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Newspaper
Cincinnati Weekly Chronicle
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1869
Page
1
The piece surveys political clashes inside the Democratic party and temperance debates, noting bitterness over Grant era policy and the call for Western style reforms. It praises Western literature and art, highlights Auerbach books, and reflects on historic debates about liberty, religion, and women's rights sparked by Anna Hutchinson.
Correspondent reports Cairo on the Mecca pilgrimage procession and city life as the Prince and Princess of Wales tour the area. Crowds fill narrow streets while Arabs, Jews, Copts, and others observe, camels and horses move through bazaars, and light plays across latticed façades in a vivid Oriental scene.
A deciphered fragment notes subscriptions nearing applications for specimen copies. The text mentions ARaus and a claim of excellence though the wording is garbled and incomplete. The context suggests a publication distribution or reader offer discussion without clear specifics.
A Vincignati Chronicle letter from Severo Counry, March 15, argues war reshapes Democratic majorities, praises Republican ideas, and laments gender inequality. He urges equal rights for women and questions democracy, civic virtue, and national unity amid wartime concerns.
Coroners report two self inflicted deaths in San Francisco with Lieutenant J F Small found at a boarding house in a full uniform and chloroform on a stand. The other lieutenant, in Montgomery and Bush rooms, cut wrists and a laudanum bottle nearby. both cases noted delirium tremens and distress.
A Salt Lake City report notes a brief warm spell followed by a sharp cold snap striking with little snow. Prices for oats and other grain are falling while Missouri corn appears cheap.
John R Key shoots his father in the sitting room of a house rented by Moses Ivens as neighbors and visitors watch. Key fires a fatal shot at his father after a brief struggle while old Mr Givens is wounded trying to intervene. John Key is arrested and to be tried for murder in the circuit court.
The Postoffice Department plans a new stamp series soon. Designs feature Franklin on one cent in Roman ochre, Washington on six cents, and an imperial blue three cent with a locomotive. Other issues include a 10 cent orange shield with an eagle, 12 cent green ocean steamship, 15 cent blue Columbus, 24 cent purple lake Declaration scene, 30 cent eagle and shield in carmine, and 90 cent Lincoln in black with carmine scrolls. The 30 cent stamp is praised for uniting national emblems and colors.
Correspondent describes Indian and white trackers in the Dakotas era, detailing how skilled trailers read tracks, weather clues, and animal signs. Observations cover a guide named Daloria tracing elk and other prints, interpreting hoof marks, hair, and firearm signs to reveal movements and motives.
A Pennyun New York visitor recounts a midnight visit to a haunted room where a guitar sounded and a sweet singing voice filled the air though no singer was visible. The voice cried for help three times as a dance of madmen and demoniac screams followed amid tense, eerie sensations.
Professor Nordenskiold summarizes Swedish Arctic Expedition findings. Autumn ice is more open but passage blocked by broken ice. winter brings unbroken ice across the polar basin. surface freezes by late September. autumn north of 40 degrees brings dangers from darkness and storms. polar basin is unlikely to be a single old area. a winter sledging route from Smiths Sound or Seven Islands may reach the pole.
The paper's principal stockholder is a 17 year old girl who owns an estate valued at over 1,000,000 francs in her own right.
Harriet Beecher Stowe argues beauty in living rooms beats costly showpieces and offers a practical plan. She contrasts a cheap Brussels carpet with a full room makeover using wall paper, matting, white muslin curtains, and DIY upholstery to create a furnished look on a modest budget.
A collage of eccentric notes spans inventions from cow hides to horse tails and a glass of champagne laced with poison. It quotes royalty, art, dress, and manners, with anecdotes from Paris to Warsaw and the antics of a methodical New York debutante.
The notice promotes wall poems and borders with examples by Sam and Eastman Prenae figures. It touts thirty dollars’ worth of American art to select from, with chromos varnished and frames awaiting affordable purchase. It invites readers to send lists to a leading picture dealer to receive prices and options.
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