13 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1869
Page
1
The academy balls and masquerades draw crowds as residents debate liberty and decorum. A curious bystander quarrels over the propriety of wives at balls while discussions of lotteries and public health measures by Dr Gerhardt Saal and educators highlight concerns about air quality, crowding, and the need for better schoolroom conditions.
An incomplete excerpt mentions General Barnes of the United States and Rev. a sang yk p or esr i whios ye Tower a Peggle nay 4, with references to Mil and Tepe R zits, suggesting a local obituary or death notice amid garbled text.
The author argues against excessive early schooling and stresses outdoor play and moderate study. Open air exercise, gradual learning, and a healthy diet are essential for robust development. He warns six-year-olds should not be overburdened and urges easing tasks and rest, seeking welfare over ideology.
Wheat crops in Adrian county Indiana and Mason county Kentucky show challenges with early sowing and favorable hemp growth in Mason. Alligator pear and ramie production appear mixed. tobacco yields reach 5000 pounds from eight acres in Jennings county Indiana. Texas cotton prospects seem preeminent amid broader state conditions, with corn and other crops affected by early-season patterns and weather. Peach buds and beans suffer localized damage in Illinois and Missouri areas near Alton and Quoin.
A fragment from the Lex Kentucky page mentions a joke about Dr A K Marshall, with unclear context and no clear outcome or names beyond the quoted figures.
The Health Office issued burial permits for the week ending February 12 with daily totals of 5, 14, 14, 13, 2, 6 and a final count of 72. Mayor's office license receipts for the week ending February 10 show Peddlers 815, hucksters 25, exhibitions and balls 10, express wagons 10, logs 12, drays 1, totaling 3 511.
A Columbus city council meeting discussed street railway Route 9 with fifteen members present. Debate covered legality of contracts, rights to occupy portions of established routes, and proposed rates from Messrs. Rebb Nesmith. A motion to adjourn passed after a prolonged session.
Pomeroy reports adverse on extending railroad land grants in Minnesota and Iowa. Debates on bond value versus currency, a Oregon amendment limiting monthly currency conversions, and river and harbor funding. House passes prize money for Kearsarge crew and pro tem Mississippi government plan. Butler Wade dispute. revenue bill adopts in evening.
Fragmentary report mentions Fenian activity in New York and an armed vessel. A reference to President Johnson paying frauds on the United States appears vague. Another line notes vegetation in New York ahead of its usual time by about a month.
The text records a House resolution requesting immediate action on the national banking issue and asking that no national currency rescues be used. It also directs the Governor to send a copy of the resolution to each Senator and to place a copy on the table to be printed. The House adjourned until Tuesday afternoon.
From the north and east notes a liquor law challenge in Indiana lawmakers. A young man McEvoy is reported murdered at Raenes Michigan on February 1. Two arrests follow. Reports also mention theft at a smokehouse in Michigan and a blaze destroying a dwelling and offices in Aliuna Pennsylvania on February 11, with losses listed at 25,000 dollars.
The article reports a rejected bid to restore voting rights for those disfranchised as Missouri prepares to elect Congressmen in April. A civil bill is involved, detailing a tobacco tax issue tied to Nell Chaclnn and Virginia, seized at Baltimore, with Maryland awaiting further investigation. A steamboat disaster is described as terrible with sixty three lives lost.
Reports describe U S policy debate as Mr Greaves M P urging compromise with rates. Gladstone at a London banquet supports disestablishment of the Irish Church and urges fiscal restraint. Serrano addresses the Spanish Cortes amid mixed cheers for provisional government and monarchy. Cortes attendees hold Te Deum at Our Lady of Atocha while confusion and rapid developments mark the session. Foreign color includes shifting loyalties and insurrection funds. overall news notes uncertain signals from Iberia and Europe.
A man named Williams suffered damage to his bus machine during the pork packing season at Rensor's manager hogave, with reports noting it was cut up Petra during the process.
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