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Abstracts 1111 - 1118

MEDICAL PROFESSION - Medical Colleges (Cont'd) tures is $50. Matriculation, $3. Graduation fee, $20.

Good board, with rooms, light and fuel, can be procured at $2 a week.

1111 DTD Oct. 18; adv: 2/5 - The Western College of Homeopathic Medicine will commence its third annual session November 2. Jehu Brainerd is Registrar. Students are requested to call at office of Professors Williams and Dodge, Superior street opposite Forest City House.

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1112 - DTD Oct. 30; adv: 2/4 - Introductory lecture of Homeopathic College will be delivered by Professor Pulte of Cincinnati on Nov. 1, at the Baptist Church on Seneca st.

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1113 DTD Nov. 2:3/1 The class of the Homeopathic college will meet this morning over Belee's store to hear several lectures.

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1114 - DTD Nov. 3/1 - The annual session of Cleveland Medical college commences today. Professor St. John will deliver an introductory lecture this evening in the lower lecture room of the college.

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1115 DTD Nov. 12:3/1 There are 166 students at the Allopathy college of this city.

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See also Diseases; Health & Sanitation

MEDICINE & SURGERY

1116 - DTD June 3; adv: 3/6 - Galvanic batteries, slippers and magnets
for medical uses, with manuals of directions for their application
are for sale at Fiske and Hall's.

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1117 DTD June 18; ed: 2/3 "In our article on the Ohio Medical
Society, the other day, we referred to this gentleman's (Dr. Jennings
of Oberlin's) volume in defence of his singular 'theory and practice
of medicine'; the latter of which consists in letting patients alone,
and the former in philosophically vindicating the same. We remember
to have heard both highly extolled by Prof. Finney, now acting
President of Oberlin. We are happy to hear, that Dr. J. has an exten-
sive practice, and that large numbers of our Oberlin friends have
recovered under his treatment.'

1118 - DTD Dec. 6:2/1 Professor Ackley of this city removed a tumor
of extraordinary size from the neck of a man whose life was threatened
by the pressure. The operation was performed in the professor's
college clinic.

See also Medical Profession

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1119

WTD Jan 7; ed: 2/3 - An effort to obtain new insane asylums, to be located in the northerly and southerly parts of the state, is being made. We signed a petition to Governor Wood, praying him to commend this project to the legislature for consideration.

"This is a compliment to the mentality of our people. Since every case of insanity required the presence of some mind as a condition precedent of its existence."

1120 - DTD Apr. 1; ed: 2/1 - "We hope the legislature will not so disgrace itself as to let this session pass without providing for new asylums....

"It has been demonstrated that the actual cost to the state of taking care of this large number of Insane out of the institution is immensely more than it would cost to invest in, and carry on, new accomodations suffficient for all...hundreds of cases are rendered incurable and hopeless on account of the delay... in obtaining proper treatment...we can but trust the legislature will feel compelled to do something, and that immediately, and with decent liberality.

"The senate...weeks ago, passed a bill providing for two new buildings but the house is wrangling...over the expenditures.

"We should be sorry to find...in the house of representatives... narrow minded and mean men enough to vote down a bill so loudly... called for by every consideration of true economy, humanity and State decency.'

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1121 DTD May 17:2/1 The trustees for the two new asylums have been convoked by their chairman, Professor Ackley, to meet in Cleveland, tomorrow when they will organize.

1122 - DTD May 20:3/1 The trustees for the erection of two additional
lunatic asylums met in Cleveland on May 18 and elected Dr. H. Ackley
of Ceveland president of the board, and Dr. E. B. Fee, of Brown
county, secretary.

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A committee will visit the eastern institutions and make a report on June 23 at the board meeting in Cincinnati.

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1123 DTD July 12:3/1 The commissioners have decided to locate the northern insane asylum at Cleveland, provided our citizens will donate the necessary land.

MERCHANDISING.

See Retail Stores & Trade; Wholesale Trade

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1124 DTD Apr. 13; ed: 2/2 - Mr. John N. Ford, who has for the past
few years been acting director of the forging department of the Lowell
machine shop, has arranged for the opening of a forge shop in Ohio City.
The mechanics under Mr. Ford's charge have presented him with a
silver pitcher as a token of the high appreciation of their faithful
friend.

"What Mr. Ford's politics are, we have not inquired; but we do not believe, that Hunkers in pursuit of chains for human limbs, even as a means of 'saving our glorious Union,' will be likely to get any forging done at his shop...."

1125 DTD Oct. 16:3/1 - Messrs. Wadworth and Akers are now manufacturing door plates in the Empire block. These plates are durable and beautiful.

See also specific metals

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MILLINERY

1126 DTD July 2; adv: 1/7 - Canada Straw Hats in the Vineyard Block, at the A. Fuller and Company. Rich Millinery Goods. Rich Millinery Goods. Hair and blonde Bonnets. Lace and Tyrolean Bonnets. Lynd and Castus Bonnets. Colored Belgrade Bonnets. Silks, Satins, Crapes.

MILLS & MILLING

1127 DTD Nov. 20; ed: 2/2 Ross' portable burr-stone mill took first premium at the annual state fair, held in this city a few weeks ago.

"It is indeed a perfect grist mill in miniature, and we would advise every farmer, if possible, to procure one. The expense of one of these mills, with the apparatus for horse power, can not be very great; or a number of farmers might club together and procure one, which would be sufficient for all."

MINING & MINERALS

Copper

1128 - DTD Aug. 10:2/2 - In a letter to the editor, D. W. S. of Lake Superior says: "In accordance with my promise I will endeavor to give you some account of the Lake Superior country its extensive mining operations, climate, etc. There are about 100 copper companies in operation here.

"The provisions for the Minnesota mine are taken up Ontonagon river about 15 miles, on boats poled by natives or half breeds. From river to mine is two and a half miles, but they have a very passable road. There has been a vast amount of labor performed in this mine. I saw hundreds of tons of copper, in masses, exposed to view. Some of these

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Abstracts 1129 - 1130

MINING & MINERALS - Copper (Cont'd)

masses were estimated to weigh from 40 to 50 tons. Capt. H. showed me where they had thrown down a mass of copper weighing 80 tons, which took them eleven months to cut and remove from the mine. This Company gives employment to 200 men; 100 of whom are employed in the mine. The work in the mine is all divided off into sections, and is let out to parties of miners, at the commencement of each month, at a stated price per foot. Their work consists in drilling and blasting rock, and removing rubbish out of way. Four men usually work on a contract. Two in drilling and blasting, remaining two in removing rock thrown out by blast.

"All those who work in mines are foreigners, and they are required to labor ten hours per day. The mine is worked by night, as well as by day. Each man is charged 50 a month and families $1 per month for physician and medicine. Drinking, and card playing, or other disorderly conduct about mine is prohibited. Thus you see the wholesome restraints that are thrown about the mine for his benefit."

Gold

1129 - DTD Apr. 26; ed: 2/2 - "The wonder of California is to be equaled
by the wonder in Australia. Gold here
Gold here gold there; and the cry in
America, and the cry in Europe...as they see it is, 'bell, book and
candle shall not drive me back, when gold and silver beck me to come
on'....

"There are the Melbourne diggings in Australia. It is two days walk
from the town.... Gold is found deep in the earth; gold is found upon
the surface; and to get it...felon and farmer... work together...as if
it could and should make man forget all else beside.

"...the world will have enough of the metal, whatever the moral effect it may have upon those who dig it up, for Australia and California are inexhaustible, if half what we hear of them is true."

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See Churches & Sects Missions & Missionaries

1130 - DTD Feb. 17; ed: 2/1 "We are ashamed of Cleveland. At mid-day yesterday a band of miserable, irresponsible rowdies assembled in front of the Homeopathic Medical College of this city, on Ontario st., threatening the Professors, and the building with violence... part of the balance were intoxicated, and the others angry at they knew not what. The claim was, that the body of a female found in the privy of the college, was a daughter of Mr. Johnson of Ohio City, which had been brought there by the students for dissection, and that her father had recognized it....

"The matter will be fully investigated today, and we hope every man who engaged in this disgraceful affair will be brought to punishment. And we hope another thing that if there is no power in the city to

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852

Abstracts 1131 - 1136

MOBS & RIOTS (Cont'd)

suppress such reckless and wanton waste of property, and the risk of life, that power will be created, and brought into requisition soon; for certain it is, it will be needed hereafter: though we would gladly hope not."

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1131 DTD Mar. 27:3/1 In riot case No. 1 before Common Pleas Judge H. P. Weddell, the jury disagreed and a new trial was ordered.

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See also Brawls & Fights

MONEY

1132 DTD May 1; ed: 2/3 - For the first time, sterling silver is
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nearly at par and gold in quantities is being brought over here from
Europe.

We in Ohio have had unconstitutional legislation in regard to our monied institutions, but this summer will be a boom summer. Our legislation "will only prove a wholesome check...by which...excess will be avoided...and...the rashness of...speculation checked.

1133 - DTD May 12; ed: 2/1 - Two effects of the increased accumulation of gold in Europe and America are apparent.

"First, to prevent the withdrawal of European capital from, and second to increase the amount of such capital in the United States.... "...unless the balance of trade... should be against us, we shall not be called upon to export any gold to Europe....

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"Every indication induces us to believe, that money will be most abundant this year, for all the legitimate ends of commerce.

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See also Banks & Banking; Counterfeiting

MONUMENTS & STATUES

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1134 - DTD Mar. 20; ed: 2/2 - The pope has sent a block of marble to be
placed in the Washington monument. The Philadelphia "Natives,
holding an indignation meeting, declared that should the block be
placed in the monument, it should rest upon one bearing a protest to
the said "Pope's block's" presence.

1135 DTD July 1; adv: 1/2 Whitman and Colton Ontario St., near Market St. Manufacturers of Monuments, Tomb Stones, etc., of Italian and American Marble.

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1136 - DTD Oct. 25:3/1 - After voting at the polls, citizens are requested to donate something to aid in the erection of the Washington national monument.

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