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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1847
Page
4
A reflective verse recalls two friends seventeen years apart and how time, fortune, and pride alter bonds. The speaker notes social shifts from privilege to poverty, remembering yesterday’s closeness and laments that vows to love and obey now meet resistance as self love prevails.
The Lawsville Examiner recalls Virginia-born George C Dromgoole as a rare, generous man whose private virtue contrasted with a fatal duel. It notes his later remorse, alcohol abuse, and a will giving all his property to the slain opponent’s children, highlighting questions of noble birth and character.
The Germantown Gazette chronicles Suilwaukir rising from a wilderness in twelve years to about 14,000 residents with 13 to 20 taverns and 159 to 209 stores. It notes 3 large flouring mills, numerous manufactories, iron founders, sash and blind shops, planing mills, saw mills, breweries, a steam mill planned, six canneries, 5 or 6 churches, and strong water power location. The piece portrays it as poised to rival Chicago as a principal Northwest city.
A fragmented 19th century note claims Europe’s mobility rose from five and a half million to a larger share of the population, now about one in fifty seven inhabitants, amid questions on public fashions and social change. The text also recounts a local incident at Monkeytown where a tavern keeper notes cattle snake incidents and a judge’s minutes reference ownership and poisoning.
The 1847 notice announces a court ordered sale of Benjamin Vantross estate in St Johns Allen County Ohio. On October 2 at 1 pm the tr act lot 13 in St Johns will be auctioned to the highest bidder with appraised value 300 dollars. Payment terms include one third cash, one third in six months, and the remainder in one year secured by mortgage. Executrix Sylvester Vantress oversees the sale.
An old advertisement extols Grads TONIC HAIR BAL as a hair growth and preservation product. It claims to promote growth, prevent shedding, and cleanse impurities while keeping hair neat and attractive. The ad references a glossy appearance and suitability for ladies, with dated names and locations, likely from 1845.
An 1847 advertisement touts Durbin’s Compound Extract Pills as an unfailing remedy for ague and fever. It claims special medical endorsement, prescribes dosing and preparation steps, warns of counterfeit sales, and lists Keaton as the location for purchasing the remedy.
A churned old advertisement extols Vaughn's Vegetable Lathontriptic claiming cures for urinary issues, gravel, and female disorders. It asserts remarkable universal efficacy, cites medical journals, and urges readers to obtain pamphlets and testimonials from agents.
Notices announce multiple court led sales of parcels in Mercer Allen and Wyandot counties, Ohio. Properties include sections in Auglaize and Logan streets, fractions and quarters of townships, with true sale dates in September October 1847. Each listing notes cash terms or mortgage security and names warranted parties and clerical officers.
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