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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1863
Page
2
Fragmentary ad text lists prices and names including John Hays Aurora Toll Gate A.8 Bush Cochran J. A. Emrie Farmers Retreat and references to the Aurora Commercial offer. No clear event or date. appears as a local business notice with scattered names and prices.
Due to heavy expenses in running the paper we must strike off several subscribers whose terms have expired and who have not advised continued service. The increased price of printing materials forces careful accounting to keep the business viable.
A Civil War letter from Vicxspurs, Mississippi, June 20 1863, recounts the Sixteenth Regiment’s left centre position near a doomed rebel city. It details intense fighting May 23 94, casualties, promotions, and battlefield conditions, plus reports from Gap Virginia and Aldie. It notes Major General McClernand’s removal, regimental morale, and weather hardships.
The letter describes Union positions near Vicksburg with 100 yards to enemy works, reports scarce Confederate provisions, and notes no rear demonstrations yet. Pickets joke about Gen Starvation, and the writer mentions Eastern capitalists planning a broad gauge railroad from Indianapolis to Vincennes, seeking right of way rather than stock, plus notices on publications and a Guilford Sanitary Fund drive. R Conxier urges loyalty and support for soldiers.
A pithy reflection on modern life’s speed and its toll on longevity. The piece notes wonders like instant communication and mass production, then questions whether the fast life enhances happiness. It highlights two medicines Hotllowar's Pitis and Hollowar's Oritent as reputed cures for internal and external disorders, praising Dr Hottowar's remedies and profits.
Advertisement touts Honzowar's Pits and Ointwext as the most reliable effectual and convenient remedy for soldiers with wounds sores fevers and bowel complaints. Claims never fail and prices are 23 cents per box or 5s per pot.
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