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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1849
Page
3
A 1849 letter from a Washington lawyer argues against a petition for cheap postage, detailing proposed rates, prepayment, and free newspaper delivery. It critiques large town subsidies, and discusses mail costs, plus a California shipboard letter describing San Francisco growth, prospects for business, wages, and emigration ideas.
A letter argues against abolishing the frank and free transmission of public documents. It contends the cheap postage scheme misleads signers, shields wealthier Western cities, and risks creating an aristocracy by limiting citizen access to government records. The writer urges scrutiny of public servants and warns against shifting costs to the treasury, urging petitioners to consider broader benefits of open information.
The Pennsylvania Senate resumed the second reading of a bill to exempt property up to 300 from levy or distress for rent, advocated by Small Matthias and Overholt, opposed by Smyers Konigmacher and Crabb. The piece also mocks door hardware, touts camphine polish for daguerreotype plates, and promotes Vaughans Lithontriptic Mixture as a cure with grand claims and testimonials.
Barnet Peormen and co defendants face public sale at Lima court house under writ of vendi. The property is the north half of the north west quarter of section 1 town 4 south range containing 40 acres more or less. Cash only. Sheriff C. U. Williams. February 13, 1849.
A historical ad offers the Married Woman's Private Medical Companion by Dr A M Mansicesu. It notes high sales, agent opportunities, and mail delivery from New York City. The piece also mentions a local bookseller and the reform of a medical practitioner’s services with reduced charges.
A 1849 advertisement warns of a harmful nocturnal emission habit among youths, describing symptoms as progressive decline in vigor and health. It promotes Dr. Wm. Young’s treatment, offers a medical book on youth and marriage, and invites readers to purchase remedies through mail. The piece cites doctor endorsements, a delivery address in Philadelphia, and mentions other patent medicines.
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