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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1850
Page
1
A fragmented poem sequence presents a Rose sobbing in a bower and a memory of a beloved old gum tree, with lines recalling sorrow, love of nature, and a Woodsman’s axe. The text cites Steubenville and mentions Rosa Lh, dated around 1800, in a nostalgic, mixed verse collection.
Clara Mulh and Maria Sedgeland quarrel over George Raymond a journeyman printer with a prior appeal to high society Mrs Mullins and Mr Fitzgammon clash over status. Raymond is revealed as editor of a proposed local newspaper by a group of wealthy town citizens. The scene shifts to a grand party where Fitzgammon arrives in mock noble guise.
In Steubenville on a vivid June eve, a party hosts Miss Clara Mullins and Maria Sedgeland as Mr Fitzgammon’s rumoured romance with Clara spirals. A London Times note sparks a police trap exposing Fitzgammon as John Gammon, a jewel thief. Clara’s hopes crash while Maria’s suitor, the editor Mr Raymond, rises to prominence in the Senate. The episode triggers town gossip and a shift in affections from Clara to a respectable pressman.
A Wednesday night fire in Mt. Gilead Morrow county destroyed three houses and five stables including the Messenger printing office. Total loss estimated around 8000 dollars. Nearby wardens near St. Louis produce six hundred gallons of fine strawberries daily on sixteen acres planted with fruit.
General Taylor purchases the splendid sugar plantation of Captain Fullerton located twenty five miles from New Orleans for thirty seven thousand dollars.
In Kenton, Arden County, about 130 members have joined the Methodist Episcopal Church as part of a notable revival. The note suggests Harden County could reform if its citizens show similar commitment.
The Louisville Courier recounts a Cuban Hero’s act of escaping danger during a Cuba expedition. It criticizes a cowardly officer named Bunch, describing his actions as causing the mission to retreat to Key West and detailing his alleged past as a Mexican war intermaster and later colonel.
A late letter from a City passenger describes twelve travelers crossing the Isthmus with six ladies and six children. The ladies rode like men while children rode on natives. Mrs McSpedding and Mrs Noris both survived horse falls with quick saves and the party was cheered by Americans in town.
The quote from Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena condemns medicine as uncertain and often harmful, urging water, air, and cleanliness as the core elements of pharmacopoeia. He implies collective results of prescripts are more fatal than beneficial for mankind.
Michael Keever of Eaton Ohio recovered one thousand dollars in damages from Dr Win Stone in a seduction suit involving his daughter. The ruling highlights a local dispute and settlement details.
The article notes that the number of ships leaving Atlantic ports bound for California since the gold rush is estimated and adds details on trade and migrant flows during the era. It emphasizes the scale of emigration and the ongoing movement of ships toward the Pacific coast.
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