09 Mar 1847
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1847
Page
1
The Argus lists rates: one year in advance 8 00, end year 2 00, arrearages must be paid before disconnection. Advertising prices include one column per year 8 00, half column 12 00. Transient ads 10 cents for first three insertions ending at 23 cents each additional. Candidates pay 1 dollar for name announcement.
A narrator recalls standing on the Waterloo field on the anniversary, describing the scene of cannons, smoke, and soldiers. He intertwines memories of Wellington and a young officer Gordon, detailing their valor, personal loss, and the brutal toll of battle across the ridge, valley, and final hours of the engagement.
A long list of cases from 1826 to 1835 details American shipowners seeking damages for seizures, detentions, and injuries by Mexican authorities at various ports including Tampico, Vera Cruz, Tobasco, Matamoras, and Brazoria. Vessels named include Topaz, Eliza Jane, Rebecca Eliza, Bold, and St. Croix, with losses ranging from cargo seizures to abandonment and double tonnage duties.
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