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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1863
Page
1
The Daily Gazette advertises rates for various ad sizes and insertions in both editions. It notes large circulation in the West and outlines pricing for single, multiple, and bulk copies including carrier and yearly rates.
Special Correspondence recounts a journey from Cincinnati toward Cairo and Memphis, observing river towns, guerrilla dangers, and social contrasts. The writer admires certain railroad managers, laments hotel conditions, notes Cairo’s plain streets, and reflects on war, slavery, and politics as the steamer travels toward Vicksburg.
The deaths were reported from the office at Gton up to Sunday night, including Goerms Stone a 73d Ohio veteran, W Coleman a 73d Ohio veteran, and Buoch B Fakieb from Ohio.
The Union forces report rebels moved from Richmond toward Winchester and Mt Sterling to disrupt rail lines and telegraph. Paris troops and citizens repelled the advance, seizing fifteen enemy including a captain and a lieutenant. Saunders’ force at Winchester pressed the rebels, with ten pickets captured, while the main body eluded engagement and retreated toward Cumberland Gap.
Venice letter by W. D. Howells recounts a Fourth of July picnic on the Lido, gondola to Casa Faber, toasts to Washington, and verses. It notes mosaic art planned for Mrs. Bethune in Venice and a memorial tablet for Dr. Bethune in Brooklyn. Also mentions Signor Miani and Speke debates, plus a literary excerpt from Richmond and a Civil War poem.
Two city residents met with the Secretary of War Monday and discussed emancipation. Stanton vowed that no freedman shall be returned to slavery unless a negro bloodshed returns to circulate in living veins, referencing Port Hudson and Milliken's Bend. Source attributed to the New York Post.
A Melbourne style tale describes a surgeon who buys an old tool bucket for five shillings and uses it to stop leaks and earn big money. The narrator notes the bucket’s value in dental work and claims rivals seek him out for its secret.
A Blackwood writer describes desolate Babylonian remnants from a high mound, noting canal ruins, vanished waters, and wind driven dust. He imagines walls of the ancient city, the grave of the golden city, and hints at Semiramis and Nitocris gardens amid vitrified brickwork remains.
The Association holds its annual meeting in Chicago at Bryan Hall starting next Wednesday at 10 o clock A M. West railroads grant one fare round trip. Chicago teachers offer free entertainment for attending ladies. Notable lectures by J D Philbrick and Thos Hill among others. Thursday includes National Thanksgiving exercises from 11 to 12 conducted by Rev Dr McMilton and President Hill. Chicago Board of Education invites attendees to HQ at 76 La Salle Street opposite the Courthouse.
The Normal School in Columbus began on Monday the 27th with nearly fifty students. Superintendent Prof J M Alcott leads a strong teaching staff including Profs Hoss Hurry Hancock Spencer and S W Stanage. Lectures in Natural Philosophy and Chemistry will start next week under Prof Hougham. Indiana education reform grows despite political opposition as institutes and schools expand.
The Nation reports a French scientific commission studying Mexican ruins of immense age and sophistication. They suggest a once civilized people 700 years before Columbus built grand structures, possibly emigrants who crossed the Bering Strait. French travelers Brasseur de Bourbourg and Desire Cearnay documented the expeditions and collected notes and photos.
The New Orleans Era recounts a May 27 assault at Port Hudson where members of the 1st Louisiana Colored Engineers helped by carrying racines and bridging the ditch with sticks. The incident highlights the unit’s risky role during the desperate attack. A rattlesnake remains a rare sight on the Reserve, and a local man killed in freedom was noted as the first seen there in thirty years.
Fragmentary OCR listing includes names Peter Lorilward Peter Betry Rup ace and Cavendish mentions with scattered phrases about manufacture prices and shipments. text is garbled with many nonstandard terms and unclear context. No cohesive sale terms or verifiable entities beyond scattered personal names.
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