06 May 1868
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1868
Page
1
The text describes a calculation of threshing costs for wheat and oats. It outlines deriving a quotient from costs per bushel, applying percentages, and distributing shares. It yields A's share for threshing 363 bushels of wheat and 1014 bushels of oats and B's share for threshing 19 bushels of oats.
A fragmentary column mixes a dialogue on marriage age and duties with a sharply observed note on rising city property assessments. It includes an examiner testing a bride elect, opinions on marriage and autonomy, and an assessment notice urging residents to appeal rising real estate values before the county commissioners.
In Virginia City Nevada a widow named Mrs Wy erects a tombstone for her late husband Henry Thomas who was killed in a mine near American Flat. She later marries a man she believes to be another Henry Thomas but discovers the real husband alive in American Flat. The supposed groom is confronted, the wedding halts, and a possible divorce follows amid religious opposition to divorce.
Senator Cragin extols the Republican party as the country’s trust and the guardian of liberty after the war. He lauds emancipation, equal rights, and civil protections for freedmen, calling Republicans humane, just, and patriotic. He urges steadfast loyalty, taxation fairness, and preservation of union for future generations.
A dated account describes Japanese girls across social classes as romantic about coquetry. It notes preening rituals before a festival dress, perfectionist hairdressing, and a dressing table crowded with cosmetics, reflecting social customs and beauty norms of the period.
A long, pugnacious column laments President Nelson's speech as a direct press challenge, calling for accountability amid charges of poor taste and harmful rhetoric. It contrasts the media's influence with the president's conduct, urging sharper response and sober discourse.
A young South Carolinian, long engaged to a Boston heiress, will marry despite opposition from her Puritan family. He, once a Confederate supporter, pursued diplomacy in France under Mason and Slidell, aided by financier Erlanger’s circle, and rose from poverty to a promising position. Next month he travels to take his bride from the family home.
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