Subscriptions and advertising terms in 1855 notice
The piece lists subscription rates for the SEMI- WEEKLY REPORTER as seven dollars per year in advance and five cents per single issue. It warns that failure to notify discon tinuation will result in continued service and renewal charges. Advertising rates are given with rates per insertion and for longer ads. Public notice directs payments to designated agents.
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Democratic Party
Edward Potts
James Kink
Nicholson
Dover
Del
General Assembly
New Castle County
Kent County
Sussex Co
Farmers’ Bank
New Castle
Sussex County
Georgetown
Joan R. Sudler
School Fund of Delaware
Bridgeville
Unusual Dover Week With Courts Circuses And Incidents
Reports from Dover describe a busy week with the Orphans' Court and Court of Chancery in session, two circuses performing, and town issues including arrests for drunkenness and several robberies. A major battle near Sand Hills between U.S. troops and Sioux, plus levy court timing changes and local break-ins, frame the town’s turbulent week.
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Jus Capal
Dover
Court of Chancery
Rivers & Dertovs
Pent Lane
U. States
Sand Hills
North Fork
Platte River
United States
Barney
Cady
Col
Cook
Dragoons
Harney
Sit
Abolition Lecture in Wilmington Beset by Mockery and Racist Notions
Wilmington dispatch reports a recent Abolition lecture at City Hall by Charles Burleigh, described as a fanatic. The account, skeptical and satirical, notes the crowd’s poor turnout and a mock reception, with ridicule of Burleigh and his rhetoric on emancipation.
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Avouiion
Will
Wilmington
Philadelphia Daily News
City Hall
CosmLes BuRueich
Town Hall
Charley Burley
Jeremiah
Brudder” Milborne
Bredder” Scinson
Brudder Burleigh
Burleigh
Raleigh
Every One His Own Salesman at Jones & Co Crescent Store
Jones & Co at 200 Market Philadelphia offer a marked down price system on all goods with no variation in price. They advertise the largest clothing stock for retail sale and claim guaranteed quality. A large stock of piece goods is available and made to order at 25 percent below credit prices.
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the Sentinel
Sentinel
Democratic Party
The
Caluis
Hns Party
Ngoy
UNIF
Phicrs
Gilesman
Jones & CO
Crescent
Philadelphia
Conscent
Petloly
Stauffer & Harley
North Second Street
Quarrs
Market Prices in a September 28 1855 Ledger
A fragment lists goods and prices including eggs at 12 percent loss, potatoes at 50, sweet potatoes 60, poultry at 2 per dozen, fowls 38, ducks 2 40, herrings at 500 mackeral 8 6 60, dried apples 6, and dried peaches 125, reflecting a mid nineteenth century market ledger.
Grain prices in New York and Baltimore reports
The Grain Trade notes prices for Wheat and Corn across markets. In New York on Sept 26 Wheat Southern Red at 193 and Corn at 87 to 88 cents. In Philadelphia Sept 26 Wheat white 1950 to 205? Red 180 to 188. Corn 90 to 91 cents. Baltimore Sept 26 Wheat white 187 to 200 Red 175 to 185. Corn 88 to 90 cents. Oats around 35 to 0e.
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New Orleans
Red
Quachita
Atchalalays
New York
Delaware
Balrimore
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United States Lawn
Statine
Neevers
Din Qachive
Locofuca
Loco/oco
Locofoco
Docofoco
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Atlantic
Massachusetts
Washington
Emperor Bay
Central Committee
Democratic State Central Committee
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanian
Frank Lestre
Frank Leslie
Fashion
Beau Monde
London
Paris
Merold
Brooklaw
N.Y
Ots
Walsburg
Cote
Wailiameborg
Gin. Salmterry
Ater de Grae. &c
Spim Te Ral Sry
Ann
Ech
Apm County Agr Cultural Society
Ranmas
Enphan
Atstat
Pierce
Maryland
Davis
Parnen
Townsexp
Rey Coups
Resp
Levy Court
Topp
Bererariss
Opessa
Daxen Conert
G. B. Dickson
Brule
Soux
Masacred
Lirut
Gratton
Bill
Tos Cawngn
Grand Jury
Burlington County
Adams
Jazed Kingdom
Loveland
Tr. Heineken
Bordeaux
Hey
Anon
Ifracore
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Guadalupe Garcia
Miguel Tijerina
Pedro Quintero
Reynosa
Wolf
Galveston Nuns
Woll
Santa Anna
Duncan
United States Army
Easton Gazette
Maryland Military Academy
Oxford
Talbot County
Talbot Fire Insurance Company
Tre
Mississippi Unity
Plymouth
Ran
Menta Vale
Ohio
Gerfu'ly
Bafiaio
Nensie Hoose
Coney Island
Sire
Zane
Ben Advertisement
Helmbold
St. Andrew's Church
A. Lee
G. A. Dervasy
U. S. Army
Misa Fasnin
Civirz
Laurel
Tuowas J. Sauypens
Dover Markets
Ranaway
Luther Darling
Monrose
Warren
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