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Newspaper

Aurora Commercial

Location

Aurora, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1862

Page

2

Insurance swindle warning and war news roundup

A critical notice exposes the National Bounty Insurance Company scam run from 69 Wall Street, urging authorities to close the trap and warning families of soldiers. The column also reports shinplaster disputes, political candidate moves, military appointments, riverfront fortifications, and a Fremont sword tribute with a mass torchlight procession in St Louis.

Snyder, Williams & Co National Bounty Insurance Company The Insurance Monitor Messrs

Rebels Driven from Snicker's Gap in Sharp Engagement

The dispatch from Snicker's Gap reports Union forces under McClellan gaining full possession after a clash with Confederate cavalry. Hancock arrived to find the enemy driven off by a column of 5,000 to 6,000 infantry. Jackson and A P Hill are said to be in the valley opposite as Pleasanton advances.

McClellan Snicker’s Gap Hancock Jackson A. P. Hill

Terrible Condition of Gen Lee's Army Reported

A Tribune letter from Williamsport dated October 27 describes conditions at Gen Kenley's headquarters with army sickness in Winchester. The writer reports rampant smallpox and typhoid, daily deaths in the dozens, and unburied corpses in one area. Also noted is Gov Montomw appointing Dr C J Wood Sanitary Agent for Indiana at Louisville to aid soldiers in Kentucky.

New York the Tribune Williamsport Richmond Montomw Indiana Louisville Kentucky Lexington Cumberland Blue Grass Bragg

Holloway the Advertiser Who Promoted Global Remedies

An 1837 start by Thomas Holloway built a vast advertising empire for Holloway's Pills and Ointment. The piece traces rising yearly outlays, from £5000 to £49,000 in 1862, translating medicine into a worldwide reputation with royal and diplomatic ties, including Siam ambassadors visiting London.

S, Ph Rosie Hottoway Thomas Houtowar Thomas Holloway British Isles Mr. Holloway India Holloway Siam London England Hadikat al Akbar Beyrout

Naval actions destroy rebel salt works near Fernandina

Uniform gunboats Somerset and Tahoma recently destroyed rebel salt works near Fernandina, Florida, yielding about 250 bushels per day. An armed party resisted, wounding three Union men, two seriously, before dispersal. A rebel policy aims to lure Union forces inland after retreating along the Potomac.

United States Somerset Tahoma Termina Fernandina Railroad Florida Richmond Potomac Bureau State Department Pennsylvania Maryland Indiana Wilmington North Carolina Mer. Lyons Congress Washinetox

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