03 Feb 1849
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1849
Page
1
The Loganport Telegraph lists advertising terms including one year in advance 8 00 per year and 2 50 within the year. Obituary notices over one square cost 59 cents per square. Free inserts for marriages and deaths when supplied by interested parties. Names of multiple township residents appear in the notice section.
A poem extols the magnetic telegraph as humanity's grand future, eclipsing older messengers. It envisions lightning as a tool controlled by mankind to speed news, linking distant nations in a shared, omnipresent consciousness and unity. The verse elevates science as divine challenge and triumph.
The item outlines maritime interests in the American Metropolis Magazine, highlighting a feature on mariners and a maritime economy. It notes profiles of seafarers, shipyards, and port activity, with emphasis on practical industry insights and historical context.
Poem by Miss Hannail F Gould laments peril at sea and prays for divine guidance and protection. It speaks of ships tossed by storms and death angels, describing depths where the slain lie and gems and gold lost to the flood. The piece invokes God Almighty and the Great Spirit of life to spare the crew.
A maritime prayer pleads for divine deliverance as waves rise and nights darken. The speaker asks God to bless their voyage, calm the seas, and guide frail sailors across the vast ocean with grace and protection. The text evokes nocturnal stars and sunlight as signs of guidance.
Reports from California describe gold dust at 36 per ounce and a rush of ore shipments totaling about three million dollars. Capt. Marey trades supplies for gold dust at his camp while a warship sails west. provisions grow scarce and prices soar as mining booms spread through Sacramento and the San Joaquin region.
Letter to the editor warns of severe distress in California as thousands rush for gold with no provisions. It describes widespread famine and deaths, urging immediate shipping of supplies to San Francisco to save those stranded and starving. The writer appeals to readers to prevent others from going unprovided.
The steam ship Falcon arrived at New Orleans on the 6th after a nine day run from Chagres, its passengers headed to the gold regions transferring by small boats with 309 mules to Panama. The British steamer Tay reached Chagres on the 28th last with 100000 dollars in specie. Yellow fever rages along the Southern coast, freight from Panama to California stands at 50 dollars per ton, and the Chagres River is noted for beauty and deep water.
The Europa reports a treaty draft on transatlantic postage with Britain. Sea postage to ships costs 16 cents. inland U.S. postage varies by rate. Mail from England to the U.S. or vice versa costs 4 1 4 cents prepaid or not, with conditions. Newspapers via steamers incur 2 cents. Pamphlets and periodicals scale by weight up to 4 ounces with incremental charges. Closed mails through U.S. to Canada or U.K. require per-ounce rates plus 25 percent when counting by ounce. The note outlines the core provisions of the arrangement with Britain.
A humorous survey describes newspaper patronage as diverse. It traces subscribers who pay in advance and read year round, advertisers who never pay, readers who want free copies, readers who copy from neighbors, and those who publish marriage notices without paying. The piece lampoons unpaid influence on paper circulation and content.
A Monterey dated letter to the State Department on November 15 confirms vast California gold supplies, with reports of large gold lumps, high provisioning costs, and desertion among officers and seamen as Navy vessels run short of hands. Governor Jones notes prevailing anarchy and officer desertion.
Washington report notes Caleb B. Smith’s House speech supporting abolition of the odious traffic in human flesh while urging a method that is effective yet not offensive. Giddings and others pressed questions but were repulsed with dignity and effect.
Traditional remedies are given for quinsy and croup including bears grease applied to the neck and swallowed, a rag soaked in oils with snuff placed at the distress, goose grease as an alternative, and a mixture of spirits and har suorn rubbed on the throat. Severe cases noted to respond to cold water and thorough rubbing to induce a glow.
An 1830s style piece lists a horse and cattle remedy using whiskey soap and camphor, then delivers a barrage of questions and verses about life, politics, and morality. It notes Ohio’s many colleges for a roughly historical county newspaper flavor.
A scientific work by R G Geissner M D Paris now published in New York. It explains a new humane method to prevent large families, claiming safety and simplicity plus affordability at twenty five cents. Includes cautions about imitations and instructions to obtain the genuine work by mail.
The undersigned offers 30 acres with a dwelling, mill with one run of bars, attached distillery to run 25 bushels per day, and hog pens for 150 hogs. All works new and in good repair. Property on Eel River six miles northeast of Logansport. Terms by calling on owner January 10 1849 Rees Morgan.
A fragment announces fine honeydew tobaco from Baltimore and Buena Vista tobaco offered for sale by the box or retail. Dated October 2 1848 this ad targets the returned volunteers under the sale law.
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