The Weekly Herald Adverts Expansion Notice
Steubenville announces broad circulation in Eastern and Western Pennsylvania and Virginia. The paper is in its 43rd year and invites notices from businesses. Agents listed include Young B. Patner in New York Boston and other cities with addresses in Baltimore Philadelphia and New York.
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Herald
Ano
Pennsylvania
Virginia
HaRato
Young B. Patner
Tribune
New York
Boston
Hate Street
Baltimore
Job Printing Offer At The Daily Herald Office
A local printer advertises modern type fonts and scanner quality for superior work at low prices. The notice invites the public to the Daily Herald Office opposite Washington Hall for printing services.
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Jally Tignato Jos Paintina Urvice
Daily Herald Otice
Washington Hall
Railroads Drive Boston Growth and Shape City Power
The Boston Atlas and Philadelphia North American compare 1840 and 1847 property values showing Boston surging to about 162 million in total assessed value, with personal property rising 80 percent and real estate 61 percent, while New York appears flat due to likely assessment errors. The piece argues Boston’s railroads, especially the Western Railroad, fueled vast growth and suggests other cities could replicate Boston’s results with railroad investment, noting a nationwide context and political commentary on Whig losses and local elections.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
N. York
Great Western Railroad
Steubenville
Union
Ohio Canal
A Fortune Misser Capt Moses Sheldon Death at 97
The Vermont Chronicle notes the death of Capt Moses Sheldon aged 97 who lived on his homestead 65 years in Vermont. He emigrated from Connecticut and once considered buying Troy site now a city after surveying the ground where a tavern stood. Had he purchased it, a fortune might have followed. Two agents are seeking subscriptions to papers and seek more active recruiters. Amos Kendall recently passed down the river on a steamboat.
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Locas
Whig
Locofoco
Ohio
Cassa
Vermont Chronicle
Rupert
Moses Sheldon
Connecticut
Jefferson
Washington City
Treasury Department
Elisha Whittlesey
Congress
Joshua R Giddings
Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua R.giddings
Dayton Journal
Gao On
Tam
Messia
St. Joseph
California
G. W. Paul
Kansa River
Pioneer Line
Moses Harris
Oregon
Black Harris
Nine condemned killers listed for soon execution
Within a month or two, nine men and one woman will ascend the scaffold under sentences for murder. Names include Vender in Baltimore, Wapd in New York, Baldwin in St Louis, Letitia Bimsdell in Amherst New Hampshire, Washington Goode in Boston, Ezra Dudley in Haverhill New Hampshire, the negro Shorter of Buffalo, a Kentucky arsonist Alex Jones, and others. Some late murder committals remain to be tried.
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Vender
Baltimore
Tego Cooper
Apd
New York
Baldwin
St.Louis
Letitia Bimsdell
Amherst
N. H
Alex. Jones
N. Y
Gen Taylor Troubled by Ghosts and Donkey Braying
A Washington Commonwealth note mocks reports that General Taylor is haunted by locofoco ghosts in the White House, likening the nightmare to a political nightmare. Another voice counters, saying the trouble is not ghosts but noisy donkeys blocked from the public crib.
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Gen. Taylor
Zack
Ohio Statesman Fights Slavery Policy Shift
The National Erie Liberty cites the Ohio Statesman’s recent front change on slavery as subservient to slaveholders. It condemns the Cass Democrat of Iowa and the Ohio Statesman for their motives, calling them sordid and treacherous while predicting continued intrigue if the party yields to such allies.
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Cincignat
Enquirer
Locofyco
Ohio
Sam. Medary
The
Ohio Statesman
National Erie
Liberty
Iowa
Railroad Convention at Steubenville Proceedings Urged
Ohio Statesman reports a Steubenville railroad convention with wide Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio attendance. A resolution backed by delegates Messere Hubbard and Ridgway favors building Pittsburgh to Columbus via Steubenville and westward. Parts of the line west of Dayton and Springfield are under contract with further work east toward this city expected.
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Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Steubeville
Columbus
Messere
Hubbard
Ridgway
Dayton
Springfield
Ohio Statesman
A Cure for Stammering by Spark of Battery Dream
A boy stealing a galvanic battery at Smith's Clock Store on Fifth Street is chased by a clerk to Sycamore and Sixth, where a tongue shock supposedly cures his stammering. The boy is brought back, reprimanded, and dismissed instead of jailed, with notes on superstition and gentler justice.
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Smith’s Clock
Fifth Street
Cin. Com
Education reform for common schools in Stenbesville
A call for improving public education through better qualified teachers and statewide teacher institutes. The piece argues for higher standards, practical training in reading arithmetic grammar and geography, and funding support to elevate teacher quality with examples from Ohio and New England. It cites the Teachers Institute and M F Cowdery as leaders in professional development.
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Stenbesville Herald
Teachers’ Institute
New England
New York
Western Reserve
Ohio
Board of Common School
M. F. Cowdery
State Teachers Association
United States
North America
South America
Old World
General Taylor Speech Moves Audiences at Sword Presentation
From the New York Journal of Commerce report, General Taylor’s address on the Virginia Legislature voted sword was deeply moving. The piece highlights his praise of subordinate officers and men, noting their sufferings, privations, courage, and devotion, and remarks the scene was very emotional.
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Taylor
Virginia
New York Journal of Commerce
London Times
Atlantic
Ohio traveler notes coal regions and Steubenville
The author travels along the National Road near Zanesville and Wheeling, observing coal pricing and factory activity. He describes Steubenville as a large, isolated town with notable woolen mills and a fine female seminary, and reflects on its old fashioned character. The letter hints at river transport limits and a coming railroad movement.
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Rives
Atovice
Columbus
Zanesville
Ohio
Zanceville
Springfield
Clark County
Wheeling
Uncle Sam
Ohio River
Steubenville
Mansfield
Rip van Winkie
Rip
E. W. Hi
A Woman S Revenge In A Cincinnati Murder Trial
In a Cincinnati murder trial, Mrs Howard faces charges of killing a rival who lived with her husband. Testimony recalls her wild demeanor and bloody wrist, with her declaring vengeance and asking if she could profit from Howard. The account details her confrontation and emotional collapse during questioning.
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Mrs Howard
Cincinnati
Mr. Scott
Mrs. Howard
Oward
Mrs. H
A Travesmas Device Sparks Norwich Trial Publicity
During Rush murder trial in Norwich England a tradesman placarded streets with Trial Rush and Verdict in large type. On closer inspection the words referred to soliciting goods for a rush map to the shop and the likelihood of a favorable verdict.
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Rush
Norwich
England
Natchez Courier Question on Honest Local Editors
The Natchez Courier asks whether perfectly rabid Locoface editors can be honest. Lou. Jour. notes few or none have ever tried, suggesting skepticism about editorial integrity in local press.
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The
Natchez
Lou. Jour
Resuscitation Jokes Highlight Fragmented Political Debate
The piece surveys Michigan Free Soil faction decline with Buffalo platform papers cited as dead. It humorously notes odd revival methods from Punch on reviving a drowned Yankee with pockets, an Englishwoman with beef steak, a Frenchman with bullfrog imitation, and a Spaniard with garlic. The tone blends satire with political commentary of the era.
Pequot Camp Meeting Sermon Sparks Fearful Response
At a pegro camp meeting near Flushing the preacher warned that the devil is a big hog who will root people out. An old negro in the anxious pew cried out Ring him Lord Ring him in fear.
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Flushing
Miner Ned Rejects Hard Work With Witty Quip
A miner teases his son Ned about pushing a barrow of coal. Ned jokes that the incline is easy, but hangs on a sharp retort, mixing humor with labor in a short, rustic exchange.
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Ned
Bachelor seeks wife to share his lot
A bachelor who advertised for a wife to share his dwelling sought details about the size of the proposed shared space and the expected living arrangements. The inquiry reflects a practical approach to partnership and home life.
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