Democratic Meeting in Eagle Township Draws Controversy
An 1847 notice invites men to a Democratic meeting at Blagle's Grove in Eagle Township on September 7. The lengthy dispatch denounces Republican figures, warns of Negro suffrage, and accuses "the Democracy" of political betrayal while urging turnout and family attendance.
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Eagle Township
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Blagle’s Grove
Anca
Mayo
Able Saan
Partion
H. Ginsey
Ohio
Tresbury
Tabet Democratie
Maro
McArthur
Geo
HH. Peepers
Grand Scheme to Move County Seat to the Lord City
Residents weigh a vast project to reroute the Raccoon River and relocate the county seat from McArthur to the Lord city. Officials promise progress while fears grow that profit and power drive the plan, reshaping regional identity and governance.
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Stepma
Para
Ruters
Uta
Paogle
Gan
Gasaina Gotil
Juretion
McArthur
Democratic Enquirer Campaign Offer and Negro Voting Question
The Democratic Enquirer urges voters in Vinto to support Democratic principles and fund raising. The notice promotes half year and single subscriptions, offers discounts for clubs, and stresses the fight for negro voting rights as a key issue for Democrats to promote unity and achieve success.
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Tax Democratie
Vinto
Democratic Enquirer
Notlexs
Vance
Ovey Democrat
Onoa
W. Bowen
Ditor & Pab'er
McArthur
Equality and race questions stir a public debate
The fragment asks if equality is a natural right and contrasts political and social equality. It questions attitudes toward Black people, including phrases about love or superiority, and mentions families and widows affected by legal actions. The text reflects contentious views and prompts further discussion.
Laboring Men and Bondholders in a Polarized Vote
Fragmented political attack piece arguing farm workers and laborers should oppose radical bondholders while denouncing Gen Lex as weak and corrupt. It claims a military despotism under the current government and urges voters to back the Democratic claim to pay the national debt in greenbacks.
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Bondholdin
Lex
Warner
Cenen
Renee
Washington Library Company Shares Honor Prize Draw
An 1867 notice from the Washington Library Company Philadelphia offers stock holders awards including steel plates certificates of stock and engravings. Prizes range from cash presents to a country residence and business properties as rewards for stock ownership and participation.
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Menabaaaten Library
Ardor
Pune
Secrutary Rade Otters
Tio Delian
Noutej
Webington
Verman- Philadelphia
CamJen N. J
Washington Avenue
Phiadelphia
Riverside Institute and city men named for commissions
Fragmentary text lists certificates and engravings with high value, mentions the Riverside Institute founded to educate cadets and seamen, and names several officials and appointees from Philadelphia and New Jersey. The page appears to record a commission granting authority for special duties and the conduct of certain examinations.
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Riverside Institute
New
I. Rere
United States
Pristeos Cousiaty
New Jersey
Williem Maniney
Philadepi
Mint
Indelphia
Pas
Joppea
M.el
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