Unclear OCR fragment highlights civic notices and notices
Fragment mentions marriages and widows notices, police and public notices with date lines. Reading indicates a general public notices section with special notices and data related items.
21 Feb 1866
Page 1
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1866
Page
1
Fragment mentions marriages and widows notices, police and public notices with date lines. Reading indicates a general public notices section with special notices and data related items.
A damaged excerpt expresses longing for home and friends as life’s trials unfold. It reflects youth's influence, the pull of place, and the hope that friendship offers support when justice or happiness seems shaken.
A long mixed OCR notice covers newspaper costs, wartime dispatches, and political commentary. It weaves reflections on journalism, Cincinnati war events, and historical musings, citing General Halleck, Bragg, and Bragg’s Kentucky maneuvers while contrasting Northern and Southern pressures and the role of the press.
The Frederick Examiner notes a recent Maryland incident where unionists challenged a memorial repealing the wartime act. It reports canvassers faced anger as signatures were erased, urging loyalty to Maryland and warning traitors’ influence. A second, unrelated court tale ends with a farmer’s quip about a prior case.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Port land address discussing progress in railroads steam boats telegraphs and gendered references. It cites Lucy Stone Mrs Partington and James Buchanan as examples while debating secession and diplomacy. The passage mocks older media and hints at factional strategy.
A long OCR fragment discusses a historical sentence of Pontius Pilate, notes alleged engravings on a bronze plate in Hebrew, and mentions a 1289 discovery in Aquilla Naples. It also describes a burns remedy using tea and Indian relief poultice.
A brief collection notes a young man sought to drive a religious pair of horses. It also recalls a child run over by a wagon at age three, left cross eyed and silent afterward, and a long procession with a two mile span plus a prayer by Dr. Perry the chaplain.
The Richmond Times denounces the Union party in Virginia calling its members spies informers and thugs and uses incendiary language that seems bent on inciting violence against the new party members.
An Irish emigrant in Portsmouth asks about sunset and is told the sun sinks. Pat protests the bang of the sunset and questions if it goes down with such a sound in this country.
A puzzled speaker asks how long Adam stayed in paradise before sin. a calm reply hints at marriage. The garbled text also mentions a South state and a claim that only three subscribers are bald, with arrears noted for subscriptions.
The text outlines scattered remarks on moral reform, religious revival, and social issues. It references Lord Shafesbury, Mrs Spurgeon’s church, a Western Christian Advocate correspondent, and counts a few monetary contributions and audience reactions amid disjointed captions and broken phrases.
The text blends farm guidance and kitchen recipes, advising crop timing for wheat and timothy with clover, soil health cautions, and methods to grow or manage fields. It includes detailed recipes such as a stuffed cabbage dish and a long cake, with measurements and cooking steps.
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