Temperance Lecture To Be Delivered In Plainfield
The Plainfield Gazette notes Rev. Mr Telead of Morristown will deliver a Temperance Lecture at the Second Baptist Church in Plainfield on Thursday evening. The sermon is advertised as highly interesting with Rev Mr T as chaplain of Morris Division No 98 of the Sons of Temperance.
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Me. Telead
Morristown
Second Baptist
Mr. T
Morris Division No. 98
The
Seas of Temperance
William M. Drake Plainfield
G. Vale
Tmber
Paine
Franklin Square
Pearl-st. Ni
President's Message on Texas Territorial Issue and Possible Extra Session
The Newark Advertiser reports the President’s message referencing Governor Bell’s letter to Texan Representatives. It states the Rio Grande east region is treated as New Mexico, suggests an possible extra Congress session, and asserts federal enforcement of U S laws. It warns Texas as intruder may be handled by militia or regular forces.
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Washixeton
Gov. Bell
Rio Grande
New Mexico
U. S
Texas
Rio,Grande
Newark Advertiser
The Art of Advertising in Palmer's Prise Essay
The essay argues merchants must first ensure wide demand on low terms and then publicize broadly to grow business. It discusses local to national advertising, costs of publicity, and risks of limited outreach, noting dangers of partial schemes and urging clear language over theatrical jests. Also cites Fort Laramie traffic and a brief congressional note on franking privileges.
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Palmer
Busines
Cholera Alarms Rise In City With Death Toll Notice
Prressancu reports rising cholera concern as no Sanitary Committee lists deaths. Undertaker notes many interments, likely exaggeration. Fatalities skew toward Germans and poor. vegetables blamed. Crvercratt board notes 60 interments in 48 hours, 10 cholera. Washington reports Orlando Brown, former Indian Commissioner, died of cholera en route to Kentucky.
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Prressancu
Board of Health
Childen
Washington
The
Intelligencer
Orlando Brown
Kentucky
Havana News and U.S. Political Election Notes
Important from Havana. The steamer Great Western arrives with Havana dates to the 27th ult. The Amer were still confined. More depositions are to be used against officers. The Sarah Loud was sold by Spanish authorities. In New Jersey the Secretary of State issued notices for governor and senator elections. North Carolina leans toward David S. Reid in a liberal reform effort. Several states conducted or shifted election timing. Deaths in New York City and County total 520 for the week ending Aug 34, with a rise of 33 from the prior week.
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Mosu x
Great Western
Havana
Amer
Sarah Loud
Secretary of State
Trenton
Atlantic
Lewis M. Walker
Cumberland
Stephen A. Garrison
Morris
Ephraim Marsh
Orean
North Carolina
David S. Reid
Loco
Charlies Manly
Gen
Taylor
Reid
Manly
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Iowa
Alabama
Arkansas
Ilinois
Tennessee
Congress
U.S
Col. Benton
New York
Four Men Die In Building Collapse At 40 Spruce Street
A section of a six story building at 40 Spruce Street collapsed during wall work burying laborers. Foreman Isaac James Cooper died. James Nugent and James Cooper were killed. Coroner and jury ruled death by falling wall. Injured workers were Thomas Chadwick Patrick Riley James Egan Patrick Lombard. A similar collapse near Moreerst by Broome injured four, James Cassidy killed. Also notes a rare Pittsfield waterspout and political appointments.
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W. & O. Hoyt
Isaac James Cooper
James Nugent
Nugent
James Cooper
No. 40
Sprucest
Thomas Chadwick
Patrick, Riley
James Egan
Patrick Lombard
Eighth Ward
Moreerst
Broome
James Cassidy
Constitutional framework of New Jersey in 1844
Summary of the 1844 New Jersey constitution detailing legislative structure with a Senate and General Assembly, election timing, executive and judiciary powers, and suffrage for white male citizens. Also notes on banks charters needing three fifths approval and term lengths for judges and officials. Mention of pigeon racing results in Belgium and Brussels with prize outcomes.
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Senate
General Assembly
Trenton
Court of Errors
Court of Errors and Appeals
Supreme Court
Chancery
Court of Common Press
Court of cL
Governor in Defiant Stand Sparks Constitutional Debate
The article recounts Governor Quitman of Mississippi facing a Louisiana grand jury probe over the Cuban invasion. It describes a constitutional clash over state versus federal authority, notes Mississippi’s stance, and previews the launch of a new paper, Citizen of the World, with editor G. Vale and its liberal aims.
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Quitman
Louisiana
Mississippi
T of
United States
Zens of
Calico Printing Inventions and the Peel Legacy
The article traces calico printing’s origins in England with Lancashire farmer ancestors of Sir Robert Peel. It credits the grandfather’s card cylinder invention, the mangling device, and finishing advances, then notes his son’s printing by copper rolling cylinders. It cites resist paste profits and links Peel’s rise to politics and wealth, and mentions the Arkwright family as another example of invention-driven fortune.
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England
Calcutta
Englaland
Robert Peel
Blackburn
Lancashire
Robert
France
Sir Robert Peel
Grouse
Peels
Arkwright Family
Scientific American
Glass-coated iron implements shown at London society event
At a late Society of Civil Engineers gathering in London specimens from Smithwick Iron Works near Birmingham were displayed coated with glass. Items included dinner plates lighter than earthenware, plates and panels with glazed relief designs. The process involves cleansing, glutinous coating, glass application, and firing to fuse glass into pores. Also noted is a Russia prophecy and a remark about mosquitoes on maps.
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Society of Civil Enginers
London
Smithwick
Messrs. Selby & Johns
Birmingham
Scientific American
Fragmented notes on weights, measures, and anatomy
A chaotic summary lists units and conversions from ancient and modern systems. It covers soap costs with soft versus hard water, Paris and British measures, coinage, carat gold, lunar and solar days, circle geometry, imperial measures, bread sales, cubic inches in a cylinder, land area, facial angle, and body weights.
Chain Pumps Offer Easy Water Lifting For Wells
Chain pumps praised for simplicity and reliability in drawing water from wells of any depth. They freeze in winter, require less power, resist obstruction by gravel, and keep water fresh. Application details provided through Ephraim W. Briant at P.M. French's store via B. Jenkins.
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Ephraim W. Briant
P.M. Prench
I B. Jenkins
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Pierson
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J. P. Kennedy
Department of the Interior
Conrad
War Department
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Trentum
Angee
State of
Fema
Ofesch County
Belgium
Pampeluna
Brussels
Prise Roe
J. Vanhaelen
Lyons
Nicholas
Russia
Orloff
Alexander
Diébitchs
Orloffs
Jlin Snoaths
Rome
B.C
Sparta
Cumming & van Duzer
Bush & Hillyer
C. A
Greenwich St
Fulton & Deyats
Panama
Zachary Taylor
Hubert
Pittman
Carine, Brother & Co
Fletcher Wasiay
Corwine, Brother & Co
United Sta No
Bowex Skam Anderso
Axminster
Broad St
Newark
LEE, Fenton & Phelps
Courtlandt-St. N. Y
Europe
New-York
D. B. Fuller
Keelae
Cedar- Street
Eiataenetan
Samuel Baker & Son
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