06 Jan 1858
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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1858
Page
1
A garbled first person fragment covers various scenes and voices. It references a stockman, a crowd, a biblical figure, and scattered place names, with stray mentions of Copenhagen Stockholm Paris and Washington. The excerpt shows disrupted syntax, incomplete sentences, and overlapping topics without a clear single event or outcome.
An OCR fragment shows a verse urging mothers to show care for motherless children. The lines lament neglect and call for empathy toward orphans, appealing to maternal duties and the warmth of a loving home. The text is incomplete but conveys a humanitarian appeal.
A fire exposes hidden wealth with $8000 in gold and silver stashed near a bed and $690 in bills, while a storm unsettles a household. The report details mortgage pressures on farmers tied to the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad, urging scrutiny of mortgage practices and raising concerns over foreclosures and control by railroad magnates.
A patchwork of 1858 era items covers farming, mining, and commerce figures for Sam's Farm in Boston, astronomical eclipse notices, a grand Niagara-like waterfall description in Norway, and an advisory on cramp relief. Named places include Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Norway with references to the Continental Congress and slavery debates.
A long, ragged historical monologue mixes poetry and prose, recalling past events and figures. It threads through old year endings, annexation talk, agricultural life, and a mock Washington surrender tale. The piece blends personal reminiscence with national politics and rural livelihoods.
A Boston correspondent recounts visits to Baden Baden casinos with vivid scenes of high stakes playing and rapid fortunes. A Russian noble is described betting heavily while a young American with white hair amasses and loses large sums, then returns to chase bets before finally fading. The piece also notes a prior Boston report on rats and potash used to expel them from a property.
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