03 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1864
Page
1
A wartime portrait surveys a veteran commander described as stoic and loyal, with keen eyes and gray-streaked hair. The piece praises his discipline and resolve, noting his readiness to sacrifice for the cause and his wary stance toward rebellion and officers.
The text recounts historical notes on marriages including a Florence woman who married seven husbands, one 70 at death, a soldier with five wives and a widow weeping, a man who lived to 115 with 23 children, and a Bordeaux man who wed sixteen times, plus a 85 year old woman in London who married her sixth husband.
A historical document outlines bonds with tax exemption from municipal or state taxation. It explains interest payments, registration options, and redemption terms, noting bonds may be interest paid semiannually and exempt from certain taxes depending on jurisdiction.
A scanned fragment outlines a draft enrollment framework with exemptions for age groups under twenty, and a paid commutation option of up to three hundred dollars. It discusses classifications, hospital duty roles, and youth conscription with parental consent, plus pay scales for one to three-year service and installment plans amid abolition of certain service barriers.
A garbled excerpt references Weer bey Shae Ld Sted prepote and a mix of phrases about beauty, excitement, and duties. It mentions Sir Thomas Moore and a day devoted to business with remaining time for studies, ending with a personal remark about returning home.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a biblical reference and garbled words, no clear event or attribution. Unable to identify persons, organizations, places, or dates from the readable items.
A confused fragment describes a birdlike creature called shangheis or shanghi with bizarre attributes. It mentions a shanghi’s diet, nesting habits, and interactions with humans, using odd spellings and weathered terms that evoke a rural or mythic setting.
The readable fragments discuss correspondents and advertisers, noting unreadable writing and possible doubt about a manuscript. It references a merchant and items like boots and butter, but lacks coherent context or clear events.
An obituary fragment honors Jem Bangs noting his death peacefully in bed with his wife by his side. It mentions his grocery purchases, a fond memory of Wakral, and his surviving spouse. The piece reflects on his life and the community’s sympathy for the bereaved family.
An embedded account describes Union and Confederate tensions in Maryland with a rebel sympathizer detained after cattle and crops are taken, plus a tearful scene at New Haven where a wife returns a handkerchief to her husband.
Fragmented text discusses terms like copperhead and rebel with references to New York journals and the Cleveland Herald. The garbled lines mention perceptions of the term and related political commentary without clear context or conclusions.
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