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Newspaper
The Philanthropist
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1838
Page
4
A stylized dialogue warns a kingly figure that grace has ended and the divine judgment falls. The rain gray declares its own fall from favor and cautions that mercy for the chosen seed does not spare others from punishment.
A Cincinnati Chronicle correspondent reports on local horse races highlighting widespread disorder thefts fights and drinking. Six horses jailed incidents and a fatal accident are noted amid heightened vice and unrest during race week. A closing note praises honesty and wholesome progress from Nazareth.
A moral diatribe argues race tracks breed vice and corrupt youth. It challenges parents guardians and respectable women to consider the race course as unsuitable for the female sex, urging reconsideration of its supposed refinement and purity.
In the city suburbs a new racecourse operated by a jockey club has held its first annual meeting and plans another on November 6. Reported benefits include beauty of racing and notable bets, but critics warn that gambling and unscrupulous attendants accompany the sport and question state approval.
An Earl helps a farmer after the crop damage is caused by hounds and harvests. He first pays £50 to cover losses, later learns the wheat thrives in trampled spots, and returns the money. The Earl then gives £100 by check and instructs the farmer to pass it to his eldest son when he is of age.
Extensive list of farms and country seats with acreage from 63 to 420 being offered near town. Properties feature cultivated land, brick and frame houses, barns, orchards, springs, mills, and timber with terms for buyers and emigrants. Agents Thomas Emery invites inquiries and bills exchange options across regions.
The article argues the medicine is not a universal sovereign cure but a powerful aid that can stimulate glandular secretions. It notes reception among many physicians, some hostility from nostrim sellers, and claims broad use by over 600 doctors. An ad for hardware goods follows, listing extensive iron, locks, screws, and tools for sale at No. 18 Main Street.
Have removed their Cooper's Ware Manufactory and Grocery business to a new stand on Main Street near Front on the west side. They offer 500 barrels for sale and a wide assortment including churns, nests, tubs, washboards, buckets, brooms, baskets, hops, cigars, wooden bowls, mats, tar, cordage, and groceries. They buy country produce in exchange.
Just arrived from New York and for sale at the Ohio Anti-Slavery office are Rights of Colored Men to Suffrage Citizenship and Trial by Jury, Remarks of Henry B Stanton in the Representatives Hall in 1837, Spirit of Humanity and Essence of Morality, and Anti-Slavery Almanacs for 1839. Prices vary: 25 cents for Rights of Colored Men and 12 1/2 cents for Stanton remarks.
The subscriber sells a general assortment of Tin Ware and many housekeeping articles with a range of stoves. He is sole manufacturer of Gold's Union Oven and will test its Bake Oven merits. Russia Iron Grates are made to order. Wholesale and retail on Fifth street between Main and Walnut.
A fragmented list shows numerous individuals and locations including Indiana and Illinois towns, such as Winchester and Logansport, with many names like John D. Jones and James Morrow. Other entries reference Michigan, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts figures, indicating a compiled directory or roster.
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