28 Jan 1846
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1846
Page
1
Local notice describes a cabinet ware shop on Main Street offering sofas rockers bedsteads and tables, with a promise of warranted work and exchange for produce. includes a sentimental poem by Charles Swain and a lawyer notes excerpt recounting a courtroom scene featuring a weeping justice and a remarkable witness performance.
A London Morning Herald correspondent reports a gruesome murder at Alsager's Bank in Audley parish Stafford. Victim Adolphus Fleming, 49, a Newcastle potter and hawker, was killed by James Dean who then attacked bystanders with an axe and scissors before being captured. The coroner returned a verdict of wilful murder against Dean.
The article argues country editors endure relentless labor from dawn to night, balancing printing duties with家庭 chores, and producing engaging content amid limited pay and recognition. It contrasts rural strain with city papers, notes editors also handle wood, fire, and household tasks, and includes a recipe for making dull country papers livelier through subscriptions and advertising. It also provides brief notes on pork prices in New York and the Rev. Milburn’s election as U.S. House chaplain after a dramatic journey.
Extracts from a Montreal Courier letter warn that the United States faces a looming crisis. The text argues England would back France and Louisiana as parts of a broader strategic reshaping, with hints of Texas independence and territorial shifts including Oregon and California. It also recounts miscellaneous incidents and political commentary from Boston to New York, including public disturbances, a harsh school beating, and Convention rhetoric around Douglas and Oregon questions.
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