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733 - H Jan. 8; adv: 2/4 . Removal. W. Bingham & Co., have removed their stock of Hardware (for the present) four doors west of H. & E. Gaylord's, and directly opposite Sanford & Hayward's, where they intend to keep a large stock of goods and sell at low prices.
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734 - H July 1; adv: 1/2 - J. T. Kirtland & Co., Dealers in Hardware of every description, Hollow Ware, Iron, Saddlery, Nails, Glass, Stoves, &c., sign of the Mill Saw, 3d door above O. Cutter's auction store, Superior street.
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735 . 11 July 2; adv:3/3 - Notice . The co-partnership heretofore existing between the subscribers is this day dissolved by mutual consent. J. T. Kirkland, J. F. Kirkland. June 23, 1845. (verbatim) (1)
736 - H July 3; adv: 2/6 - Cannon Powder 50 kegs just rec'd by H. & E. Gaylord. (1)
737 - H Sept. 19; adv:2/4 - Hardware at Wholesale. The subscriber con- templating different arrangements in business, has a good assortment of staple, saleable Shelf llardware, which he will sell for Cash cheaper than any house west of Albany. Merchants desirous of replenishing small stocks please call and examine. J. T. Kirkland.
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 738 . 743
HARDWARE (Cont'd)
Medina WHIG, Wooster DEMOCRAT, Toledo BLADE, Detroit ADVERTISER and Fort Wayne SENTINEL, publish to amount of $1 each, and charge this office. (verbatim) (1)
738 . H Oct. 1; adv:2/5 - Guns - On hand, a large and splendid stock of single and double barrel shot Guns, Stubs Twisted, Damascus twist and wire twist, at N. E. Crittenden's, next door east of the Franklin House.
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739 - H Oct. 13; adv:2/5 - Consignment of Hardware - Hardware dealers will find it to their advantage to call and examine a consignment of hard- ware just received from New York, for sale for Cash or approved paper. Barber & Girty. Merwin st. and dock. (1)
740 - H Dec. 17; adv:2/5 - Removed. W. Bingham & Co. have removed their Hardware, &c. to the west store, in Johnson's Block, directly opposite the American House. (1)
See also Retail Stores & Trade
HAY & FEED
741 - H Aug. 1:3/2 - In a letter to the editor, Rutland says: In Cleve- land and vicinity there are some 1,000 horses and a like number of cows. Feed for these animals, between pasturing, runs up to $54,000 annually, and many farmers are complaining that they must sell their cattle because of a lack of hay and other feed. Now, in the southern part of the state, corn is raised plentifully and can be purchased at one shilling per bushel.
"Now is there not some enterprising Yankee who will transport a quantity of that corn to this market, and let it be here used to sustain the horses and cattle of our citizens, instead of having it made into whiskey where it is? Would not this be a profitable investment and a public blessing?"
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742 - H Aug. 7; adv:2/5 - Hay Afloat. 10 Tons of superior quality, pressed in bundles of about 300 1bs., very convenient for those having small barns, for sale by H. A. Smith.
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743 - H Aug. 8:2/1,2 . In a letter to the editor, M. B. Bateham, editor of the OHIO CULTIVATOR, says: "The failure of the hay crop on a large portion of the Reserve has naturally caused much anxiety in the minds of the farmers of this region, as to the best measures to be adopted to save their cattle from suffering and starvation the coming winter. All are agreed that there will not be sufficient provender to supply one quarter of the present amount of stock in this region, and as only a small por- tion can be sold off, some provision must be made for their support ....
"What ... is to be done? My answer is, Send your cattle into the central and southern portions of our own state - where there is food enough and to spare ....
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 744 - 745
HAY & FEED (Cont'd)
"I am not able at present to state definitely what will be the expense of wintering cattle in the great corn valley of this State, but I have no doubt that thousands of acres of standing corn can be purchased at $8 or $10 per acre .... My plan would be to send or go immediately into those parts and make contracts either for the wintering of the animals at a set price per head, or for the purchase of cornfields and strawheaps or pasturage. The best places will of course be where remote from the principal markets; and the most corn will be found in the vicinities of rivers and streams."
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744 - H Aug. 18:2/2 - In a letter to the editor, "A Western Reserve Man" says: "In an article written by the Editor of the OHIO CULTIVATOR ... a week since, he says; 'All are agreed that there will not be sufficient provender to supply one quarter of the present amount of stock in this region.' Now, Mr. Bateham with his 'all' who 'are agreed' could not surely have taken into thought the economy that may be practiced in feed- ing to cattle, straw, stalks, etc., nor could they have judged the farmer capable of more than usual economy in saving everything upon his lands that will answer as feed, when they came to this agreement. The writer will admit that the haycrop is very much less than an average, but it is not yet ready to admit it will be policy to adopt the plan of driving cattle to the South of the State for wintering .... One ... objection to sending cattle South. With all, the difference of a yard and stables for protection, as compared with a cornfield and mud half a foot deep, will be of considerable import as regards their returning in the spring in good condition, but with cows and any other cattle that have been accus- tomed to more or less stabling and care, the difference in their condition, when kept as they needs must be if drove South, will be such as to lessen their value one half. And beside with cows that are to come in during the latter part of February or month of March, it will be found almost im- possible to get them back in consequence of the road. Although it is desirable that our cattle be cared for, yet I would that those who own tbem should first look at the whole matter before they advance money to unknown persons for their keep, or club together and send our cattle away from their accustomed pastures." (16)
745 - II Aug. 30:3/2 - In a letter to the editor, M. B. Bateham, editor of The OHIO CULTIVATOR, says: In the HERALD of Aug. 8 I advised your Reserve farmers to send their cattle to central and southwestern portions of the state for wintering. Since that time I have received letters and ad- vices which convince me the plan is more than feasible. Contracts can be made for wintering thousands of cattle in the Scioto valley on corn fodder, for 37 cents each head per month, an average cost of two dollars for each animal through the winter. The corn crop in that part of Ohio is more than plentiful, and not one-tenth of it will be used up if cattle are not sent there from up-state.
In answer to the uninformed and ignorant remarks of "A Western Reserve Man" published in the HERALD of Aug. 18, in which he advises against my
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 746 - 750
HAY & FEED (Cont'd)
plan, I must say I have neither cattle nor farms down state and thus have no personal benefit in view from any such plan as I have advised. But, keeping the cattle at home and feeding them, as "A Western Reserve Man" recommends, is perfectly preposterous. There is not enough feed here, and its purchase would be far too expensive. "If any one doubts this, let him go and ask the farmers of those counties, (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Summit, etc. ) and see what their answer will be." (11)
746 - H Sept. 22; adv:2/6 - Wintering for 4,000 head of cattle and horses can be had at the farm of Hiram Brooks, Brunswick, Medina county.
Young cattle, 2 years old and past, full fed on salted hay, at $4 per head for the winter. Cows @ $5. Cows and oxen, on hay and still slop, $5. Horses at prices of from $6 to $10. The prices above quoted will take care of everything, from the driving of the animals to Brooks' farm, to returning them in the Spring. Stock will be received from all points on the Reserve and returned again in good shape. Each head must have an indelible mark. Enquire of H. Moore & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. (4)
747 - H1 Oct. 8; adv:3/3,4 - Rich's Patent Straw Cutter! The subscribers have pleasure in announcing to farmers who have large stocks of cattle to feed, that they have just received the Rich Straw Cutter, pronounced per- fect at the State Agricultural Fair in Utica, N. Y. and will sell it for $12. The machine is made in Cleveland. Cleveland Seed Store. (8)
748 - H Nov. 13; adv:2/4 . N. B. - Mr. Oviatt takes this method to inform Cleveland citizens that he will be in the city, Nov. 17, to engage winter- ing quarters for cows, on tame hay. Terms - $6 per head, payable half now, and half when the animals are delivered back to the owners on May 1 next. Emquire at the store of Mervin Clark, 11 Superior lane. (1)
HEMP & JUTE
749 - H Aug. 6; ed: 2/1 - Hemp For The Navy. It is gratifying to see that the Government is at last taking steps to encourage the growth of Hemp in the West, by purchasing American water rotted for use of the Navy. Tests applied show that American is stronger and better than imported, and the Louisville JOURNAL supposes from 700 to 1,000 tons will be purchased in the West, mostly in Kentucky and Missouri, for the United States Navy. The JOURNAL says the demand for the merchant service is constantly in- creasing. (verbatim) (2)
HIDES & SKINS
750 - H Jan. 3; adv:2/4 - 50,000 Sheep Pelts wanted at the "Cleveland Morocco Factory," Covered Bridge, for which the highest price will be paid in Cash, notwithstanding the report of certain individuals that we have stopped buying: but being in the belief that some things can be done at home as well as others, all pelts bought by this establishment are manufactured into Sheep, but not Goat Skins, Morocco, such as Dressed and Oil Dressed Black Morocco, Coach Roans, Hat Linings &c. - C. Terrill.
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 751 - 755
HIDES & SKINS (Cont'd) 751 - H July 1; adv:1/2 - Wm. B. Barber, General Agent, and dealer in Wool, Sheep Pelts, Morocco Leather, etc. Liberal advances made on Wool to be sold in this or any of the Eastern markets. - Place of business at the warehouse of Jonas Stafford & Co., near the canal bridge. Highest market price paid for wool and Sheep Pelts. (1)
752 - H Sept. 19; adv:2/4 - Cash For Green Hides will be paid on applica- tion to Alex'r Seymour & Co., on the River.
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See also Leather & Tanning Industry
HISTORY & HISTORIANS
H Jan. 22; ed: 3/1 - See Newspapers
753 - H July 12; ed:2/1 - We have been empowered to receive, for the pur- pose cf forwarding to the Cincinnati Historical society, books, pamphlets, and manuscripts on the history of America, and particularly the west. This society proposes to collect the remaining vestiges of our early history for the future, and it asks the assistance of the citizens of the west in this endeavor.
"We see by the list of the officers that they are men devoted to the cause of Western History, now so meagre, but always of intense interest. It is interesting to study the character of Darius and Pyrrbus, of Aris- totle and Alexander; but it is equally interesting, although not yet so fashionable, to peruse the lives of De Soto and La Salle, of Pontiac or Red Jacket."
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754 - HI Dec. 11; ed:3/2 - "Cleveland, Ohio, Western Reserve, etc." by John Barr, Esq., is the title of a long and able article of 25 pages in the December issue of THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE, published in New York. This article is written in a concise and happy style. The citizens of Cleveland, the Reserve, and northern Ohio are under many obligations to the author for the industry and labor expended in rescuing from oblivion the interesting history of this section of Ohio.
We advise every one to read Barr's article. "This one article is worth a years' subscription to the magazine, and should be in the hands of every Buckeye, whether 'to the manor born, ' or an adopted son of Ohio." (13)
HOLIDAYS
755 - HI Jan. 3; ed: 3/1 - We learn that many of our quiet and good citizens were greatly annoyed on the night of Dec. 31 by the firing, noises, and calithumpian serenades of the Germans and boys in the streets, and the wish is generally expressed that similar scenes may not be repeated. We trust our German citizens will recollect that the customs of the people of the land of their adoption are entirely different to the carnivals of the Fatherland.
"Parents and guardians can prevent the annoying rowdyism of boys in the streets at night, if they choose to do so."
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 756 - 760
HOLIDAYS (Cont'd) 756 - H Mar. 24:2/2 - In a letter to the editor, "Vindex" says: The churches throughout the United States have fallen into a very singular and important error in the celebration of the important moveable feast of Easter. By the error of oversight, it makes Easter fall upon a Sun- day one week previous to its actual occurrence. If the reader will turn to the rubric and read under the head of "Rules to know when the Move- able Feasts and Holy Days begin," he will find the following note: "Easter day, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the twenty-first day of March; and if the full moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after." (4)
757 - H Mar. 25:2/1 - In a letter to the editor, "H" says: "Vindex" has too hastily charged the church with pre-observing the important festival of Easter. An elaborate discussion of the question, whether Easter day should be the 23d day of March or the 30th, has appeared in England from the pen of Professor De Morgan of Cambridge University, and it was deter- mined for the day on which the church has celebrated it.
I trust "Vindex" will be satisfied that the church is right, accord- ing to the rubric, in the celebration of this day, the rubric contem- plating the Paschal, not the real full moon.
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753 . H July 1; adv:2/4 - The Fourth of July Celebration will begin with 13 Guns at Sunrise. At 10 o'clock a procession will leave the Public Square and will march to the Second Presbyterian Church where an address will be delivered by Geo. Willey, Esq., after which the procession will move to a Public Dinner in the Grove, corner of Erie and Lake sts.
In the Evening a grand display of Fire Works will be given on the Pub- lic Square. A. S. Sanford, is Marshal, assisted by W. E. Lawrence, James Barnett, J. J. Vinall and various committees. (5)
759 - H July 2; ed: 3/2 - Too much care cannot be exercised in the use of powder in celebrating the Fourth of July. Every year furnishes a melan- choly list of accidents and deaths succeeding the Fourth and mainly from the use of gunpowder in celebrating Independence day. Two lads were nearly killed in Rochester on June 28 by the explosion of several pounds of old powder their parents had kept in the house for years. The powder had caked, and the lads took it into the yard for the purpose of breaking off some to be used for the Fourth of July, and the youngest thoughtlessly applied a brand to it, causing the whole lot to explode.
"Take care of the powder." (3)
760 - H July 3; ed:2/1 - Again we greet the return of our nation's natal day, the Fourth of July. Sacred to every American's heart is this day when a handful of fearless men came forward and signed the Declaration of Independence, the great and eternal principle of right.
"And we believe that these principles are destined, in process of time, to triumph over all the political errors of mankind, and to redeem crushed and downtrodden humanity from its degradation and chains."
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 761 - 763
HOLIDAYS (Cont'd)
Let any one who doubts the capacity of men to govern themselves and secure their own prosperity and happiness, tour the American continent and mark the mighty results of the labors of the past half century - The blooming, fruitful fields where wilderness reigned, facilities for locomotion which were but romantic dreams in the past, inventions which have sprung from American minds.
"We are sometimes accused of a desire to trumpet our own fame, and to see praise in nothing that is not American. Those who thus speak do not realize our true position. - We have less cause for indulging in a narrow national pride than any other people on the globe. But we have cause to show to the world that the foundation of our government has been laid in the immutable laws of truth and justice, and, so far as they are consis. tently caried out, that they produce the most happy results .... It is not because we are Americans that we should speak enthusiasticaly of all our prosperity, but because the cause of equal rights has here proved trium- phant."
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761 - Il July 3:2/2 - In a letter to the editor, "B." says: As the Fourth of July nears, I am reminded of an anecdote that occurred in this city on July 4, 1836. I met an Irishman then who was pretty well corned up, and asking about his drunken state, I received the following answer: "General Jackson is a fime mon indade! Do you know what he has been doirg for us Irish paple? He has just knocked the 4th of July and the 17th of March into one, so that you Yankees and we Irish can all git drunk togither."
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762 - H July 3; adv:2/4 - The Fourth of July Parade, headed by A. S. Sanford, marshal will assemble at the Square tomorrow at 9-1/2 o'clock a.m. (sic) in the following order: Marshal of the day; artillery squad; Cleveland Brass Band; German City Guards; Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1; Eagle Engine Co. No. 1; Neptune Engine Co. No. 2; Phoenix Engine Co. No. 4; Cataract Engine Co. No. 5; Hope Hose Engine Co. No. 1; Washing- ton Engine Co. No. 1 (of Ohio City); Fire Wardens; Revolution War vet- erans and soldiers of the last war; Common Council; Mayor and Aldermen; President and Vice President; Clergymen; Orator and Preacher; Citizens and Strangers.
There will be 13 guns at sunrise. At 10 a.m. the line will march thus: Superior to Water, to St. Clair, to Wood, to Erie, to Prospect, to Ontario, to Lake, to Bank, to Superior, to the Second Presbyterian Church where Geo. Willey, Esq., will speak. Public dinner will be bad at the Grove, corner Erie and Lake sts. Fire Works will be displayed at the Square in the evening.
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763 - H July 3; adv: 2/7 - Order of celebration of "the 4th" at J. H. Kelley's store, No 78, opposite Bank st:
At ten o'clock the procession will form under command of General French Cloths, with Colonel Bleached Sheetings and Major Irish Linens assisting.
Instead of Refreshments, all kinds of Dry Goods will be served up at short notice and upon reasonable terms. Two bands of music will be in
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 764 - 765
HOLIDAYS (Cont'd) attendance, and the Fire Department will give a cold shower immediately in front of the store at 11 a.m.
In the evening, the "Empire Buildings" will be set afire for the children's amusement, but will be put out before the blaze reaches the store. Front seats reserved for ladies. J. H. Kelley will be grand marshal.
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764 - H July 3:3/1 - The weather gives goodly promise for the morrow, and the celebration got up by our spirited fire department will be worthy of the day, a celebration in which we trust our citizens will generally join. The procession will merit and attract much attention, and a rich mental feast may be expected from the eloquent young orator of the day, George Willey, Esq. A dinner table will be bountifully spread by Wells, in the beautiful grove at the correr of Erie and Lake sts. Fire works, and balloon ascensions in the evening will close the celebration of the national gala day. (2)
765 - H July 5:3/1,2 - The Fourth of July was a glorious day. Country folk and strangers mingled with local citizens to commemorate the birth of a nation, and spectators on the sidelines felt an irrepressible urge to join in with the marching companies of paraders, stepping to martial tunes which saw our revolutionary fathers march to victory. At dawn, Captain Wocd's light artillery greeted the day with a national salute, and at ten a.m. the paraders formed in the order enumerated in this paper on July 3, under the leadership of Chief Marshal Sanford. Prominent in the parade was a live American eagle perched nobly on the glittering "war- dog" of the light artillery. Noble in appearance also, was the company of 301 local firemen, comprising the various engine companies, and the German guards, military in bearing and the center of admiration, the public debut of our German adopted citizens.
After the parade, the populace crowded into the Second Presbyterian church to hear Bingham's choir, the reading of the Declaration of Indepen- dence by C. L. Russell, Esq., and the oration of the day, delivered by George Willey, Esq.
As this Fourth of July celebration was mainly the result of the patriot- ism of the fire department, Mr. Willey traced briefly the history of this noble safeguard of our city. The earliest records, Willey said, show that the department was organized in 1832 at a public meeting at the home of Philo Scoville, Esq. The first rude engine, named "Cataract" refused to throw a proper stream of water and its cognomen was soon changed to "Grind- stone." The department grew steadily until now it is fit to battle the fiery foe.
The Reverend Waldron pronounced the benediction.
The meal at the grove was partaken of by a host of citizens. Mayor Starkweather presided, with Mr. Turner as his aide. Toasts were drunk in ice water to: The day we celebrate; the President of the United States; the governor of Ohio; the union of the states . it must be preserved; the flag; and the people; and numerous other volunteer toasts. A special tribute was paid to the only revolutionary war veteran in the crowd,
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 766 - 768
HOLIDAYS Cont'd) Moses Warren, 85, of Warrensville, who fought the British in the company of the Massachusetts state troops. He was referred to as "the surviving hero of the Revolution."
In the evening the city presented a carnival appearance. The Public Square and vicinity was alive with people - bonfires blazed - rockets and fiery serpents shot into the air - fire crackers rattled like mimic mus- ketry · and a fine balloon ascension closed the pleasing exhibition of pyrotechnics. Thus ended the celebration of the 69th anniversary of American Independence.
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766 - H Nov. 11; ed:3/1 . The season of Thanksgiving draws near, with various states celebrating this good old Pilgrim festival on several different days: Ohio and Kentucky, Nov. 20; Maryland, Nov. 21; Pennsyl - vania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, Nov. 27; Vermont and Maine, Dec. 4; and New York, Dec. 7.
"Thus it will be seen that in nearly half the States of the Union this good old custom of the Pilgrims will be honored. Why could not all be persuaded to unite in its observance on the same day?" (2)
767 - H Nov. 19; ed:3/1,2 - Thanksgiving! There is no word in the lan- guage of the old Pilgrims which carries a sweeter charm to the hearts of their sons and daughters, however scattered abroad, than this. It is in truth a New England festival and we rejoice that its leaven so abideth in the hearts of the governors of the several states as to induce a proclama- tion for its annual observance by all the people. In our state, tomorrow will be the day of Thanksgiving.
The sun shines upon a heritage the inhabitants of the state have abun- dant cause to be thankful for. In the days of a generation, the savage wilderness has been transformed into an empire of civilization, education, and religion. Industry has subdued the primeval forests, and so filled our granaries that the millions of the old world are now fed from the super-abundance of the new world. Health, peace, prosperity bave marked the year.
"There are other days, conspicuous in the calendar, the observance of which, as commemorating some great event in our history, appeals to our patriotism and national pride. But this is a festival of a religious, rather than of a political or secular character, and as such appeals directly to the better feelings of our nature."
It is a time when one had best be at home, to seek communion and fellow- ship, giving thanks with those around whom tendrils of love have been en- twined, and whom ties of kindred affection have in other years made the sharers of joys and sorrows. (26)
768 · HI Dec. 24; ed:2/3 - What a multitude of little stockings will be suspended tonight, and how the eyes of the almost sleepless expectants will sparkle with delight when the stockings are examined in the morning. Such a row, such a merry-making. No wonder the good St. Nicholas is punctual in his visit.
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