22 Sep 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1869
Page
1
A fragmentary note references a New York newspaper's editorial pages and columns. It mentions the "Goo fe Chilis" chairman and W. E. in a curious context, with scattered phrases about Auburn ladies and a Punch-like logical society.
A partial OCR excerpt describes a figure stirring passion in the press and facing sharp criticism, depicting tense public reaction and a sense of moral accusation surrounding a recent event. Names, places, or exact actions are not provided in the readable text.
Correspondent from Cincinnati describes a cross country journey by rail in September 1869. The party travels from Cincinnati to Chicago, joins delegates of a Grand Lodge assembly, proceeds via Missouri River routes, and reaches Omaha for a banquet. The narrative praises the American West, notes vast grain fields, emigrants in canvas shelters, and mountain scenes, with reflections on the country as God’s country.
During a visit to this area the writer reports daily excursions prospecting for metals and minerals. A friend led him to a dry branch channel where after four feet of digging he reached gypsum bed ten feet deep, with no wall breakthrough. He shows a crossing near a clay bluff and notes further specimens obtained. additional locals confirm details.
From Sioux City Journal dated Sept 16 a brutal attack near Fort Buford left four men slain and mutilated by Unopa Indians. Four workers leaving the fort to fetch hay were ambushed as gunfire spread from the fort. Indians stripped scalped and killed two of the men while taking a mule and gear. The fort housed about twelve hundred soldiers and civilians during the incident.
Fashion notes suggest next winter favors velveteen suits and elaborate demi couture with six buttoned jackets. Parasol handles grow ornamented and young married ladies adopt ample cloaks and sailor collars. English German French influences appear as designers anticipate Parisian trends spreading globally.
Valuable information for emigrants from Carleton and the Boston Journal outlines choosing farms in timbered areas west of the Mississippi, notes rail routes via St. Paul and Stillwater, and discusses land laws, settlement by colonies, fruit suitability, climate, and health prospects. It includes details on state exemptions, German and Dutch colony patterns, and practical guidance for new settlers contemplating homes in Minnesota and Iowa.
A jumble of brief items reports on health notes for ex secretary Stanton, travel to California, a new State Department building site at Fifteenth and K streets in Washington, and various European and domestic political moves. Also cited are canal embankment damage near Kirkville, arrests of soldiers over escape plots, unaccounted figures in Scotland, and Democratic convention preparations in Syracuse. The mixed items include a California pioneer party, church schooling debates, and election tidbits from multiple regions.
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