16 Jan 1849
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1849
Page
1
The governor delivers a year end message praising constitutional duties and national unity amid European upheaval. He notes peace returning to borders, discusses foreign and domestic policy, and references taxation, revenue, and public funds while urging virtue and prudent governance.
A long reform address discusses currency and revenue reforms, prison labor, and state house work. It urges elective offices, biennial legislative sessions, and debt limits while praising or lamenting constitutional changes and democratic ideals. The text cites education, industry, and social reform within a troubled historical context.
The piece from Sabin Advertiser includes a fragment titled The California Hotel Rant with songs about California and Sacramento. It intertwines comic verse and a long anecdote about charity scorn, plus stray notes on a creditor and a clerk's response.
A Virginia Democratic electors meeting in Richmond hears Henry A Wise speak. An Exavinest extract rails against aristocracy and a dollar driven society, urging organized effort to expand education and circulation of Democratic principles.
A 19th century letter debates how much corn a laborer can shell in a day and what wages are fair, noting ten bushels per day as a benchmark. It contrasts Tennessee prices and Yankee labor with Ohio readers, citing methods that speed shelling and transport on large farms.
An unsigned piece discusses gold fever spreading across the nation from President Polk downward. It imagines the impact on a Maine farmer facing debt, trading corn for gold and fearing creditors may demand payment in gold next year. The article mocks speculative belief in gold as a universal remedy.
The article notes a rise in dairy farming profits over the past year or two, with farmers expanding operations. It mentions a group of dairymen from various towns planning a cooperative approach and discusses potential market advantages and regional production growth.
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