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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1846
Page
1
The publication lists subscriptions at 1.75 dollars per year if prepaid, 2.00 dollars if paid within the year, and 2.50 dollars if paid after the year expires. Advertisements are charged at the usual rates.
The Ohio State Journal argues Locofoco leaders planned repudiation by swelling debt and diverting land sale proceeds to interest. It details 1828 1834 land grants for Public Works, amounts sold, and how funds were used to cover interest rather than repay principal.
A speaker condemns mismanagement that raised the state's debt through sinking fund misapplications in 1842 1843 and by using revenues to pay interest. He cites millions in arrears and warns of ruin unless the legislature acts, urging citizens to demand responsible funding and reject repudiation.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a large Whig majority and adopts a cheerful, philosophical tone. The editor concedes defeat, attributes the loss to not enough votes, and plans a trip to New York to spend the day.
The Lexington Gazette recounts the final hours of John A. Waring, shot by an unknown assailant. He dies after twelve hours, writing notes and a will while bloodied, refusing help, and remaining defiant to the end. Also noted is a Michigan divorce anecdote about Chipman.
Practical lowell journal style tips on growing and caring for indoor potted plants. Includes drainage, soil mixes, watering, sun exposure, air, and pest prevention with guano use and pot size guidance.
An excerpt from the Gardener's Chronicle as cited in Hovey's Magazine outlines summer stopping of August to force sap into lateral buds. It explains breaking four inches of summer shoots, winter pruning to two thirds, and how this creates fruit bearing spurs even on dwarf trees. It notes potential delays if misapplied and mentions Niagara Falls improvements.
An old case of re annexation is recounted with a sober husband who abandoned drink, reformed, and reconciled with his wife after years of poverty and hardship. A London lecture claims women are excluded from Masonry for fears of jealousy and family disruption. A vivid description praises a locomotive engine and its human handler. A political note notes Indianapolis liquor licenses voted down in Centre township. A Maine murder of an elderly woman is reported with a suspect named Bara Kenny.
The Washington letter reviews Mr. Crirrenpen and Mr. Allen in sharp contrast, praising Crirrenpen’s eloquence and condemning Allen’s war-chant rhetoric. It recounts anecdotes on honesty, presence of mind, and a Virginia University disturbance in Charlottesville, plus brief notices of deaths and local curiosities.
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