05 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1869
Page
1
Corresponder Pat Angas notes the city’s domestic matters and condonation debate amid hot weather. The text hints at a struggling clue to property terms and a public mood in the old Fourth Ward as tension rises in New York ahead.
A Detroit letter extols the city as the region’s most antiquated yet beautiful port on the river. It notes vast lake commerce, housing a booming trade in butter barley hides wool and salt, and highlights manufactures including mills foundries and a large match factory. Population, libraries, water works, and public debt are discussed, with reflections on politics and local figures and a forecast for the fall of 1870.
In a rural dispatch dated August 3, 1869, farmers vent about long rains and mud hindering crops. They discuss wheat standing in water, mowing through slick fields, soil being rich yet fragile, and the need for pluck to sustain harvests amid damp conditions. Local voices rail at political chatter and reflect on soil composition and crop prospects.
Growers report a long overdue blessing as crop yields show promise. Penchae' in Americas sell from 5e to 25c per dozen, with abundant cotton prospects and high market supply.
The article notes vast land in healthy Texan locations offering rental at ten to fifty cents per acre. It discusses high wages for laborers, costs to transport men from New York, and the Matagorda Bay and Indianola area as viable travel routes. It also mentions crop prospects, planter wages of 12 to 15 dollars monthly, and the demand for labor in cotton fields.
The article notes vast trade flow along the Kansas Pacific line, with Pueblo County alone selling goods worth 1,064,033 in the last year. It emphasizes ten counties relying on this railway for supplies and suggests New Mexico's 100,000 residents sit on the same distribution path, predicting regional growth rivaling major U.S. regions within two years.
Dornams Sotp notes Ansel C. Shropshire sold a bull for 1500 to John Martin of Shakertown Ohio and a cow for 600. Missouri and Georgia buyers are mentioned with several horses. Thomas McClintock sold at 130 and Bowdyn sold two head to Ed. Bowdyn left for the market with Goodpaster buying 20 head at 140 in Bath.
The article compares year round leisure in Swiss Alps and Montreux with European cities, noting that hotels in private Inns charge six francs a day and meals are affordable, while winter winds and cold affect prices. It contrasts with Paris where living costs are higher and private homes can be rented for about similar daily expenditure, highlighting regional price differences and lodging options across Europe.
A damaged OCR fragment from The Globe in New Brunswick presents unreadable lines with stray names and phrases, yielding only partial hints of a local notice or brief item without clear event, date, or entity clarity.
Revenue receipts rose to 874 dollars as investigations proceed into bank robberies while Kentucky treasurer hopeful Tate eyes a likely 40000 vote lead. Detectives arrest Ocean Bank robbers and currency delays spark printer strike talk. News from Indiana Kentucky Cuba Spain and California involves elections overhauls and territorial changes.
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