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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1870
Page
4
The Enquirer argues the income tax is a burden on the poor. It cites figures showing many with barely enough to live pay the tax, while under ten thousand rich are caught and two hundred thousand active earners shoulder the govt through their food and clothing costs.
A historical letter argues that Delaware Democrats will ignore Black votes, favor white supremacy, and undermine the Fifteenth Amendment. It predicts a new political force built on white supremacy will reshape two parties and erase Black suffrage protections. White men’s clubs urged to mobilize.
A historically aimed plea extols the home county paper as first priority for readers. It argues a local paper provides essential home news alongside world coverage, urging readers to support and value their home publication.
The firearm carried by John Brown at Harper's Ferry has reappeared, with the body said to lie in the grave and the soul moving on. It is claimed the gun is now for sale in New York, resolving a long standing mystery about its fate.
The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondence reveals a personal blast from writer Washington McLean toward Halstead. A late authority note from Cincinnati on April 28 1870 claims Halstead planned to expose the Enquirer author in tomorrow's Commercial. The missive declares the Enquirer writer to be Washington McLean and offers accountability for the same.
Fragmented ad text extols Doty’s Washing Machine improvements and a new Universal Clothes Wringer. Mentions timer triad, Howell’s patent wheel system, and a range of household use claims. Includes scattered product language, dates, and promotional phrases with unclear structure.
A garbled notice offers a fair price on items while threatening jail if terms are not honored. It mentions sending machines and fabrics, a trial following related events, and a cutback on garment waste. The ad lists Browning Gun at Cortlandt Street, New York.
In Vinton County Court an order of sale directs a public auction of described lands in Av Arthur and nearby tracts. The long list includes multiple quarters of sections in townships 9 and 10, with references to the West half and various fractions, all subject to a dower estate and payment terms: one third on sale day, one third in one year, and one third in two years, secured by the sale proceeds.
A declamatory historical profile praising the Democratic Party. It recounts its long dominance, key figures from Jefferson to Polk, battles against Know Nothings and anti-foreign elements, and claims of national strength, honor, and steady progress toward reform and governance.
An advertisement extols the Knabe piano as a virtuous household companion. It lauds the instrument from the Maples, Warne & Co house in Baltimore, noting 40 years of public praise and universal judgment that it is the best and most reliable piano, with Sevtanm & Col as retail agents in Ootauthun.
Reports from Richmond on Chief Justice Chase exiling injured bar members amid circuit court duties in Virginia. Indian Peace Commissioners in Washington plan return to Indian country to quell troubles. Senate Territories Committee proposes Oklahoma organized under territorial government. Mudstones found in Iowa at Cromton Lucas County Fleming Cedar Rapids and Dr. James Lewis Afton. Burgoyne Kankerbeck, Waterloo hero, dies in New York hospital. born 1794 near Paris. Wisconsin Prison Waupun fire causes about 150000 loss. A Toledo woman attempts suicide in Maumee River, saved. A man found dead on Market Street New York from lung disease resembling soapstone. Episcopal Church delegates convene in San Francisco. sermon by Rev. Dr. Vinton. Debate over term nigger sparked by J A Pollard. critique of racial terminology and abolitionism persists.
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