12 Nov 1862
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1862
Page
1
A fragmented literary fragment mixes war imagery and domestic sorrow, recalling Suez era battles and bereavement. It references a bodyguard anecdote about Halleck and Lincoln era figures, with repeated lines about loss, memory, and the toll of conflict across a torn text.
A historical meditation on how fatal wounds kill, citing battles and figures from Waterloo to Corunna. Vivid anecdotes describe delayed deaths, brief recoveries, and the varied expressions of dying, including a soldier begging water and an officer requesting more life.
A late 19th century style tract denounces Republicans and Union War Democrats, listing groups supporting the Democratic ticket and condemning war strain, conscription fears, and party failures. It laments army progress and calls for unity against perceived despotism and financial influences.
A historical reflection notes the signers of the Declaration, highlighting age at death, notable fates, and the enduring legacy. It lists Gwinnett and Linch among those who died violent deaths, while many others lived to ripe old ages and saw a republic mature through fifty years.
In a nautical exchange a passenger questions the cargo by the captain in the ship’s hold. The captain, peering with a telescope, replies Petroleum as the cargo, prompting bafflement at the finicky mishearing and the misread oil term.
A Civil War era diatribe accuses abolitionists of fostering rebellion and praising slaveholding while advocating use of enslaved people in the Union army. The piece condemns Northern sentiment as anti slavery rhetoric and calls for harsher measures against the Confederacy.
Grier, a Kentucky Unionist state senator, recalls Morganâs guerrilla attacks on his store and home. He vows to buy two Ballard rifles to defend his family hide in caves and shoot rebels until his family is safe. He denounces peace policies and calls for confiscation subjugation and total defeat of the rebellion.
In an interior Connecticut town, Ben Hayden plots to buy corn with cash but deserts payment. Mr. Jacob Bond runs the local store and confronts Hayden as he wheels away with a bag of corn. Hayden claims he has paid, while Bond remains uncertain.
A lengthy discussion presses abolition's impact on labor and prices, arguing emancipation will not empty fields or collapse markets. It questions shifts in demand for Black and White labor, climate effects on staple crops, and how Southern and national economies would adapt amid planned abolition efforts.
Readable fragments indicate counterfeiters linked to the United States documents have been rested at the request of Minister Adams. The report mentions greenbacks and circulation concerns but provides limited concrete details.
Fragmentary text discusses affidavits and official verifications for death claims, agents authority, and foreign evidence rules. It mentions certificates under the War Department seal and procedures for claims involving government funds, with stray passages on social commentary and misquoted phrases interspersed.
A fragmentary note questions the idea that Nature never errs and weighs human nature against natural law. It mentions curtains, lectures, and a cryptic line about liberty and worldly greatness, ending with a puzzled query.
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