Fruit Tree Culture in Massachusetts Aims for Orchard Progress
A Massachusetts Ploughman report on Tuesday meetings of farmers in the State House discusses fruit tree culture. Speakers from Cambridge, Hamilton, and Braintree share transplant timing, deep plowing, root care, grafting stock, pruning, and protecting trees from canker worms with practical methods and varied experiences.
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Massachusetts
State House
Massachusetts Ploughman
B. V. Frenen
Braintree
Nahant
Baldwin
French
Gray
Cambridge
Ife
Europe
West Cambridge
Mr. Gray
Dance
Horticultural Society
Hamilton
S. Coxe
D. Proug Man
Danvers
Berkshire
Death after fox hunt leads to public pledge and relief
A New Lisbon death following heavy drinking sparked a local scene with a grocer burning remaining liquor and signing a pledge. The funeral featured a coffin pledge and a widow’s relief collection of eighty dollars, aided by the responsible grocer. The item contrasts theatre decorum with Congress conduct.
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Dearu
Salem
New Lisbon
Ohio House reports State Printer overcharges on public documents
A March 11 note shows the Public Printing Committee's report finding nine volumes of public documents improperly charged by the State Printer, totaling a loss of 4111.95 dollars. The committee calls for refund but avoids legal recommendations, while members spar over procedure and witness calls.
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Ohio
House
The
State Printing
Coombs
Mr. Ewing
Mr. Coombs
Mr. Lawrence
Lawrence
Mir. Roudebush
Roudebush
Debate on counting methods ends with committee report tabled
The debate centers on a counting method proposed by the minority and a challenge to let witnesses construe the law. Mr Coombs and supporters argue the issue is for the committee, not witnesses, highlighting violations of judicial principle. The report is laid on the table by a vote of 35 to 26 with remarks by White Archbold and others.
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Coombs
Urther
Messrs. White
Archbold
Exposed Ohio State Printing Overdrafts and Retrenchment Critique
A pointed critique traces state printing and stationery expenditures from 1839 to 1844, alleging overdrawn accounts by the State Printer. It cites Auditor reports showing an overdraft of 3733.20 dollars in 1839-40 and questions the timing and justification of early withdrawals amid a broader call for reform and party accountability.
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Partiizan
Ohio State Journal
Auditor of State
State
House of Representatives
Pricter
Ing &c
Overdraft Evidence Against State Printer in 1840
The text argues the state printer received an overdraft before February 1840 to fund political campaigning by the Editor of the Statesman. It cites January 1840 earnings, printing delays, and the use of funds for circulating campaign bulletins as proof. The author asserts the overdraft preceded the year’s end and supports printing delays as a systemic issue.
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Statesman
French invention claims forty or fifty pairs of shoes daily
A French inventor's machine reportedly makes forty to fifty pair of shoes each day, while a New York claimant promotes a talking machine. The Richmond Whig mocks such progress as the era's overabundance of smart devices and wonders about future wonders.
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New York
Father Miller
x—Jichmond
Adams Words Reflect Final Illness and House of decay
Mr Webster recalls visiting John Adams on the eve of his death. Adams, feeble and comfortable on a sofa, quips that he is a poor tenant in a house decayed by lime with a landlord who refuses to repair. The exchange is framed as a vivid portrait of Adams’ condition.
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Louisville Journal
McConnell
Locofoco
Congress
Alabama
Theatre
House
Journal
Adams
Webster
John Adams
Washington
Witty Exchange Notes on Newspapers and Moderation
A satirical exchange extols paying for papers and avoiding excess. It cites editors and boasts of wit from Alex C. Bullitt and other figures, lampooning early newspaper culture. The piece jokes about marriages in the press and cautions against gorging on liquor, urging restraint and honesty.
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West
Alex. C. Bullitt
N. Orleans
Geome
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