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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1870
Page
1
The page combines a subscription notice for a regional paper with garbled typographic fragments and a telegraphic dispatch. It references European battles near Metz and Paris, noting King of Prussia and General Sheridan on the field, with vivid but non-graphic descriptions of casualties and marching troops.
A fragment from the 1870 Democratic Enquirer in McArthur outlines campaign rhetoric and party contrasts. The scattered OCR notes reference Horreetaaniee Makaeveny and Fiuinoiljen, with depots, public notices, and political figures like Alvin Kasey and Conley Ue Mae, implying a contentious local election atmosphere and period political activity.
A fragmentary piece argues about taxation items and political influence. It lists numerous taxed goods with ad valorem rates and quantities, mentioning toothpaste like Morenheim's Stomach Bittern and a warning against manipulating depressed debt systems. The text reflects a late 18th or 19th century ledger style and political persuasion.
The Pittsburgh Post critiques the Ohio State Convention platform adopted in Columbus on Wednesday January 100, denouncing it as meaningless while opposing tariff and navigation policy. It argues Radicals distort commerce and accuse the party of betraying national interests, urging accountability for public funds and property seizures.
The piece accuses Governor Clayton of forming a loyal militia two years ago to organize the Radical party. It alleges theft, murder, sexual assault, emigration blockades, and $500,000 in property damage in several counties as purported results of the militia’s actions.
Notice invites residents to bring RAGA items to the office to exchange for cash. The message emphasizes immediate redemption and directs participants to the specified location for collection. No additional details provided.
Advertises a complete assortment of blanks for legal offices in Wisconsin including blanks for attorneys justices of the peace constables and others with printed justices dockets and blank books for all needs.
A garbled column mixes ad like lines about shops and perfumes with political diatribe. It rails against carpetbaggers from North Carolina and Chillicothe, calls for taxes on sugar and salt to be reduced, and references figureheads like John Brown in a Columbus crisis context.
A garbled OCR style list mentions Ayer a Medicines and Siston a with various ingredients and items. It references pills, flour, apples, salt, Advil, lye, clogs, and spices like nutmegs and cloves. The text is inconsistent, mixing drug and food terms with odd phrases and misspellings.
A garbled report describes a claim that cancer could be treated with a diververad acid solution applied with a sponge and swab method. It references mixing catalytic acid with water and mentions access to an avid for "freteliae dengigisla" though the text is unclear and likely noncredible.
The article weighs the balance of power between France and Prussia amid a global war climate. It notes Prussia's population around two million and France's around forty million, suggesting Prussia may outpace France in manpower and arms. It speculates on rapid moves and limited reliable details, hinting Napoleon underestimates Prussia while France fears a swift thrust.
Opinion excerpt condemns capitalists who push for inexpensive Chinese labor, arguing it forces domestic workers to accept low wages. The piece frames the issue as a call to workingmen to resist, warning of widespread wage suppression due to immigrant labor competition.
To prevent rust on iron tools wash and rub with a lard and turpentine mixture. The new pot and brush should be cut and used by every farmer. All woodwork ought to be kept constantly well painted, especially wagon and plow woodwork.
A fractured schoolroom scene shows a teacher directing Johnny and Vis in spelling and speech drills with a mix of misread letters and mock confusion. A stray note reports a rattlesnake exhibit in Boston, then a Don Piatt critique of Radical governance discusses money power, railroads, and corruption voicing stark partisan views.
The passage instructs that after rising, occupants should leave bed clothes spread and exposed to the air from an open window for several hours to air them out before remaking the bed. It frames this as a health command requiring obedience.
Albert Morgan a white Radical Mississippi state senator and former member of a colored Michigan regiment wed Carrie Tighgate, colored, in Jackson. The couple now reside in Cleveland Ohio, Morgan's former home, and his Radical allies in the state ready to honor him for actions they favor in theory and practice.
A historical statement rails against Radical policies in Georgia North Carolina Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi arguing no peace remains as Radical designs favoring African Americans undermine white Southern interests and threaten life and property through internal commotion and upheaval.
A son of the late Stephen A. Douglas, who endorsed white supremacy and racial inferiority, is alleged to be a henchman of Governor Holden of Fort Carolina. He is described as one of Holden’s vilest tools in the unfolding political row.
The passage contends that the railroad through Lane Grans and North ort Pavifie was funded by a 164 million acre land grant, claimed as public lands property. It accuses Congress of giving away land to create monopolies, and says an additional 65 million in cash followings were taken from the public treasury.
Prussia and France clash over neutrality laws with accusations that England aids both sides. Bach claims the west favors Prussia while Prussia accuses England of letting French bases use British territory to attack North German coasts. France says English merchants supply Prussia and that England and its people sympathize with Prussia, harming neutrality. England denies bias, insisting it fulfills neutral duties.
The Radical party has been notorious for dishonesty and reckless spending over nine years. Its leaders are accused of a practical system of fraud and speculation against the National Treasury totaling hundreds of millions. Public testimony cites eight years of defalcations by Internal Revenue Collectors at twenty five million dollars, yet no thieves have been prosecuted.
The excerpt argues that all laws favoring the general public are compromised unless they also benefit moneyed interests. It asserts that no law, in the president's name, can pass without having financial backing and lobby influence. The writer frames this as a widespread, systemic issue affecting farmers and laborers.
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