08 Mar 1871
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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1871
Page
1
The Democratic Enquirer announces a campaign lithograph project offering 1100 large portraits of U. S. Senator Anon G. Tuvaman, prepared from a photograph by J. N. Putait of the Chillicothe Advertiser, described as a handsome parlor ornament worth 62 Bach.
Old and new subscribers to the Democratic Enquirer are invited to pay their arrears and a year in advance to receive a Portrait. Those who have paid in advance from Jan 18, 1871, or paid less than a year and extend to a full year will also receive the Portrait. New subscribers paying one year in advance qualify. Assistance in the undertaking is urged.
The article details the February 28 1871 meeting of the Gallipolis McArthur Columbus Railroad Company directors. It notes oath of office for directors, election of W H Langley as President and H S Bundy as Vice President, Reuben Aleshire and J J Culbertson as officers, and orders for surveys and subscriptions. It also contains editorial mixed items about subscriptions and portraits and various local notices and anecdotes.
Young men claim science backs a kiss causing a gas flame to flicker. They test the idea on young women to gain kisses, watching the flame initially but soon lose interest in the experiment as the flame flickers or not depending on a penny.
An article explains artesian wells as borings through earth layers to access pressurized water that rises to the surface. It cites Grenelle Paris at 1900 feet, yielding 90 cfm and 92 F, and St. Louis at 3881 feet where surface rise failed. It notes successes in Algiers and Arabia, saltwater wells at Lincoln Nebraska, warm-water wells, and heating usage in Heilbronn to prevent winter freezing.
The piece notes that contesting seats has been brisk this Congress with Dawes claiming $78,000 earned by this class of contestants and an additional $28,000 spent on related cases. It questions the logic and accuses carpet baggers of running independently in the South to overturn winners for profit.
A fragment from a late 19th century paper notes the Democratic delegation in Congress agreeing not to support pending bills to grant immense subsidies to form vast steamship lines. The text also mocks various topics from labor to inventions and social commentary, reflecting a kaleidoscope of opinions, ads, and political jibes of the era.
Hon John T Wilsons measure ceding unsold Virginia Military District lands to Ohio clears Congress. It allows bonafide settlers then on the land to pre empt up to 160 acres as directed by Ohio law. Also notes a Kansas hunter counting a 170 pound dressed antelope and a Cres son resident deceived by sawdust men.
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