05 Sep 1866
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1866
Page
1
A garbled compilation includes a Civil War era poem about Barbara Frietchie and Lee with scattered notes on a medical society expulsion case. The text also references a 1866 Beaver County Medical Society inquiry into Dr. Winans and critiques of ethical codes and advertising remedies.
Fragmented column reports oil market chatter near Titusville and Pioneer, with talk of refined oil shipments and new pipelines. It notes a frost and heavy snow from Almont to the region, a river flood threat, a courthouse patrol, and a forager brawl over theft claims. It mentions 54 000 barrels burned consumed in New York rumor and sheriff sale chatter.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a notice to advertisers with unclear rate details and references to business cards and yearly lines. Mentions marriages deaths and religious political matters among listed categories. Exact specifics are not decipherable from the readable fragments.
A fragmentary diary passage from Kentucky on August 12, 1866 records waking thoughts about possession and a moment of reflection. The narrator recalls a sense of unlikely happiness near a grocery and mentions an officer and a child singing. Names include Perkoteus V Nasny and a postmaster.
Manswari Rost. B. Munna of New York City is presented with a $5,000 diamond ring by the Spanish Government in acknowledgment of his services in the apprehension and return to Cuba of Arguellés, the officer who abused his trust and escaped to another country. Gen. Custen testified last March that loyalty in the South is a reproach to those who profess it, and he has now joined the Southern loyalty group and receives a commission on his price.
The Sandusky Register notes Buckland opposed a rise in pay while Copperheads push the bill. It details total costs, mileage changes, and the net effect on two year pay, arguing the measure equals wages and shifts blame among factions.
The Doylestown Democrat reprints an 1862 editorial condemning Vice President Andrew Johnson for drunken conduct and poor articulation at his oath, arguing such behavior disgraces the presidency. The piece argues Republican papers condemn him while some Democratic presses try to hide the truth.
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