22 Jul 1868
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1868
Page
1
A distressed narrator describes chaotic Democratic delegates en route to New York, detailing a racial incident aboard a train. The narrative shifts to delegate negotiations, pressure to nominate a candidate, and tensions between white and Black delegates, ending with reflections on suffrage and party unity.
A portrait of Nathan Rothschild as the money power of Europe, always at his pillar on Cornhill during market hours. The piece notes his unprepossessing appearance, stern countenance, and private hints of a rare smile, while detailing his stout figure, clothing, and distinctive features.
Washington Gore recalls the night President Lincoln was murdered and Colfax's reaction. The recollection includes Lincoln reading a last message to Colfax, Colfax learning of the assassination, and their meeting at the White House. It also touches on Stanton’s pressure, Reconstruction, and a humorous railroad tale amid the era's mood.
A.B. in financial distress appeals to C.D. for a loan to avoid ruin. The borrowed funds are secured with promissory notes that bear no interest and payable at the debtor's discretion. C.D. contends this amounts to nonpayment and shifts the burden to national creditors.
General Grant, on leaving West Point, sat reading and smoking when a newspaper boy offered badges for twenty five cents. Grant handed a fifty cent note, refused change, kept his cigar, and the bystanders smiled as the boy blushed and retreated.
A mother searching for a missing key recalls the tale of Benjamin Franklin tying a key to a kite string to catch lightning and wonders if her child’s kite crossing to thunder could bring a similar shock when the father returns home.
An afflicted editor laments sleepless nights due to a wailing baby a dog howling a cat in the alley and domestic quarrels with a wife debating women's rights. A heavyset man jokes that omnibuses are for elephants while a bachelor grumbles at passing buses. Two Irishmen argue over a guide board claiming twelve miles to Portland equals six miles each.
Readable lines show a man named Jobo mith signing off to his love with a blessing to Heaven. The fragment suggests a personal correspondence mentioning a girlfriend and a hopeful farewell.
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