15 Feb 1856
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1856
Page
1
An old city advertisement names multiple dentists and dental services on Bease Street and Main, touting artificial teeth and low prices. It lists McCullogh a twenty five year veteran, R A M Leslie and Wardle among others with addresses near By SMOE and Sev By.
A Forties era observer catalogs Washington DC gambling dens along Pedmayivania Avenue from Willards to Capitol yard. Pro gamblers, runners, and stool pigeons lure visitors with faro, monte, poker, and other games while saloons boast lavish interiors. Senators, military officers, and government clerks mingle with common citizens as fortunes swing at night.
A crowd gathered at the Albright residence after news that Mrs Albright and her daughter perished by running their sleigh into a hole in the Delaware. The scene drew many women and children as funeral processions formed with coffins covered in black cloth and silver mountings bearing the deceased names.
A fragmented Chester County report describes an ill fated betrothal plan seen as a grave warning to young people. Details are garbled but indicate a betrothal attempted after a spurious engagement, with consequences noted alongside dubious costs and distant references.
In December last the . of colonization activity is referenced with fragmented phrasing and unclear details. The note appears as a brief OCR fragment about early colonization efforts and related context without specific people places or dates.
The article surveys extreme winters from 1500 to 1776 including frozen rivers and seas in Europe, with references to the Thames, Elbe, and Danube. It notes 18th century cold spans and a colonial era elopement tale, then discusses a new postal transmission article and critiqued uses of mail and telegraph in society.
Reports recount a Columbus incident where a repeated assault on schoolgirls drew public outrage. Colonel Simonton confronted the attacker in a bar room. a citizen disciplined the offender with a cowhide and blows before the man was dragged away. Nearby, a Michigan Terrible tale mentions girdlings and a horse’s harness end leading to similar rough conduct.
A father and mother guide a youth toward religious conversion through gentle admonition, while a homemaker praises a healthy beet recipe. The article links spiritual trials to growth in faith and describes baking beets as a nutritious culinary practice.
Telegraph reports bank and firm sums linked to John L. Stephens and Sonora. Panama and John Adams pass toward Panama Isthmus. Valparaiso and Callao dates up to January 11. A Christmas cargo fire in Valparaiso killed six foreign seamen and citizens. Chile-US commerce treaty announced. Marys sloop at Valparaiso. Melbourne dates to November show dull export trade. gold and flour prices noted in other ports.
Rumors say Britain and France discuss naval actions in southern waters and a Mosquito project to aid Central American states. A British force of 3,000 men is allegedly being gathered to march on Nicaragua under British command to remove Gen Walker and install a new government.
In New York on February 4 afternoonCotton holds firm with 3500 bales sold Coffee remains active with 5000 bags of Rio variety traded Sugar is firm with 00 bhds sold Molasses quiet with 39 barrels sold Palm oil quiet with 7000 barrels traded at a standstill
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