Political Debates Over Ohio Votes and Pipe-Laying Claims
The piece attacks the Globe and allied papers for alleging Whig frauds in the 1840 election. It defends the legitimacy of votes, challenges census-based deduced voter counts, and accuses the Globe of fabricating conclusions from Ohio population data while arguing Indiana and New York voting patterns differ from those claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Croton
Congress
van Buren
Globe
Ohio
U. S
Mercer County
Indiana
Pay the Printer In Winter Ballad
A short verse laments printers awaiting payment as subscribers ride out winter. The poem warns readers to settle accounts, praising prompt payment and noting printers’ hardship while hawking seasonal cheer.
The Miseries of Pride and a Connecticut Family
A 17th century bishop warns pride unlovely and contentious. The New York Courier cites Daniel Whipple and Noah in Groton Connecticut, a father of 32 with 16 children from two intertwined families, demonstrating fortitude and contentment amid destitution.
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The
New York Courier and Enquirer
Groton
New London County
Connecticut
Daniel Whipple
Jel
Noah
Providete
Daniel
Whipples
A Cheap Drill During War With Britain
An English frigate pursues a small Yankee vessel off the Indies coast. Jonathan refuses to surrender cargo of hens, hobgoblins, and shingle bales, provoking threats and a lash sentence. The crew flees by boat as yellow fever rages aboard, leaving Jonathan to boast of a frugal victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britan
West Indies
Boston
Jonathan
John Bull
Bull
Zekel
Johnny
Obediah
True Moral Courage in a Profligate Nephew Tale
A reckless army nephew extorts five hundred crowns from General De Gons. Rev. Fletcher refuses to return the draft, assuring divine protection. He calmly speaks to the youth, disarms fear with faith, and helps with relief while offering guidance and forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fletcher
General de Gons
de Gon
Fletcher
Family poisoned by lead in apple butter stored in cracked ware
A Canton Township family, except Mrs. M, fell ill after consuming apple butter kept in newly made earthen cracks. Lead from glazing entered the butter, causing delirium and spasms. The incident serves as a warning to pottery makers and users alike about glaze lead risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Marshman
Canton Township
Sudenly
Honor and Profit of Industry in Early Careers
A passage extols labor and practical work as the source of genius and success. It cites notable figures from varied trades, from a butcher and a cooper’s son to a bricklayer’s son and a wagoner’s heir, illustrating that greatness often rises from humble beginnings and active, hands-on work.
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Alkenside
Marshal Ney
Roger Sheman
Allen Cunnigham Gifford
Sir William Hercial
Franklin
Vergerson
Shepard
Ben Johnson
James Monroe
Gen Knox
Gen. Green
Gen. Morgan
Burns
Bloomfield
Frazeen
Cabbe and Keotes Apothecaries
Wm, Blackstone
Scalding Old Pork Brine Deemed Unnecessary by Farmer Writer
A Genesee Farmer correspondent argues that scalding old brine before using it on new pork is unnecessary. He says sweet, well-kept brine keeps new pork as well, with no loss of juice, based on eight years of practice without scalding. The old brine proved sweeter and saltier, saving labor as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesee
Preventatives of the Wheat Insects or Hessian Fly
The Hessian fly ruined Suffolk County wheat until Mr. E. L Hammedieu advised heavy manuring. He notes wheat on well manured soil fared well while poor land produced little. The Agriculturist says ample manure and lime protect crops from the Hessian Fly.
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E. L’hommedieu
Suffolk County
N. Y
Harvest and Soil Virtue Revered as Mother Nature
A moral meditation praises agriculture as the living mother that nourishes and shelters. Domination over an acre and saving land from barrenness yield greater virtue than conquerors of vast realms. The text links farming to filial affection and remembrance, noting how plants symbolize departed beauty.
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iIt
Dress not Gentility and the value of polished talk
The excerpt cites Steele on dress versus mind. It argues that coarse speech betrays a corrupt imagination and harms polite conversation more than neglect of dress, urging careful cultivation of inner refinement.
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Steele
Old Tip Resolves to Reward Prompt Newspaper Payments
A western paper reports Old Tip will appoint no man to office unless he pays his newspaper bills promptly. It says the policy is proper and that a man who neglects to pay the printer is as unfit for office as Mr Van Buren is for a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip
Mr. van Buren
Humorous Notes and Odd Letters Entertain Readers
A collection of short items includes a witticisms exchange about dining in bad weather, a diary-like letter from an Indiana boy to New Orleans, a New Bedford party invitation declined with elaborate phrasing, and a justice of the peace who weighed documents to judge a case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inediana
New Orleans
Dadd
John
Joan M’curry
New Bedford
Indiana
Odd Prose Fragments Reflect On Newsroom Ethics
The passage critiques shortcuts in obtaining news by theft or borrowing, warning that stealing from printers and delaying payments harms the vulnerable. It laments misused priorities and the hollow aim of pleasing labels like Juvenile while neglecting refinement and truth.
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National Intelligencer
K. N. Hampshire
New Hampshire
Maine
Mercer
Goons
Succes
Bishop Hopkins
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