Beall Lindsay Essay Sparks Longtime Beecher Stowe Sale Talk
A fragment notes Lindsay Beall stirring debate over a new Beecher Stowe book, arguing a press deadline may trigger a sale and raise interest among readers and publishers.
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Newspaper
Lindsay Expositor
Location
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1870
Page
2
A fragment notes Lindsay Beall stirring debate over a new Beecher Stowe book, arguing a press deadline may trigger a sale and raise interest among readers and publishers.
Compiled excerpts report subscription totals for Swarda the Queen's College Endowment Fund at 42243 76 while noting new partnership filing requirements under late legislation. It covers a Red River Settlement meeting on North West affairs, communications from Earl Granville, and policy anxieties affecting Canada’s governance and land prices.
The article details railway plans and financials including a proposal to lease the Whitby and Port Perry Railway to Mr. Fowler for 25 years with annual rents rising to 16,000 by 1873, plus rolling stock and a fixed tariff. it covers Grand Junction schemes, Peterborough rail interests, and growing rolling stock demand. It notes 1869 railway receipts up about 6 percent, with 1 percent mileage growth, and provides UK railway statistics from Herapath’s Journal. It also reports Pembina trade figures with Red River in imports and exports, valuing North-West trade at about a million and a half yearly.
A Canadian editorial condemns the franking privilege enjoyed by Members of Parliament and colonial officials. It argues the practice allows free mail and private communications funded by taxpayers, noting world-wide despatches from government offices and routine distribution of printed matter to constituents. The piece calls for the Postmaster General to abolish the abuse next session, expecting broad public support.
A long mixed column reports on publications in Montreal and Toronto, then local affairs in Lindsay and neighboring townships. It covers sales, editorials, public notices, a fatal liquor accident, new mills, Orange County lodge elections, school board finances, road proposals, and municipal council actions including tax adjustments and license limits. It notes population, commerce, and infrastructure plans across several towns.
A fatal accident occurred on the bay opposite Church St when two young men named Frank Newton and E Packham fell through thin ice and drowned. A crowd gathered as rescuers failed to revive them, and the incident sparked shock and warnings about Sunday skating by local youths.
The Vermont governor dies at age 55. The Boston Journal quips that cutting advertising in dull times resembles tearing a dam when waters are low. The report also covers emigration trends, parliamentary maneuvers, and various regional notices from Canada and Britain.
Regret and vigilance urged in a state or country discussion. Merchants should push collections while aiding debtors if prudent, as long credits threaten bankruptcy. Farmers face higher costs with credit. cash sales favored. Canada’s journal cites these views from the Canadian Journal of Commerce. Ottawa reports a corport loss and rumours of the pope’s health stir public opinion amid mayoral candidates. Laborers in Sen Franklin face mass unemployment.
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