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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1855
Page
2
The piece argues the Philadelphia Democratic Convention oath differs from Know Nothing oaths in purpose and method. It notes legality, daylight versus secret administration, and aims to expose political manipulation and protestant bias while stressing differences in intent and impact.
The piece questions secret oath tests for public office and cautions against undermining suffrage. It notes Maine Law politics, three-candidate governor race, and court cases in Utica, with protests in Dudley and England showing anti prohibition tensions.
The Ledger misrepresented candidates for governor amid Maine Law controversy. The article contrasts Democratic and anti Maine Law stances, notes bipartisan calls for temperance opposition, and critiques press accuracy. It also reports temperature changes, local photography notes, and hotel ownership updates.
A Delaware County exhibition incident describes a horse kicking loose a rider’s box, injuring two women and two children as crowds struggled to disperse. Eleanor Lyle, age ninety nine, longtime New Castle resident, died at her daughter’s home after recounting Revolutionary War memories. Theodore Cann, near Middletown, fell from an ox cart, damaged by a wheel, with thirty bushels of wheat aboard. Dr. Sutherland attended. Journeymen morocco dressers donated 58.50 to aid Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers.
News from Europe notes Sebastopol remains in Russian hands and Paris expects the city to fall under allied pressure. Reports describe Russian casualties at Traktir Bridge and a stubborn Malakoff defense, with Omer Pasha sent toward Asia and Sveaborg loss cited.
A man named William White died after hydrophobia developed from a dog bite on Walnut Street Camden. He fell ill suddenly after a bite, worsened over days, and was restrained as the disease consumed him, ending his suffering. The report includes a French paper anecdote and an advertisement for Jones & Co. clothing in Philadelphia.
A dated price list lists flour wheat corn oats flaxseed wood butter lard eggs potatoes sweet potatoes poultry fish and dried fruits with per unit or per bushel prices and quantities. The entry notes the date September 12 1855 and includes items such as hickory and oak wood and assorted seafood prices.
The advertisement notes fur ther information available via address to James B. McDowell Principal. It urges readers to contact the school official for further details.
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