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The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1844
Page
1
Ohio Lunatic Asylum reports progress and new buildings
The report notes five years of operation with 473 committed, 203 recovered, 18 improved, and many reclaimed from misery. It describes demand for admission, state support for two new wings for incurables, and progress on construction funded by cash and convict labor. Admissions total 473. recoveries 208. current inmates 143. last year 65 admissions and 34 discharges.
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General Assembly
Ohio
Ane
Illness statistics and patient anecdotes from an asylum report
The article lists patient counts by age and civil status, discharge outcomes, and occupations, noting 33 recovered and 7 improved among recent cases, with 10 stationary and 4 deaths. It provides age of insanity onset, marital status, and a long occupations table, followed by causes such as intemperance, despair, and disease. It ends with a sensational anecdote about a patient and a quackish doctor offering a dubious cure.
Drunken abuse prompts aid to bewailing mother and children
A Memphis Tennessee Eagle account reports a boy aged about ten awakens residents at 11 pm to say his drunken father is beating his mother. Neighbors direct him to help as the wife and child fear a felon’s cell, recalling a wedding vow betrayed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Curious Marriage in Jail Sparks Romance Across Bars
Mr Jeremiah Yable wed Miss Sarah Ann Fox on the 4th ultimo inside Columbia County jail Pennsylvania where Yable resided en route to a 16 month penitentiary sentence. The bride remained steadfast despite his criminal status and uncertain future.
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Jeremiah Yable
Sarah Ann Fox
Columbia Co
Pennsylvania
Father in Detroit Drops Paper Over Cost of Tobacco
A Detroit area father, head of an unusual family, curtailed all newspapers for himself and kin because of expense. He spends about 14 dollars and 60 cents yearly on tobacco.
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Detroit
Adams on abolition and union in a fiery national hall
The report captures John Q. Adams arguing abolition must come but peaceably and within the Union. He quotes Jefferson on slavery, defends abolitionists yet faults some anti slavery groups, and stresses no interference with Southern institutions while urging preservation of the Union through gradual emancipation. He cites Massachusetts resolutions and calls for a lasting, united republic.
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John Q. Adams
Adams
National Intelligencer
Virginia
South Carolina
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Wise
Union
United States
Durandara
Orlando
Massachusetts
House
Mr. A
Sam
Abolition Society
Thomas Jefferson
Jesus Christ
South
Congress
States
State of
Pay the Mechanic and Its Moral Lesson
A long, moral sermon urges prompt payment to mechanics. It argues a wealthy employer should not delay fifty dollars owed after complete work, noting mechanics pay rent, stock, and workers weekly, while awaiting payment harms journeymen and small creditors.
Etna Eruption Intensifies. Bronte Quieted by Lava Flow
From the Neapolitan steamer Francesco L we learn Mt Etna erupted with dense clouds rumblings and shocks felt near Bronte. A lava stream expanded to two miles broad destroying fields roads and vineyards as the Palermo road is blocked by lava. The eruption is described as magnificent yet terrible and possibly the century’s greatest.
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Ervelion
Mount Erna
Francesco L
Mt. Etna
Bronte
Palermo
Valta Paper
Ingenious Patented Garden And Orchard Trap
A clever inventor unveils a patent for man traps designed for gardens and orchards. The device is claimed to be safe by warranting amputation only up to the ankle, suggesting careful restraint in its mechanism.
False Notions of Respectability in Occupations
A critique of the idea that some jobs are inherently more respectable than others. The author argues respectability comes from conduct and character, not occupation, and urges that labor done honestly for support or improvement should be valued equally to more prestigious roles.
Movastines pres Laines in New Factory Rise
The article notes a female dress fabric, valued for its durability, now widely manufactured in the country. A new factory at Andover Massachusetts plans to produce 500000 yards next year. The New England Farmer predicts strong wool demand for this long smooth wool quality, suitable to Leicester or Dishley type sheep.
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Movastines Pres Laines
Andover
Mass
New England
Leicester
Dishley
Invention Aims to Replace Typing with Piano-Style Machine
A Troy gentleman introduces a machine that automates type setting. The compositor would sit at a piano like device and operate keys to compose text. Reportedly the machine can set about 9000 characters per hour, with a fast hand reaching 1000 per hour.
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Troy
Editorial Warrant on Circumstance in Domestic Affairs
A Western editor offers a playful justification for scarce editorial content. He notes a rare domestic circumstance requiring leniency for any deficiency and jokes about a colleague whose first piece amused him. The piece implies the editor cannot be trusted with secrets in the future.
Hartford Times Echoes on Error and Entertainment
The Hartford Times quotes a Bay State Democrat urging to fight error, not those who entertain it. The remark highlights a sharp political admonition about confronting misinformation without personal vilification.
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Enron
The
Hartford Times
Bay State Democrat
Tragic Hunting Accident Near Cincinnati Claims Mr P Jones
Mr P Jones was killed near Cincinnati days ago by an accidental gun discharge. A companion, hunting with him, caused the mishap when a twig brushed the trigger. No foul play suspected.
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Mr. P. Jones
Cincinnati
Center of gravity defined as middle aisle in meeting house
The text defines the centre of gravity as the middle aisle within a Quaker meeting house, identifying the exact location used for reference or ceremonial purposes. It emphasizes the central position and its significance in the building’s layout.
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