Debated Constitutional Amendment sparks partisan clash
The article argues that opposition to a change in representation rests on party power plays in the South. It cites Gov Morton’s New Albany speech and condemns rebel states gaining thirty electoral votes through negro representation, urging opposition by the Union and prompting a curious rural animal tale from Pennsylvania.
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South
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New Albany
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Olie
Ohio
Indiuma
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Hon C Delano Renominated by Newark Congressional Bias
The Newark convention renominated Hon C Delano for Congress. The platform urges loyal support and cites Delano as a prudent, statemanlike successor. The note claims Union loyalty resurging as loyal men rally, while treason sympathizers fear the outcome.
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Newark
Columbus Delano
Congress
Delano
Zanes
Question at Ticknor and Fields Bookstore About Publication
A Boston shopper at Messrs Ticknor and Fields asked if Every Saturday was published monthly or semi monthly. She was the same lady who once questioned Siamese twins about their brothers.
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Messrs. Ticknor and & Fields
Boston
Good Night Ends A Lifetimes Echo In Brief Farewell
The passage laments the common yet vast impact of the simple phrase good night. It reflects on the last hours and the fear of memory, noting how two words linger while the world moves through care, love, and family toward unknown futures.
Boys Told to Quit Tobacco Use
A sensible writer argues against boys using tobacco. It details harmful effects on bones brain and nervous system and warns of precocity and weak energy. The piece urges boys to shun tobacco as a baneful poison damaging teeth throat lungs and stomach.
Disgraceful Demonstrations at Duvall Meeting in Louisville
At the Duvall gathering in Louisville Saturday night the Democrat reports mixed reactions to war leaders. McClellan and Buell drew mild approval, Lee and Johnson sparked prolonged applause, Grant and Sherman faced hisses. George i Pugh spoke next, continuing the pattern, as Union names met silence while former rebel soldiers drew cheers.
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Duvall
Louisville
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Vallandigham
McClellan
Buell
Lee
Johnson
Grant
Sherman
George i
Pugh
Sne Knows toe Mix from Fanny Fern Targets Ladies
The text laments women wearing stockings and skirts as a social signal, noting men on street corners craning their necks to glimpse gaiter boots and Balmoral outfits. It quips that even gray-haired elders stare as carriages arrive, using sharp satire to comment on fashion and male attention.
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Sne
Fanny Fern
Democrats Recalled as Law and Order Party Tone
Reading Dispatch notes a provocative line calling Democrats the law and order party and recalls alleged past riots resisting the draft and actions against enrolling officers enforcing the law.
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Law and Order’ Party
Reading Dispatch
Bounty Bill and Pay Debates Mark Late Session
The article chronicles Congress battles over soldier bounty pay and a $5,000 yearly pay for members. It notes Senate opposition to the bounty due to cost and a compromise attaching both measures to an appropriation bill. It critiques political maneuvering by Copperheads and Unionists and questions George Pendleton’s Union loyalties.
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Trouse
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House
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Mr. Delano
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Aft
Verno
Lincoln letter hints at enfranchising colored soldiers in new Louisiana constitution
The text cites Abraham Lincoln’s March 13 1864 letter urging a constitutional convention in Louisiana. It mentions the governor and Union men gathering peacefully to reform the state constitution and consider allowing some colored people, including veterans, to vote to preserve liberty.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Abraham Lincoln
Ifon
Michael Wuhn
Mayor Monroe's oath halt by McClellan defeat tale
Gen Butler recounts a Civil War incident in which Mayor Monroe, jailed as a traitor, nearly signed a loyalty oath but balked after learning McClellan was defeated with heavy losses. He dropped the pen and was returned to prison before later release by Washington authorities.
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New Orleans
Gen. Butler
Monroe
McClellan
Washington
Ancient brass caldron found in Colinwark Loch
A rivetted brass caldron filled with antique armor and armorer tools was found in Colinwark Loch Scotland. Estimated to date circa 1300, the find ties to historic Edward I era camps once believed to be near Fir Island on the lake.
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Colinwark Loch
Scotland
Edward I
Galloway
Fir Island
Leprosy Declares Itself Across Distant Lands
Leprosy is said to be developing in various world regions with its ancient characteristics. It is currently in the West and in Norway, two widely separated countries, according to recent statistics there are at least two thousand lepers in Norway.
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Norway
Useful recipes and home remedies from a historical bulletin
A collection of old kitchen instructions for lemonade, corn cakes, spruce beer, biscuit batter, dairy preservation, baked apples, and fruit wines. Also includes a potato substitute for berry flavoring and general tips on fermentation and storage.
Sheridan Lashes Texas Paper Over Jests
The Texas paper quoted General Sheridan joking he would rule Texas if he owned it and live elsewhere, then quipped about men who won’t stand up for their country, provoking a sharp response from readers.
Cholera claims four in Mulberry Street tenement
A New York tenement on Mulberry Street reported the deaths of an entire four member family from cholera in succession last week. The father died after the others and was unattended as systemic cholera symptoms appeared. Neighbors allegedly notified the Board of Health, which acted only after three days, by which time risks to other residents and the surrounding Mulberry area increased amid severe sanitary conditions.
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George II Pendleton
Congress
Connsylvania
Ohio
Geo
Glorious Union
Mulberry
New York
Meombera
Tie
Board of Health
Board of Srash
Editor and reader clash over a severe article
A hotel guest pressured an editor to publish a scathing piece against a rival. The editor complied after a conversation, and the visitor returned enraged claiming the article had his name attached and caused him harm.
The Owl's Vengeance Report From France
A French paper reports in a commune near Avranches an owl seeks vengeance for slain sons. For four days the bird watched the farmer's lad and on the fifth day it swooped from a tree and tore out his left eye with a single strike.
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Avranches
Clawn
German Inventor's Submarine Boat Sinks on Trial Trip
A German named Flatch or Valparas built a submarine intended for torpedo use. On a trial run the craft sank with ten men aboard after a buoy was not fitted. It was later found at thirty fathoms by a diver ten days later and had not yet been raised.
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Flatch
Valparas
Anopdor
Bell toll as hollow prayer of a hypocrite
A linked proverb answers that tolling bells resemble the prayer of a hypocrite because the sound comes from a solemn voice that lacks sincere thought. It recalls moral caution about ostentatious piety.
England Suffrage Reform Sparsity Revealed by Police Action
A London meeting in support of reform bill was disrupted by the metropolitan police. The incident highlights limited freedom for the politically disenfranchised and argues that the elective franchise safeguards personal liberty and civil security.
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London
Metropolitan Police
Jorse Gourda
England
Hidden Pegs Protect Flower Beds From Scratching
Pegs driven into soil around a flower bed keep damage to surfaces from scratching. When topped just below ground level the pegs remain unseen.
Dog Saves Boy From River At Local Pound Incident
A dog leapt into the Hast River to aid a boy who fell from a dock near a pound. The dog held the boy by the arm and guided him to the dock where he was rescued. The dog suffered injuries but was kept for three days in gratitude for its lifesaving actions.
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New York
Ghatha
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