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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1849
Page
4
A tall man in red jeans, claiming to carry vast sums, tries to cash about 15 500 notes in a bank. The teller and bystanders realize appearance deceives value as the Kentuckian reveals a hog herd pay totaling roughly 15 400 dollars.
Dr Jett of Hannibal Missouri has returned from California and provides details on emigration expenses. Transportation costs include one dollar per hundred pounds between Chagres and Panama, with twenty four miles of land travel by cart and mules carrying three hundred pounds. Water travel involves canoes and four dollars for mule hire, plus four dollars per day for boarding at Panama. He notes Panama is healthier than Chagres, and asserts California wealth claims are not exaggerated. Travel between San Francisco and the cold region covers one hundred miles by water and forty by land.
In Johnstown Ohio a Methodist meeting drew mostly female worshippers prompting critics to claim weakness of mind. The preacher responded by recalling a prison visitation where hundreds of males sought religious aid, challenging the objection with a pointed comparison.
The New York Sun reports over 100 homeless boys in the city, living by errands and petty thefts. They shelter in boxes and boats, rarely sleep in beds, beg or steal when money runs short, and rely on cheap eateries when finances allow. A separate scene mentions a pistol discharge near Lowell, where a bystander reacts with fear and a shout.
The article presents grains from OCP Dow Jr a preacher of Short Patent Sermons sharing beliefs on industry contentment idleness critics of fashion and custom honesty virtue and straightforward dealing. It notes the preachers concluding exhortation to examine with care and find value amid chaff.
A Wheeling Virginia Time report compares Western Virginia 38 500 square miles and 1930 population 378 000 with Western Pennsylvania 23 000 square miles and 432 000 people. It notes better soil mineral wealth climate and hills in Virginia and questions the difference in economic outcomes.
Records show at the last half yearly payment on the national debt 294127 recipients. 27572 received at most £20, 9615 not exceeding £51, 222 not exceeding £14,090, 325 not exceeding £2,405 and 177 over £2,000 per annum. Some sums not exceeding £10 or £50 were also paid.
M. Loris, a black representative from Martinique, spoke in the Paris Assembly on December 1 claiming universal suffrage for his constituents. He described them as recently enfranchised blacks seeking rights.
A garbled mix of anecdotes and military notes reports cholera among troops in Pon Lerices Texas with one officer dead, marching instructions, and local pardoning orders. It mentions political figures like Atcheson and Cameron replacements, an election shift in Missouri and Florida, and odd items about crops and a kiss.
Claiming extraordinary cures, the advertisement touts Sarsaparilia as a world best medicine. It markets dramatic results for rheumatic, digestive, and nervous ailments, alleging tens of thousands of cures and child saving feats in New York.
2000 cases of Townsend s Sarsapilla advertised as best remedy for vertous complaints and consumption with wide lists of cures including liver complaints and fevers. Claims extensive trials in New York Montreal and Quebec with agents in Ohio.
An 19th century advertisement touts Veartine Lithontriptic Virture as a universal cure for fever ague dropsy gravel and kidney disorders. It promises cures for many “distressing complaints” and claims a strong proof of efficacy with certificates and testimonies.
Dr. D Jayne announces annual almanac and health guide for 1849 with calculations for five latitudes in the United States and British North America. Merchants urged to order, free copies provided to supply customers, and a business card included on the cover. Addressed to families and retailers seeking gratis distribution.
An advertisement by price Ewenty announces the distribution of a contentious work on marriage and human nature. The ad claims the pamphlet offers dangerous insights and warns against access to the United States, urging readers to order via a closed envelope to Dr. Hog Gessves, Box 2156, Liberty Street. The notice emphasizes prohibition and censures discussing sensitive topics.
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