a Burlington county drunkard fearing the Devil, a man who drowns after proclaiming doom, a wandering street scene with confused streets, a verbally vivid elephant act, a disruptive incident at a traveling show, and a Tennessee traveler’s tale of a bread thief. The fragmentary notes offer oddities and sensational anecdotes characteristic of a late 19th century newspaper page.
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