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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1866
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text shows a 1868 editorial tease about a piece titled "sanarimited to the Hides" and "Gator focusage" with references to documents and public interest, indicating the item will be published next week.
The report notes lower prices per pound for hogs and pork, with three months showing declines of about 6 to 8 cents live weight. Butter and lard also fall, flour rises slightly, and corn prices gain while overall supplies remain high. Demand weakens leading to expected further declines, with consumers facing cheaper goods but producers anxious to realize value amid heavy stocks.
A man named Anboreri departs the town after consuming a hearty supper and failing to balance his accounts between two apps. He leaves the day’s earnings in debt to the merchant.
The article recounts two ambitious colonization projects led by Pete M Gwynn and James H Odell aimed at resettling Beaver and a distant island. Both schemes fail or retreat, described with satirical tone as flawed by ambition and moral overreach, ending with a suggestion to relocate Odell and friends to a remote island for a safer, visible success.
The editor of the Local responds to critics who claim his paper wields little power. He argues the Local’s influence is strong despite opposition and notes advertising rates and bids in county politics. He cites past actions by the Union Republican Board of Commissioners and stresses the need for public decisions guided by law and voters.
The piece weighs the 1860 Pennsylvania Senate contest between Governor Curtin and General Cameron. It cites Western sentiment favoring Curtin, notes bitter rivalries, and suggests Daniel Agnew or Judge Hoo as acceptable compromise candidates to unite the party and uphold reform.
The editor comments on a proposed move to use intelligence as the basis for franchise in the county, noting the editor may disfanchise himself for public good and urging powers to consider a new office and a Court House Guard. It cites a Washington report that Secretary Seward’s message to ministers cost nineteen thousand dollars in gold and urges clear foreign policy aims.
Fragmentary remarks from a Republican caucus note Thaddeus Stevens adopting a radical tone after a conservative start. The text mocks executive appointments as a measure of favors, while suggesting cautious, deliberate moves amid volatile political signals.
A detailed report covers the Hookstown Institute with talks on teaching methods, punctuality, and grammar. Resolutions urge thorough training, support for a Normal School, and gratitude to local citizens and leaders who hosted the sessions.
A Pennsylvanian correspondent urges the legislature to consider Hon Daniel Agnew of Beaver as a worthy and principled candidate for a high legislative or judicial role. The letter praises Agnew’s honesty, ability, patriotism, and loyalty while criticizing corrupt politics and other listed contenders.
A Pennsylvania United States Senator Edgar Cowan has paid his $35 subscription to the telegraph after repeated polite reminders and a final request. The note suggests the payment may be treated as full settlement, though it comes long after the bill was issued and may affect future newspaper delivery. The missive labels the senator as betraying his party and notes the political sting of the delay.
An obituary note from a public school records the death of Mary Alice Welgh, praising her as greatly beloved by teachers and classmates and announcing resolutions of sorrow. The faculty assign Minne Savage to visit the family and publish the resolutions in all school rooms during chapel, with Beaver paper to print.
The Escelgior Literary Society at Verimis lion adopts unanimous resolutions mourning Andrew Christy a former member. They praise his promptness morals and service to church and school and publish the resolutions in Ashland Times Ashland Union and Beaver Argus. Also included are dispatches about John H. Surratt’s arrest and a note on the District of Columbia representation proposal.
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