The Union in War News and Draft Debates
A collage of Civil War items from 1863 coverage, including Pennsylvania regiments, Kentucky gratitude to Pennsylvania troops, and defense of the Conscription Act. Reports on Mozart Hall critiques of draft exemptions, the 101st Pa. Vols resolutions, and local notices of enlistment and individual fates.
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Louisville
Enys x
Negley
Stambaugh
Wynkoop
Williams
Jordan
Brown
Commonwealth
Big
Sandy
Mississippi
Ohio
45Th
Pennsylvania Regiment
Col. Curtis
Camp Dick Robicon
Paris
Fair
Parisiarg
Advertisers rates and notice types in old newspaper ad policy
The fragment outlines advertising rates and discounts for repeat advertisers, special notices, and business cards, noting marriages and deaths and religious and political notices as free. It conveys pricing units, insertion terms, and the overall fee structure for notices in the periodical.
Oyster Saloon and Provisions Advertised in 19th Century Notice
A fragmented OCR notice promotes an Oyster Saloon offering high quality oysters by the dozen or in a table setting. It mentions a hotel in Beaver Penn a and a proprietor Clark. The text lists items like scissors, gum, purses, needles, and thread with sale terms at a local drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ong
Connecticut Election Defeat Thwarts Copperhead Prospects
A fragment from a Civil War era report discusses how Connecticut's election results crushed Northern Democratic hopes led by Seymour. The piece alleges bribery and fraud by Republicans aided by Lincoln’s influence, predicting dire calls for revolution if Democrats failed to win. It warns of unrest and a mobilized North should results favor peace through Democratic power.
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Richmond
Seymour
Connecticut
Vilaroys
Aden
Ausage
Northwest
Peace
Congress
Lincoln
Buckingham
Berk
Sevret
Ordeg
South
France
Brethern
Plot and oath bound orders feared in free states
The text accuses Democratic leaders in free states of conspiring in secrecy to threaten both innocent and guilty, referring to a recently detected oath-bound order in Berks County. It frames a ruined southern way and calls out donors and offices manipulated by these plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Democrati
Free States
Berks County
Phil, W. Aner
Skill Displayed by our Gunners in the War
The article praises both army and naval artillery for accuracy in battle. Rebels practice aimed fire at key points, forcing changes of position by our forces. Monitor performances at Port Av er illustrate Rebel gunners striking the vessel while fleet units endure.
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Jha
York
Planting Rarpterries from a London Gardener
A London correspondent reports a method for planting Rarpterries praised as superior to competitors. Ground is prepared thoroughly and time, with suckers about fifteen inches high. The strongest shoots are trained, fibrous roots kept moist. Leaves are small, holes and triangular spacings used, nine inches apart, with careful watering. The gardener claims various methods were tried but one method succeeded best.
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London
Sowing Flower Seeds and Garden Preparations
The article details soil enrichment and gentle sowing techniques for flowers, stressing rich prepared ground and fine surface cultivation. It advises light seed covering, careful thinning, and transplanting after rain, with protection from midday sun until established, plus a note on completing all steps to obtain fine blooms. It also mentions a Barnstable institution debt context and a humorous domestic exchange about a watch.
Behe Estate in Chicago Valued at $700000 with Encumbrances
The Behe estate of the late Stepher A Douglass in Chicago is inventoried at seven hundred thousand dollars with encumbrances. Executors report there is no personal property remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stepher A Douglass
Chicago
Pels
Union Clubs Organized in California Towns
Reports say Union clubs are being organized in principal California towns with strong loyalty. The Northern states show little enthusiasm and treason has no resting place in the gold commonwealth.
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California
Gold Commonwealth
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Lee
Cumberland
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United States
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Theason
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101St
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Taylor
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Sec'y
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Wilson
Femal
New York
Mozart
Hall
Mozart Shipiline
Mozart Hall
Morars Hall
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Mozart- Hall
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Thenid
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Hued
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Nates
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Justices 'of the Peace
Mogart Hall
Gannot
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Urely
Hall Partizan
Henry Wigsox
Edatury
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Mackrel
Ohio River
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Sailsbury
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Regiatdr
Beaver, Penn
E x. “Clark
Barnstable
Henry Jh. Crocker
New-York
Crocker & Sturgis
Boston
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