14 Mar 1866
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1866
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads as a religious meditation on immortality and judgment. It references a world of light, paradise, and the contrast with sin and vice, mentioning an undying life and a distant horizon of salvation.
In a Detroit style op ed from the era the text praises William W. Clymer as a strong candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania highlighting his Union loyalty and anti Confederacy stance. It argues the party's duty to uphold constitutional authority and defeat traitors. It condemns rebellion and calls for unity under the federal government.
A lengthy Nineteenth Century piece surveys Confederate leadership, notably Davis and Seddon, amid wartime policy and alleged corruption. It criticizes officials like War Secretary Seddon and War Secretary of the Treasury, detailing battles over military authority, impressment of wheat, and governance under pressure from Congress and foes.
An early battle narrative details a two and a half hour fight near Queen's river between Indian forces and Union troops. Indians fought with bravery, using poison arrows and superior ground, with 35 dead on the field and all camps destroyed.
A garbled OCR fragment refers to a man accused of possessing something deemed dangerous. It mentions someone writing accusations, a trial outcome, and a curious line about a monetary amount in an unclear location. The passage also contains stray dialogue about Germany and growth.
A deacon, known to snore, asks for quiet until the sermon begins. Some neighbors hope for a calmer environment tomorrow morning near the church.
A partial dialogue scene notes morning remarks about sleeping well and a comical clash between two men named Mike and another unnamed speaker. The text appears as a garbled OCR fragment with quoted phrases and stray punctuation. The context is unclear but centers on sleep and humor between two men.
A garbled reminiscence recalls a cavalry clash during the war. The account mentions a colonel in command and a dramatic moment as a weapon is drawn and a rider retreats to his line amid altered fortunes and a tense withdrawal.
A congressional discussion urges the Treasury to suspend cattle imports and ban hides from Europe until the cattle plague threat subsides. The House debates a bill to empower the Treasury to halt operations and declare the act inoperative only when imports prove safe, warning of catastrophic disease spread if not sealed.
General Soward cites official notice of seventy thousand colored schoolchildren in the Southern states and self supporting schools nearby. The Macon Journal notes over four thousand colored people attending schools. the piece highlights reading progress and the shift toward education amid past punishments for teaching literacy.
The text collates scattered notes on Baptist and Moravian missions in Europe and America, a New York pastor’s death, and church rosters. It also covers farming tips such as horse care, nail spacing for drainage ditches, and livestock vaccination methods.
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