The Frugal New York Merchant Who Made His Wealth
A gray headed gentleman in Broadway often seen in a plain carriage embodies quiet wealth. He arrived in New York as a poor adventurer with five dollars, worked hard in lodgings and labor, saved enough to open a small dry goods shop, and proved frugality and steady effort can yield prosperity in a great city. He rose from humble beginnings to a prudent, unobtrusive wealth, shunning ostentation.
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New York
Broadway
Joseph Flagg
The Thousand Dollars and a Cautionary Tale of Love
A man named Flagg rises from modest means and marries Helen Watkins, heiress with a thousand dollars. He hides pride and his wife’s mother inflates money value, culminating in a stormy rift. He earns back the sum amid hardship, insisting Helen keep it, but a future daughter’s wedding looms as the thousand dollars legacy grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Flagg
Watkins
Helen
Flagg
Helen Watkins
Tragg
Tor
Broadway
Lovelon Seary
Trelen
Nelen
Beware of the club room and its dangers
A veteran merchant recounts personal ruin from joining a drinking club. He notes forty nine members tracked over time, with only three aging well while others fell to temperance and business failure. He urges youths to beware of such clubs and their social lures.
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Cntatali
L’resbyterian Herald
Patience and endurance mark true achievement in life
Dr. Holland warns that rapid gains fade while slow growth endures, comparing fortunes won in a day to lasting character forged through patient effort. He urges patience with self and others, noting God values steady work and Providence, and that human vanity flows like a river, ever passing yet advancing.
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Dr. Holland
Sermon causing quip ends with a Universalist sting
A Cin Gazette correspondent recalls an Ohio Congressman once a Methodist preacher who relied on others for words. Tom M a witty Democrat wrote a sermon delivered to a large audience, including the Presiding Elder who reproved its Universalist tendency. The preacher later left the church and remains in Congress, still aligned with the Democratic stance on slavery in territories.
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New
Cin. Gazette
Washington
Ohio
Congress
Tom M
Brother I
Buchanan
Douglas
Territories
Ohio and Virginia clash over river cannon gesture
The Western Star reports a border incident where Ohio placed two coal carts with churns pointing toward Virginia across the Ohio River at Pomeroy. Virginians fled to the hills, fearing disunion as debate over slavery and state rights rails against cross border tension. Representative Plant from Meigs is urged to act on the matter and whether to press the Harrison bill or seek legislative review.
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Gov. Wise
Virginia
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Wise
John Brown
Viginia
Old Dominion
Plants
Meigs
Ohio
South
Western Star
Traitors Seized Harper's Ferry Alignment in Senate Debate
The Albany Evening Journal notes that all Democrats endorsed Faulkner and Wise on seizing Harper's Ferry Armory and resisting the Federal government should a Republican win. They supported Maulkner's nomination as Minister to France and aligned with anti union action, while Republicans stood for law and order. A daughter of Charles B. Flood, editor of the National Democrat, was appointed clerk in Cleveland post office.
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United States Senate
Gov. Wise
Faulkner
Harper's Ferry
Maulkner
France
Union
Law and Order
John Brown
Alibany Evening Journal
New
Charles B. Flood
National Democrat
Cleveland Post Office
Why Regular Feeding Boosts Fattening Animals
A historical note explains regular feeding is crucial for fattening stock. Irregular meals disrupt digestion, waste fat and muscle, and slow growth. Citing Florins and Youmans, it stresses steady intake, rest for digestion, and the oxygen burn of the body to maintain heat and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Florins
Prof. Youmans
American Stock Journal
Management of Oxen at an Agricultural Pair scene
A visitor at an Agricultural Pair describes a trial of working oxen drawn to backs a heavy load. The oxen perform well when guided by calm commands, but when lash use precedes the word, the animals dodge lashes near the head and face. The scene condemns such harsh handling as inconsistent with steady backing effort.
Time of Harvesting Wheat
An Illinois correspondent to the American Agriculturist tested early cutting on a 50 acre field. Early cuts yielded 624 pounds per bushel, while later cutting produced 58 pounds per bushel. The early harvest increased total yield by about 100 bushels across the field, reflecting a ten to fourteen day gain before full maturity.
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Illinois
Am. Agriculturist
Roller on Corn Ground Delights Prairie Farmer Writer
A Prairie Farmer writer praises using a roller on corn ground for the first time last season. He notes rolling smooths lumps, levels the land, and reduces harrowing effort, making later plowing and hoeing easier. He emphasizes letting a man work and the results speak for others.
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Prairie Farmer
Light and Stable Design Affect Animal Health
The article argues that light strongly influences animal and plant health. It warns against permanently dark stables for horses, noting risks to eye health, reduced muscular strength, and poor conditions. Proper stable lighting costs little and yields long term profits.
A Lively Place in the West Keeps Dickensian Attention
A local paper describes a western town as lively and eventful with two street fights, a hanging, dragging out of three townsfolk, a quarter race, turkey shooting, gander pulling, a dogfight, Methodist circuit preaching followed by a foot race, a judge punished for losing a poker game and aiding a lynching, and a fandango to close the day.
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Dickens
Lynch
Changing Pastures and Curious Anecdotes
A compact note on rotating sheep pastures for health, followed by scattered anecdotes from New Lisbon Buckeye State about a heiress eloping, Jefferson and Franklin political memory, a clergyman and a stonemason exchange, and a reflection on secrets and reputation all drawn from varied tales and sayings.
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Fitch & Brothers
D. Fitch
8. A. Fitch
G. T. Fitch
United
Business Directory
William Howard
Tiorney
Dennison
API
Law
G. W. Dennison
Gkoo
L. Swing
Batavia
Offee
Breaver
Batavia Hotel
W. Hulick
Matin Street
Court-House
Pate
WM. Arthur
Ofa
Withameville
Clermont County
Nsetf
Geo. W. McLefresh
Market Street
Felicity
P. H. Hastings
Kentucky
Missouri
The
Find Insurance Company
Lowell H. Smith
New Boston
Owensville P. C
M. Lewis
Asatf
JM. Grew
Lewis & McGrew
Clermont
Ofice
Denison
M. McGrew
J. Tritt
Bourges
Front
Quarry Streets
Ben Richmond
W. A. Towneley
Amelia
Gro, W, Gregg
Jonnston
Jonnston & Gregg
Court House
Nsatt
A. A. Pend
T. Q. Ashburn
Penn & Ashburn, Bakara Ay
Eee
H. N. Talley
Corney
Weaver's
A. T. Cowen
Kare T
Hamilton Counties
Milford
Rone
A. Johnston
Pesn
Nixon Johnston & Nixon
Walnut Street
Third
Fourth Ste
Incinnati
Johnston & Gregg
D. B. George
Holesale and Metatl Grocer
Congress and
Cincinnati
Nstf
J. C. Kennedy
A. C. McChesney
A. Squire
West Fourth Street
P.O. Box
Clermont House
George M. Davis
J. A. Wraver
J. Dial
Davenport
Iowa
Towa
Kansas
Nebraska
Met
Clermont ‘House
Main
Union Streets
Goodwin
Paormxton
Robb & Light
Brown Counties
New Richmond
Clermont Hotel
Young America
Lower Market
BLADE
Tropvietas
Taso
Crist, Sliker
Anufacturer
Noors
M'su Bhobs
Pearl Street
Ween
SY T. &. Hervey
Ellen
Dark
Toa
New Lisbon
Buckeye
Canton
Beaver
Peg
Jefferson
Franklin
Hanis
John
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