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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1853

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Missionaries in India and local curiosities shared with friends

A 1845 move by Rev John Rendall and Mrs Jane Rendall to Madura India is recalled. Penfield in our city received curiosities from Mrs Rendall for distribution to supporters aiding the mission. Items include mats baskets ornaments shells idols and native arts showing a distant society’s tastes and craft. The Rendalls were in good health at the time of the letter.

John Rendall U. S. Penfield India Mr. R

Increasing profits for Western Railroads reported

The St Louis Intelligencer notes rising receipts for Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail Road and other Western lines, with June and six month totals showing a large year over year increase. The report also covers varied items from biblical authors to shipping and tropical weather notes in July reports.

St. Louis Intelligencer Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad I Pasenges Eccoone C. Eccesssersereere One Little Miami Hasitton and Dayton Baltimore and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Hudson River Railroad

The Bank of Tuckernuck Fraud In The Province Of Maine

The Watchman rebukes a scheme where counterfeit and bogus currency, supposedly issued by the Bank of Tuckernuck in a fictional Maine village, floods Missouri streets. It notes lazy cash habits, exposure to steamers and small notes, and a speculator’s plan to circulate counterfeit money, asking if there is any remedy for this evil.

The Detroit Tribune Macomb County Ohio Bank St. Louis Bank of Tuckernuck Maine Laish

Sincunak and Metanclogy Accident at Plum River Mill

Three miners Hicks Smith and Jury from Mt Carroll district shelter in an old powder mill by Plum River. A torch sparks a fire that destroys the mill. Hicks dies next day, with two others gravely burned. Sheriff Bennett aids the survivors. one man leaves a bereaved large family. Nearby Kentucky 108 year old Bes Dess famed for health and seven wives. Baltimore German voters organize to press for equality in elections. New York Dutchman mocks office seekers under administrations.

Paris Savana Ill Hicks, Smith Jury Mt. Carroll Plum River Chas. Bennett Feq Carroll County Vicks Mesers Smith and Jurys Kentucky Louisville Ben

First steamboat trips Albany to New York described

An 1831 account recalls Fulton's steamboat aided by Chancellor Livingston and notes an earlier paddle steamer Fitch Ramsey near Wilmington. It describes the 190 foot long craft with a twenty four horse power engine, steam boiler, and side wheels, which could travel 160 miles between Albany and New York in about thirty two hours with over a hundred passengers on a recent voyage.

St. Paul Oregon Columbia River Capt Ericsson Fitch and Fulton Missouri Democrat Albany New York Fulton Livingston Nile’s Weekly Register Fitch & Ramsey Wilmington Philadelphia Christiana America Atena Europe Hudson Deacon Kelogg Meader Heath Satan Jedediah Boston Chiney Dea&con Thia Wall Puileleas

Trout fishing and a Deacon duel in Berkshire woods

A Boston traveler narrates a trout fishing trip through Worcester and Greenfield Berkshire, meeting Jedediah and a belligerent Deacon. He recalls dramatic catches and near misses, a clash over a trout, a wall, and a riverside confrontation ending with a threatened lawsuit and a boastful verdict.

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