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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1849
Page
1
Classified note outlines quarter, three month, and full year rates for one square and multiple squares. Mentions prices like 1 and 12 months, with symbols and abbreviations, reflecting a historical pricing schema. Contains unclear punctuation and fragmented phrases typical of old newspaper ads.
Henry W. Longfellow imagines a sand grain from Arab deserts trapped in a crystal hourglass. The verse ponders time, endurance, and historic echoes from Moses and Mary to Mecca, as the desert vision expands then recedes within the glass.
A long tale unfolds around an old Adjutant veteran, his family, and a vanished snuff-box at a castle feast. Accusations, social shame, and poverty follow as misfortune befalls the honorable man. A final act of truth and mercy reveals the box remains hidden, a reforming confession, and a reversal of fate.
A funeral gathers at the church yard as spring blossoms lift the scene. The crowd in their best clothes mourns the old man, whose life was rough yet valued. His sword rests on the coffin as bells fall still and the earth closes over him. Peace to him who sleeps beneath the turtles.
An extract from Major Biggers's speech at a local political meeting stirs strong reaction. The fragment shows mock grandiloquence and distrust of consolidation, with references to historic figures and satirical attacks on federal politics and self government.
The City Hotel of New York, in operation for fifty two years, has shut its doors to be repurposed into stores and related facilities. Historic building will undergo transformation, signaling a shift in local commerce and urban use.
A local newspaper recounts a violent assault involving Mr Brownlow and others. The report names Ryland as the offender, a deserter from Mexico, and notes Brownlow’s recovery. The piece discusses religious tensions, public criticism of Jehuey Vlowy, and church discipline amid a wave of crime talk.
An Ohio scene reports on Sunday evening in Franklinton where 80 year old Mr Sheaffer wed 83 year old widow Mrs Catharine Ross. The union attracted a large crowd causing the floor to collapse, though no lives were lost and the newlyweds and guests remained safe.
From Matamoras dated April 29 1849 a letter reports insurgents called pronunciados capture San Louis Potosi on the 17th and advance toward Queretaro. Troops sent to quell the revolt shift sides joining the revolutionists after crossing the mountains.
From a Hartford study on precious metals the work lists US silver tea spoons at 36.009 million dollars silver tablespoons 27 million forks 4.59 million and plate and dining service 5.5 million. It notes gold hunting and estimates emigration to California for twenty thousand migrants costs 26.26 million dollars in one year before profits begin.
The New York Courier reports a large defalcation in the Marshal's office and an affidavit by Mr. Moore alleging he sold his office for 16000 dollars after appointment. He claims the practice is common and that two predecessors also sold their offices to the same buyer, the Deputy Marshal, prompting further investigations into offices sold under the Van Buren Trier and Pox dynasties.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian reports the case involving $84,000 in issue. The court decided for the defendants, holding Pennsylvania lacked power to tax dividends declared by a company incorporated by a sister state, even if part of its works lie in Pennsylvania, as this would infringe interstate compacts.
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