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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1871
Page
2
A zeal for reform drives calls to vote for public good and against over taxation. The New York Sun tickets the Radical choice while attacking office holders. Reports detail the Avondale and Pittston mine disasters and demand safety reforms to stop miner fatalities.
Democrat David Tarbell defeats Republican Gen Louison for judge in the Clermont Brown Adams district. Tarbell carries Clermont by 527 votes, Brown by 830, Adams by 224, totaling 1581 votes.
The 20th anniversary of Groner and Amanda Lantz was celebrated at their home with about fifty relatives and friends, many of whom attended their marriage. The event featured a superb supper and joyful gatherings, six children present except the eldest, with hearty thanks for the cake. Railroads in Ohio arrange travel for the Democratic State Convention, urging county residents to stay at the American hotel in Columbus.
The Chicago Journal denounces sectional hatred and links reconstruction anger to party evils and Grant aligned politics. It warns that universal brotherhood ends if the party endures. The Richmond Inquirer notes Virginia wheat crop damage from pests may lower yields versus last year.
The writer denounces Radical papers for avoiding responsibility for the Legislature’s deeds, arguing that adopting the Negro Suffrage Amendment proves the body’s Radical allegiance and urging loyalty to allies.
The Radical Governor of Mississippi vetoed a land grab calling it inconsistent, extravagant, unequal and oppressive to the poor. Loyal legislators refused to allow the remark to enter the journal.
A court ordered public sale of real estate in the town of Arthur Vinton County Ohio under an order of sale from the Court of Common Pleas. The sheriff will conduct the sale at the court house door in Arthur on a specified date and place as directed by the order.
The notice outlines a land sale in Vinton County to satisfy a mortgage claim in a county court case. It describes property in the South Bend Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and lists participants including HM Co and Warner Ding ham. It details payment terms: one third cash, balance over one year with two-year deferred payments, and a two-thirds herb of sale. The sale is conducted by Seed Booth in Vinton County.
The treaty debate spreads across press in Canada and England while the U S Senate debates ratification. Ohio census figures from 1870 are released by Captain Wykoff showing totals for native and foreign populations and white and colored groups. A Cleveland Leader editorial targets Ben Wade and praises Merrick as a conservative candidate advances with a gold water chain gift.
The Shubuta Times reports a colorful Mississippi case where James Chapman and Jennie Williams were living as spouses. James paid a colored magistrate to certify divorce from Jennie and marry Lindy, describing the affair as the lowest price for a divorce in the nation.
A fragment references an old woman known for a phrase about kissing and young ones kissing great calves. The text preserves a curious proverb tone without asserting modern meanings or figures.
The snippet notes talk of wheat damage from a fly and a dwindling supply. A. A. Watson arrives from the North West seeking letters and better prospects. The fire engine tested at Miller's Drug Store cistern, spraying water on Grafton Block. Orange Furnace sold for 24173 14, two thirds of appraisal, buyer from Cincinnati. Large Sabbath-school turnout, court session delayed by missing judge. Fulton Furnace reopens under Capt. Davis. Mrs. Basquill leaves for Ireland for roughly a year. Local pastors report multiple baptisms at Salt Creek and Hoop's Mill and west of town.
Step by step guide from Scientific American style text describes laying tarred gravel and sand to form durable cement walks. Instructions cover heating tar, applying layers, rolling, and finishing with fing sand for a hard surface. The passage also adds a dated quotation about peace and a humorous aside about a farmer and a witch.
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