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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1847
Page
3
Reading through a garbled 1847 issue, the text outlines shifting party control in Congress, with references to Democratic gains and Whig losses, plus scattered notes on military dispatches and early market prices for flour, wheat, and beef. It also mentions Gen Scott, Vera Cruz, and American Civil War era contexts amid a chaotic OCR fragment.
A Pennsylvanian essay draws stark parallels between Federalism and Whiggery, labeling both corrupt but Whiggery worse. It cites the First and Second Banks, alien laws, persecutions, and attacks on Jefferson, Madison, and Polk to argue Whiggery bears greater shame in opposing wars and government honor.
The Detroit Free Press laboring over regular conventions for county state and national nominations argues they uphold party unity integrity and policy direction. The piece quotes reactions to peace debates and criticizes political figures while noting a marriage notice: Sawcen Sremas to Isawere Stracces in Genwvan township.
Proclamation to qualified electors of Allen County Ohio to meet at the usual election place in their townships on Tuesday the 28th day of October to elect officers including One Senator for a district covering Allen Defiance Henry Mercer Putnam Paulding Williams and Van Wert. One Representative for Allen Mercer and Van Wert. and county officers Treasurer Sheriff Auditor and more. Trustees ordered to return jurors for the ensuing year among townships listed. sheriff's office notice dated September 14, 1847.
News item reports a proposed Spanish steamship company formed in Madrid with capital and aims to operate lines from Cadiz to Havre and other ports via Havana and Canary Islands, plus a West Indies route by a later stage. Also notes Montgomery county convention results and party tensions with a narrow majority.
Pluries sale by clerk of court of common pleas exposes at court house door in Allen County on Saturday next October to real estate described as the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 18 township 3 south range 8 east containing 40 acres more or less held by Samuel Patterson as trustee of Jackson township appraised 425 dollars cash required. Also a second sale at the court house door on Saturday next October for the north east fraction of the southwest quarter of section thirty four in township four range east in the Piqua Land district containing 48 acres and 41 100th acres more or less held by Asher Stevens at the instance of William S. Rose admr de bonis non of Isaac Bowser decd et al appraised 288 dollars cash required.
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