01 Sep 1838
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1838
Page
1
A review from the Jallimore Chronicle endorses The Memoirs of a Young Whig by Clemont Falconer as a witty and satirical work. Preface details the author’s return to a long dormant manuscript and explains the political aims behind the tale focusing on English and American legal and constitutional matters.
A Republican era notice contrasts Globe attacks on Navy with Anglo American jibe coblers and tailors. It recounts Yankee seafarers shouting against British ridicule and notes Northampton silk company expansion, a two and a half year old mill paying large per share dividends, and a New York physician Frost killed in a Fort Gratiot duel with commentary on civic folly.
A long excerpt portrays Ohio’s early settlers from New England and Kentuckians forging a state through forests to canals and cities. It praises Tippecanoe and the Thames and urges unity with the pioneer era, amid notes on rebuilding and a Charleston fire puzzle.
James R. Wileen, president of Tioga Navigation, sailed the Great Western to London, secured a favorable loan for the company, contracted iron for railroad construction, and returned after six weeks, boosting American access to British capital and steam navigation benefits.
The Baltimore American cites rhubarb leaf stalks as a cure for the Summer Complaint in children. It describes skinning and stewing the stalks into a conserve sweetened with leaf sugar, served on dry bread or spoon fed to very young kids. It notes March election chatter and politician jokes from Miami of the Lakes.
In a heated exchange the Locofocos defend reform of the banking system while critics warn against reckless spending, noting plans to raise expenditures from 13 million to 40 million dollars. The public questions the reform's aims and long term impact on national finance.
The New Brunswick Fredonian reports the connecting link between the Trenton and Philadelphia Railroad and the New Jersey Railroad, now ending at New Brunswick, will be completed before year end. This will create an unbroken chain of railroad communication from New York to Washington city.
Misabesa offers a stern maxim on detraction advising to neutralize it decisively. The adage warns that delaying will invite renewed sting and harsher attack. The guidance frames detraction as a persistent nuisance requiring firm, final action to prevent escalation.
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