12 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1863
Page
1
The York Tribune outlines its press schedule and distribution plan in 1863. It notes twenty-two copies per club and extra copies for clubs, with details on subscription and postal arrangements. The notice mentions Republican alignment and praise for unity amid Civil War events.
The notice combines a hotel advertisement for an Oyster Saloon at Union Hotel Beaver with a lengthy sermonic discussion on biblical law regarding servants and Jubilee issues. It cites Bibles verses and historic examples while debating whether servants or foreigners could be treated as property or inherited by Israelites.
In a train ride a playful maid Dora teases Nell about a handsome stranger, planning a prank to prove him her brother. The ruse backfires as Nell discovers the man is Archie Winters, Nell’s eventual husband, and Dora and Fred wed soon after with family approval.
Fragmentary remarks discuss marriage markets, male surplus, and women’s roles. It cites social pressure to marry, the strain of unequal supply and demand for husbands, and concerns about morality, sacrifice, and the impact on women’s lives.
Readable fragments depict a Union soldier confronted by a German gentleman and a lady at a basket. The scene centers on a test of truth about who feeds whom as a basket is revealed with pound cake pies and other delicasies. The exchange highlights language barriers and wartime tensions.
The fragment blends Hesiodic myth notes about Pandora with stray kitchen recipe lines and wartime refractions. It mentions Pandora's box and figures like Jupiter Prometheus Epimetheus and Hermes, alongside improvised instructions for herbal drinks and apple jelly, all interwoven with a brief Civil War scar story about a New York regiment.
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