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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1871
Page
1
Democratic State Central Committee Call for Ohio Convention 1871
A fragmented notice outlines a June 1 1871 Democratic State Central Committee assembly in Columbus Ohio. It details representation rules based on votes for William Heisley in 1870 and for a fraction of two hundred fifty votes, lists districts and officers to be nominated, and stresses unity for the 1872 elections and state reform against Radical rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiwarilao
William Heisley
Ohio
Weo
Allegney Goneral
Aniijor
Trannver
Murber
Democratic State Central Committee
Charles N. Allen
Chm
Janes
Caany
Gentian Root Chew Promised to Curb Tobacco Taste
A claim circulates that chewing coarsely cut gentian root after meals will eliminate the taste for tobacco. No scientific backing is provided and readers are advised to seek corroboration from medical authorities.
May 20 1871 Democratic convention at the Court House
A notice calls Democratic voters of Vinton County to a May 20 1871 convention at 1 o'clock to select four delegates for the state convention in Columbus on June 7 1871. It urges full township representation and lists party officers and signatories. Also includes varied items from letters to public notices, with political opinions and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton County
Vintonton County
Court House
Columbus
Co Nunibus
McArthur Station
Me‘Arthney
May A
KE. Arnold
Wilen Bunn
Wm. Burnsides
James Briggs
F. R. Cooper
James Dobbins
James Galivar
Louis Gibler
Ee J. McKnight
Reynolds
Wa ‘Oberta
Uriah Thoman
M. McLavanum
P.M
Rhode Island Election Rules Block Immigrant Voting Rights
A German citizen who owned $100,000 in bonds was barred from voting in Rhode Island while his coachman, described as magro, could vote. The article notes foreign born citizens must own certain assets to vote, but caste terms hindered Black voters, hinting at a broader challenge to enfranchisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Magro
Con Fron
Ohio Republicans push mixed schools in effort to enforce social equality
A Cincinnati Commercial correspondent reports that fifty-one of fifty-seven Ohio House Republicans voted to allow white and Black children to attend the same common schools. The discussion links mixed schooling to a broader GOP agenda of compulsory education and social equality, arguing it would undermine parental rights and the integrity of the public school system amid a cholera spreading from Persian Gulf ports.
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Ohio
Childr
Parr
Dana Pratt
Washington
Cincinnati
District of Columbia
Brickstone
Republican Party
Times Bought by Chronicle to Form Evening Chronicle and Times
The Times, once a leading daily under Starbuck, was sold at public auction to William E. Davis for 138,550 and merged with the Chronicle on May 1 to become the Evening Chronicle and Times. Purchasers include Benjamin Eggleston and J. M. Wilson among others. weekly Times subscriptions extend to about 175,000. The note urges local advertisers to keep backing their paper.
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Jan Co Iw. Starbuck
Starbuck
Times
Wa. E. Davis
Chronicle Publishing Company
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Joseph TH. Barrett
Wm. FE. Davis
A. C. Sands
Wm. Penn Nixon
Robert
Evening Chronicle and Times
Chronicle
Take up the Duties of the Hour
The excerpt urges daily diligence despite monotony warning that neglect forfeits future progress. It emphasizes completing today’s tasks with vigor to avoid backlog and unfinished work tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sneergsia
Fragmentary Jail Visit Quip Prompts Racial Mockery
A damaged OCR passage records a Texas jail visitor asking a question to a Black respondent. The reply mocks authorities and attributes alcohol and race to a supposed Indian collage boast, illustrating hostile language and biased stereotypes in a censored archival fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Perlice
Loneliness and Solitude Lift the Soul to Higher Paths
A poetic reflection on how solitude does not equal loneliness and how true growth comes from inward aspiration. The text contrasts depressions with radiance and urges resting in the soul’s ascent, noting that being with others can still leave the self lonelier than alone. Eloi Orlon lends the quote about lonely women seeking rest and the soul feast beyond mere company.
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Ting
Eloi Orlon
Curious Latin Verses Turn Letters Into Words
A scrambled poem notes that a line like Later arepo teret opera rotae spells phrases when read by taking the first letters of each word, then the second letters, and so on. The quirky device continues through the fifth letter and cycles with reversed orders and inward-letter patterns.
Grant’s Reaction to New Hampshire Vote Praised and Scolded
Telegram news from Concord reported New Hampshire’s Democratic shift. General Grant, angered, kicked a chair, drank whiskey, and cursed the outcome, later chiding himself that such language is unbecoming for a refined gentleman.
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Grant
Concord
New Hanpshire
New Hampshire
Duty to Do Daily and Hourly with Patience and Purpose
A statement urges steady daily and hourly duty carried out patiently as its own reward. It emphasizes doing the work at the moment it presents itself, regardless of acknowledgement, and maintaining unwavering effort.
Mending Tin Ware with Nails and Rivets
A brief note on repairing leaky tin or iron ware using hammered nails or tacks of lead fitted to holes, cut cleanly, and riveted. Also mentions using a rivet of soft iron or other metal to mend iron kettles and similar items.
Counterfeit Fifty Cent Note in Eastern States Reported
A new counterfeit fifty cent piece is in circulation in the Eastern States, claimed to be the best imitation yet produced. The deepest U.S. excavation is a copper mine near Lake Superior at 1300 feet. The poet NLT Williams Hatheman visited New York City at age 78.
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Lake Superior
Williams
Hatheman
New [York City
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