Old Soldier Appeal Urges Harrison Vote in Clark County
The Republic prints an appeal from John A. Swearingen of Clark County Ohio urging friends of General Harrison to vote for his presidency. The author cites Wayne era service, promised land bounties, and calls on Western settlers to aid Harrison while condemning paper currency and Van Buren and urging unity among soldiers and citizens.
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Republic
Clark
Wayxz
Harrison
Tlannson
Swronter
Wayne
LGW
Hackson
Tarrlson
Doarthe
Aberrison
Swayne
Gen. Morrison
Ife
Fiarrison
Jackson
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Misouri
Arkansse
West
Sfaveson
Jy Ower
Thomas Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Q. Adams
John A. Swearingen
Clark County
Boundary debates and war fears shift focus to arbitration
A condensed view from a New York paper outlines Fox Forsyth talks over Maine Madawaska border as Britain seeks actions and the US pledges support for Maine. It argues war is unlikely and supports arbitration while urging cooler heads and patience amid fifty years of tension.
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Fox
Forsyth
New York
Maine
Madawaska
Great Britain
Upper St John
United States
Porsy Uy
John Harvey
Emigration of 25000 Canadians to Western States Reported
An estimated 25 000 Canadians have emigrated to Western States in the past year. The movement is noted by observers as a significant migration trend with economic and social implications for both origin and destination regions.
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Western States
WAGES OF LABOR AND SUB-TREASURY PAY RISE
The Ohio Star denounces the Sub Treasury as lowering home prices and wages for workers while demanding no cut in salaries of presidents secretaries and appointees. It argues officials resist pay reductions, benefiting office holders as hard times fall on laborers manufacturers and farmers.
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Sub-Treasury
Ohio Star
Inventory of Austin population in Texas on January 1
The document lists Austin’s 1860s population including whites totaling 8566 with counts for white adult males 359 females 61 children 100 families 75 mechanics 35 lawyers 4 physicians 6 printing offices 2 taverns 9 groceries 9 billiard rooms 1 and faro banks none recorded.
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Austin
Texas
Petticoat slander linked to Gen Harrison in 1836
The article recounts a slander case alleging a lady gave Gen Harrison a petti coat during a Chillicothe convention in January 1836. Senator Allen of Ohio denied the claim, but supporters and local women condemned the charge as baseless, with Allen never substantiating it. The incident left him dubbed Pettivent Allen by critics.
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Carrison
Allen
Ohio
van Buren
Chillicothe
Chilicothe
Croghan
Ger
Harrison
Jucphy
Scisto Gazette
Enquirer
Propagation Method of Trees by Moist Rope Technique
A historical note describes wrapping a moist hay rope around a tree branch with a gourd above to keep it damp. The process removes bark gradually over months to expose calloused wood. The piece ends with a question about how poor Indians would cope as buffalo disappear.
James Madison Praises Gen Harrison's Service
James Madison states that General Harrison has done more for his country with less compensation than any man living, highlighting his notable contributions and public service.
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James Madison
Gen. Harrison
Jim Brown and His Echo on the New Orleans Levee
A Pico stories recounts Jim Brown loitering on the New Orleans Levee Later he hides in an old steamboat boiler The echo makes it seem there are two Jim Browns A watchman confronts them and Charley retrieves him with difficulty The incident ends with Brown and Charley headed to the watch house and an unresolved fate referenced by Picayune
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New Orleans
Catlin
Boulevards
Pariz
Bond Street
London
Broadway
New York
Aroostook
Jim Brown
Loafing Brotherhood
Jim
Brown
Mr. Brown
Charly
Charley
Watch House
Baronne Street
Picayune
Harrison's Farewell To His Army After Indian War
General Harrison bids farewell to his troops after the Indian War and promises open hospitality at his Vincennes home. He notes returning to family and farm and invites fellow soldiers to his table. A Philadelphia Times quip mentions a public garden in New Orleans containing alligators and bullfrogs.
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Narrison
Harrison
Vincennes
New Oleans
Philadelphia Times
Editor vows marriage will keep wife in breeches out
A New York editor states he will marry a woman much larger than himself so she cannot wear breeches, speculating on how such an arrangement would limit his wife’s ability to dress in masculine attire.
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New York
Wheat sale at Massillion at 43 cents a bushel
The Steubenville Gazette notes wheat is selling at Massillion for 43 cents a bushel with three months credit.
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Steubenville, Ohio
Reite Rated Story of Van Buren Vote Calumny
The Logansport Herald denounces as a base calumny the claim that Mr. Van Buren voted in favor of negro suffrage and property qualification at the New York Convention. The Alabama Legislature has abrogated a law requiring female witnesses to attend court in civil cases and made written depositions admissible.
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Logansport Herald
Alabama
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Friends of Harrison
Sien
Alarrison
Barris Barracks
Woodstock
N. B
Eames
Batterby and Hawkshaw
Engineer Department
Ohio Republic
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Pensylvania
Ifunn
Elow
Winchester
Dupiny
Hannison
Proctor
Tecumseh
Harison
Ourleigh
A. B.C
Senor Erin
Paar
Ifuzze
Narvison
Viage
Niall
Hlae- Ji Son
U. States
Cuba
St. Augustine
Bloos
Aspane Icl
Daniel van Amburg
Subjecien
Eadges
Wages OF
Arkansas
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