21 Jan 1856
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1856
Page
1
Advertisement shows professional card for S J Dennis attorney and S G Douglass attorney with office location at the northeast corner of Bev lay, indicating services offered in a formal legal context.
A Chicago Times observer describes a scene near an open river draw where a young woman, about seventeen, and a group of relatives seek aid. The account details hardship and family strains, including a father abroad and a mother and siblings, as they face poverty and loss.
A disjointed and fragmentary note references a powder related accident with strained phrasing and scattered names, highlighting an event tied to Louisville and local acquaintances. The readable portions suggest a serious mishap and community impact, though details are unclear.
A torn, partial OCR recounts river accident details with Dewey of Poughkeepsie in the second car, and mentions amputation of toes. The fragment then shifts to a crowd scene with a ticketless man, a preacher, and a young woman who falls from a wagon, eliciting mixed feelings about virtue and bravely noble women.
A bereaved father, Mr James y eddian, vows revenge after his son’s body was stolen from Montram Churchyard. The grave-stone inscription condemns grave robbers and vows their corpses may be taken to a surgeon’s room. Mr Brierly died later at Cowen.
The Galveston Christmas in Texas was marked by unusually cold weather on December 27 with clear conditions and brisk temperatures. Local reports describe the day as one of the coldest in memory, affecting daily life and activities.
A pasting tale from a New York Observer excerpt highlights a boy’s turning point after confessing a fault. John’s conscience leads to improved behavior, kindness to family, and a tasted forgiveness. He urges boys to own mistakes and seek forgiveness. Harden not your hearts, boys.
A fragmented reminiscence reflects on a late figure J J Gurney and a moral debate on silence and charity. The text shifts to a U S House of Representatives vote for Speaker with 94 to 6%, noting defections and calls for a plurality rule amid party tensions and concerns over slavery.
A damaged OCR fragment evokes a childlike world of play and perpetual youth. It references innocence, a mother's heart, seraphs, and an infant world, with lyrical images of morning light and delicate toys. The piece centers on longing for eternity in childhood.
A student receives a formal assessment noting lacking remarks and fidelity. The report highlights the phrase he who is faithful in little will be trusted with much, reflecting expectations set by the school administration.
A brief, unclear snippet questions waiting for a break until Monday. The fragment references numbers eight and nine and mentions Express as context, but lacks coherent event or participants.
A garbled, fragmented text snippet recalls intimate dialogue and a child near a desk, with mentions of a mother figure and a boat. The legible parts hint at affection and a private domestic moment, but overall the passage remains incoherent and unreadable.
An election in Louisville on January 19 approved a $1,006,000 loan to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company by a 30 vote majority and approved erecting Waterworks by about one thousand votes.
Flour export demand steady with home trade inquiries. Medium grades show price gains, Genesee and Western lots command higher values. Wheat firm with prime red spring and red Tennessee quoted, rye steady, corn and whisky weaker. Pork and beef markets softening. lard and tallow moderate demand. Cotton quiet, coffee active, sugar firm, molasses declining, linseed and oil steady.
Paapanama reports limited export demand across grains. Flour sales total 400 barrels at 695 per etandar. Wheat red sells at 2 cents, white at 2 dollars. Rye steady at 14 cents with few offerings. Corn scarce with 4000 bushels sold now at 9. Me old at 860 in store. Whisky limited demand with small barrel sales at 35 cents and hhds at 3 Be.
Flour steady in Baltimore markets with small sales from city mills at 68. Bazrmons notes limited activity and price stability with buyer interest modest and traders watching future demand.
FLOUR AND GRAIN demand improved with sales totaling 540 barrels at various prices. 480 bushels inferior red Wheat noted. oats at 90c and corn at 4c. HOGS market favored buyers with limited sales around 235 and 250 per hundred, buttered by 6 to 6 1/2 cents. PROVISIONS sellers freer, beef and pork prices mixed, Niles and neat spots. CHEESE and GROCERIES activity limited with stable prices.
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