The Mammoth Weekly Herald Promotes Eastern Ohio News
The Mammoth Weekly Herald declares itself largest paper in eastern Ohio and a weekly Wednesday publication. It markets itself as a politic al, commercial, literary, agricultural and family newspaper serving farmers, mechanics, and manufacturers with early news via telegraph and a focus on Western Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Steubenville
Mammoth Weekly Herald
Herald
Pennsylvania
Virginia
IPA
President’s stance on Texas and New Mexico war threat
Telegraphic dispatch from Washington reports the President will reply to Mr Foote’s resolution by saying no new orders have been issued for Texas and New Mexico beyond those already sent to the Senate. The military order stays in effect and bloodshed is feared if boundaries are defined, with Gen Houston ready to take command if needed.
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New York Express
New Mexico
Texas
Houston
Washioton
Noor
Foote
Senate
Washington
Howe
College Hall
Walnut
J.C. Cable
Fragmentary financial note on payments and terms
Fragmentary OCR shows a payment schedule with amounts in negative values and periods. Mentions for one year and six months payable within the year and within that time, plus a fragment for three months. LHP appears as an unclear term. No clear entities or complete context.
Mammoth Weekly offers cash premiums for subscribers
Postmasters and others are urged to secure yearly subscriptions to the Mammoth Weekly. Payments scale by the number of responsible yearly subscribers, with cash bonuses from 2.5 to 980.00 depending on totals. Endorsement of subscriber solvency by postmasters or others speeds payment. W. R. Allison, Herald Office, Steubenville.
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Lee
Ron
Pear
W. R. Allison
Herald Office
Steubenville
Man Lost Overboard Twice on Pacific at Fishing Creek
A Pacific steamer passenger reports a man in partial mental derangement leaped overboard on the 27th near Fishing Creek while downward bound. Storm prevented rescue. he later returned to the ship and, after another violent leap the next day, was lost. He has a son near Steubenville, named Yates or Gates. The drowned man’s bay vase remains with Mr. Doyie for his friends.
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Pacific
Fishing Creek
Steubenville
Ruyan
Yates
Gates
Doyie
Debased Southern coin problem sparks regional push
Traders return from river regions with depreciated coins known as sips levies and quarters. The coins flood markets at old rates causing friction and business trouble. A Zanesville proposal suggests a public meeting to set a local value equal to southern standards.
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Oro Coty
Zanesville
Steubenville
Steubenville mill feud sparks Chillicothe jab
A humorous quarrel between Steubenville and Chillicothe editors surfaces in a Gazette exchange. The Steubenville paper scoffs at Chillicothe’s project ideas while warning of smoky coal towns and bright sunlight. The missive mocks Irish immigrant stereotypes and regional pride.
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Steubenville
Udle
Chill. Gaz
Chillicothe
the Gazette
Alclison
United States
Wool market turning point centers on central location
Report notes Messrs N. and J. S. Dike bought over 200000 pounds of wool this season. Others also purchased heavily. The strategy aims to buy wool over a few years, leveraging a central location between Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia, the key wool growing regions.
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Srev Benvi Li
Messrs. N. & J. S. Dike
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Death report for Jostin Hickfox prompts confirmation
The notice from Cholera City, Cincinnati, reports the death of Jostin Hickfox, previously living there, with details of his father-in-law awaiting confirmation of his departure and unclear financial figures noted as £ 2? on.ย
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Jostin Hickfox
Cincinnati
Mathematical riddles and cholera reports from Steubenville Herald
The paper cites A Borror and A S W on arithmetic and geometric wheels meeting after 20 days and again after 210 days, notes Snowden corroboration, and promises next week’s solution to a parallelogram area puzzle. Also reports new cholera cases in Nashville with four fatalities in one day.
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Steubenville Herald
Borror
Nashville
Storm and Fire Ravage Cumberland Stables and Hotels
A Thursday storm in Cumberland Maryland caused extensive damage. The National Road Stage Company stables behind Belvedere Hall burned after a lightning strike, destroying buildings and hay but sparing horses and coaches. Nearby James Sprige’s frame livery also burned, with total losses around 1000 dollars. Hotel back buildings at the railroad depot were blown down, a brick house on the island lost its roof and walls, while the occupants hid in a cellar unharmed. Col Thomas J. McKay’s island house suffered damage.
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CuMperlanp
Cumberland
National Road Stage Company
Belvidere Hall
James Sprige
Col
Thomas J. McKaiy
Pioneer schooner bound for San Francisco via Vera Cruz
The schooner Pioneer left New Orleans on the 15th for San Francisco via Vera Cruz. She is 895 tons burthen, built at Algiers opposite New Orleans, and sails to obtain from Mexican authorities the right of way across the Isthmus of Tehauntepec to transfer her wheels and frame for crossing. Her crew of ten is noted as fully capable for the venture.
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New Orleans
San Francisco
Vera Cruz
Delta
Algiers
Tehaantepec
Gough Urges Moderates to Forsake Alcohol
Mr John B Gough recently asserted that every moderate drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup if he would and every inebriate would if he could, urging personal reform and temperance in his public statement.
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John B. Gough
Resistance and War Threatened Over New Mexico State Move
Texas papers denounce Colonel Monroe’s proclamation for a New Mexico state convention and push for Union admission. Houston Telegraph calls Taylor tyranny and warns Texans may take up arms. Galveston News and Journal urge readiness to defend rights, seeing a tactic to extort surrender.
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Texas
New Mexico
Texas Papers
Monroe
Congress
Union
Washington Banger
Austin
West
Taylor
Gov. Bell
United States
Houston Telegraph
Col. Monroe
The
Galveston News
Galveston Journal
Tilden Declines Free Soil Governor Nomination
Free Soil nominee Tilden, who was proposed for governor, declines the candidacy. The rejection follows his prior nomination and signals no further pursuit of the office.
The Catholic Church and a Nonbeliever's Rebuke
A letter condemns anti Christian charges against the church and accuses the Roman Catholic Church of idol worship and doctrinal error. It cites Dens’ Theology to argue priests may lie under oath and criticizes clerical education and theology as corrupt, asserting infallibility as a false claim.
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Dens
Mr Chandler Engaged in Vocal Music Teaching
Mr Chandler is currently teaching vocal music at Stier's Hall. He is described as a fine singer and an excellent teacher whose schools have drawn good attendance and earned general satisfaction. His advertisement appears in this morning's Herald.
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Chandler
Stier’s Hall
Coffee advances in Cincinnati Market to 10ets per lb
Coffee prices move higher in the Cincinnati market, quoted at 10ets per pound for whole beans as buyers seek steady supplies amid limited fluctuations.
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Cincinnati
Dr Bate Delivers Creditable Convention Speech
A speech by Dr Bate is on file and will be published soon. Readers will see he speaks with force and clarity, earning commendation as a capable speaker in a convention setting.
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St. Clair Street
Old Bridge
Anu
Atamon
Atkinson Jasks
Wea Lanzos
Warrintee
Suhelleu
Wid Bridge
Itsbursih
der Atkinson
Oetgu
South American tensions over Flores expedition rumors
Rumors of a Flores led expedition aided by Spain against Ecuador stirred regional hostility. Madrid sent Charge d Affaires Bourman to Quito to mend relations and ease jealousy. He was warmly received by Ecuador's President on January 16.
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Flores
Spain
Republic of
Ecuador
Madrid
M. Bourman
Steamer DeWitt Clinton Sinks Near Mackinaw Straits
In 1838 the steamer DeWitt Clinton traveling from Buffalo to Chicago struck the Manitous at the Straits of Mackinaw entrance. Captain Squires, awakened, ordered deck cargo thrown overboard to lighten the ship, with the relief effort focusing on piano and household items amid the perilous mishap.
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DeWitt Clinton
Buffalo
Chicago
Manitous
Straits of Mackinaw
Squires
Arrival Report From Europe Four Days Later
Four days after departure a European arrival is recorded with scarce details. The fragment notes an arrival event and hints at a maritime or travel context but provides minimal identifying information or dates.
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Europe
Steamship Pacific Arrives From Liverpool At Halifax
The steamship Pacific reached Halifax at 3 am after leaving Liverpool on the 19th. Cotton quotes steady with 15,000 bales for upcoming sales. Flour and corn hold or rise. provisions remain firm. United States stocks firm. Consols at 95 7/8 to 96. Mixed overseas news. India and China reports slight disappointments. Greek question causes ministerial resignations anticipated.
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Halifax
Pacific
Liverpool
News Schooner
Associate Press
United States
India
China
Webster Confesses to Parkman Murder in Letter
Boston June 29 report states Dr Webster wrote to the Governor and Council admitting guilt in the Parkman murder and seeking commutation. The letter reportedly omits details of the fatal act and may go before the Council next week.
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Webster
Parkman
Boston
Rock Crash at Niagara Falls Endangers Carriage Party
At Niagara Falls on June 29 a large section of Table Rock collapsed with a loud crash. A carriage containing six people was crossing nearby and barely escaped. the rock carried away the carriage and several visitors and a guide were said to be under the rock at the moment of the fall.
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Niagara Falls
Viceroy Goes Ashore on Shag Island Near Halifax
Halifax reports the Viceroy did not arrive by last night and is now ashore on Shag Island after Tuesday evening at 7:30. HM Steamer Columbia remains alongside providing aid to stop leaks and render assistance in hopes of pulling her off.
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Halifax
Columbia
Pacific voyage to Halifax and European market notes
The Pacific faced heavy western weather on its 9 day 11 hour voyage to Halifax. London notes report a lively Liverpool corn market with higher wheat and flour prices and Ireland sales, while English and French political debates deal with Greece and Ireland's lord lieutenant abolition bill. The French Assembly reacts to the president's salary bill, with cabinet plans to resign if rejected.
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Pacific
Halfax
Liverpool
Ireland
Ingland
House of Lords
Lord Stanley
England
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Palmerston
London
Sheriff Sale in Steubenville Jefferson County Ohio
In the case Jacob Walker and Corneilus S Hall et al in Chancery the sheriff will expose Lot 17 in Dike and Wilson's addition Steubenville to public sale at the courthouse front on Monday August 6 1850 between 10 AM and 4 PM for cash. Special Master Commissioner in Chancery J M Thomas sheriff. July 31 1850-ts
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Sale
Jacob Walker
Cornelius S. Hall
Court of Common Pleas
Anu
Jeffrson
Ohio
Steubenville
Wilson
Jefferson County
J. M. Thomas
Public sale notice of Steubenville real estate 1850
Samuel Hewitt and others announce an order of sale from the Court of Common Pleas Jefferson County Ohio. On Monday the Sunday of August 1850 the property at court house front door Steubenville will be publicly outcry priced in cash. Lot 322 Vier's addition to Steubenville with frame building formerly used as a Woolen Punctory and other appurtenances.
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Samuel Hewitt
Court of Common Pleas
County of
Jefferson
Ohio
Steubenville
Vier
Jefferson County
Perne
Egle
Brandreth
Brandreih
A. L. Frazer
Miry Zu
Finley
Jacos Ona
Mary Ong
A. U
Iowil
Smithfield Township
Smithfield
Third
High Streets
High
Third Street
South Street
Fragmentary OCR Notice of Newspaper Production
The readable text references a London Times supplement, large print runs, and extensive daily printing. It notes a vast number of lines and copies, with mention of mechanical exertion and workers, but specific facts are unclear due to damaged text.
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London
Correspondent's Letter on Clay and Jacksonian Prospects
A Pittsburg correspondent reports on newspaper debate over federal policy and the Democratic split. The letter cites Gene Taylor, Mr. Clay, and Whig opposition, noting Southern resistance and agitation surrounding a proposed settlement. The writer laments the opposition grounds as hindering resolution of the question.
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Junius
Pittsby
Taylor
Clay
Adjusta
Cow Killed by Lightning Strikes Friday in C
A valuable cow was killed when lightning struck Friday in C. Local authorities report the incident involving owner Michael Kirtz and underscore the financial loss to the farm operation.
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Michael Kirtz
Prices on wholesale goods in Steubenville store list
The Steubenville Herald advertises revised price quotes for groceries and supplies. Grain wheat and corn prices are shown, with lard, sugar, coffee, tobacco, apples, and window glass listed at various wholesale and retail rates.
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Therald
Steubenville
Hha
Sugar House
St. Lo
Javaloe
Treas
Petrators
Topacco
Clover
Timothy
Market Report from the Commune Morning Sale Activity
The morning market shows reduced activity with buyers and sellers cautious. Wheat prices move from 111 to 112 cents per bushel, first hands near 110 cents, store at 112 cents, and grain demand confined to core trade. Private oil sales reach $5,295 per barrel while sugar and cotton notes show mixed results amid overall weak demand.
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Sal
Wan
The Great American Oil Cure Promoting Remedy
An 19th century advertisement extols the American Oil as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia inflammations sore eyes burns and many internal ailments. It claims nationwide distribution, warns against counterfeit versions, and names William Jackson as the sole proprietor and vendor with a Pittsburgh base and multiple agents across Pennsylvania Ohio and nearby areas.
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Liberty
Vania
Ohio
OesErve
Nimerorf Eips
Seale
Wai. Jackson
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Varius Counterferts Abros ii
Pittsburet Su 4 Y Company
Cariou
UO. Hail & Co
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Mirtsbureet
Kentucky
Wi. Jackson
Woodstre
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Stembenville
Hoo - Iid
Palmer
Springfield
Heid & Apdegraph
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Wallace & Bracken
LaGeranve
Lyon
Wellsville
Lane
Paul
G Diby
Diagnosis of Consumption Reversed by Kate Iodine Sanative
A Newark reader recounts severe chest pains cough and wasting from consumption starting in fall 1845. After using Kate's iodine Sanative advertised in the Journal, symptoms rapidly abated within six days, cough eased, and after ten bottles the writer declares a complete cure and highly recommends the medicine. The notice is dated 1847 with agents listed for Steubenville.
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Sycamoore Street
Cincinnati
Osio
Steubenville
A. L. Frazer
Ates
Licking County
Fr. Kate
Newark
San
WesLty Blizzard
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Steubenville, Rine Wed
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