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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1870
Page
3
A jumble of local items discusses a popcorn sale dispute, recoveries after injuries, a miner producing iron, fashion tastes, and letters from editors. Mentions midnight sun in Europe and a new Rural Monthly for youth. Warnings about water from a coal bank, travel timetables, and a church sermon plan plus civic notices.
A historical note argues federal taxes during wartime were lower than postwar levies. It claims five years after the war the tax take rose to about 2.84 billion, nearly triple wartime levels, and contends peacetime depressions magnify the tax burden. The piece warns the fall canvass will highlight these figures.
The bulletin notes French agents buying in Scotland and Gatling cannon orders for the Sultan, with Russia denying Danubian aims. A Spanish fleet enters the Mediterranean. Antwerpt reports commerce troubles and rare lightning deaths. Denmark advocates neutrality while a great monarch eyes St Louis and public feasting.
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