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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1870
Page
1
An old, tangled advertisement extols Hoofland’s German Bitters, listing cures for liver complaints dyspepsia nervous debility jaundice and skin eruptions. It redoubles warnings about impurity of the blood and includes scattered testimonials, conflicting spellings, and dense promotional rhetoric.
A 1856 incident in Greenbrier county recounted by a man who fell through ground while plowing on General A. W. G. Davis’s farm. He describes a six mile underground trek through Sinking Creek’s bed, surviving forty eight hours before reemerging at daylight near the Greenbrier river.
The text lists acre and barrel measures, distance units, and daily siege statistics. It includes a description of an acre, square acreage, various measures like foot, yard, fathom, league, cubit, handhorse, palm, span, space, and barrel and bushel weights. It ends with siege data for Strasburg: 31 days, 241 guns, 193,722 projectiles, about 6,249 per day, 269 per hour, four to five per minute.
After an August vote six judges won by about one hundred thousand, but Knoxville District Attorney sues three nominees Nicholson Nelson and Sneed claiming disqualification under the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece argues for new elections if vacancies occur and criticizes federal overreach while urging Southern unity and caution in nominations. A separate vivid vignette describes a four year old boy waking with bursts of energy, from a quiet cradle to instant motion.
Thomas Johnson of East Mecca Ohio describes a cider making method to preserve sweetness. He instructs drawing off after three days, straining through wool cloth into clean barrels, adding half a pound of mustard per barrel, sealing tightly, and storing cool to prevent freezing. He notes the cider remains sweet into June or July.
Astronomers worldwide prepare to observe the sun’s eclipse on the 21st and 04 of next month. Although not visible in the United States, American observers from the last eclipse may be sent abroad to participate. Congress appropriated $29,000 to the Coast Survey to cover expenses.
The liabilities of David Gib son & Co. liquor dealers of Cincinnati, whose paper went to protest Friday evening, will probably reach $600,000. This includes their secured paper, which the firm claims is large in amount and will be available soon. Although a statement is not yet possible, they assure the public that assets are ample and the outcome will be a suspension, not failure.
Mrs Plark of Killingly Connecticut asserts she is the oldest American woman with full faculties born October 29 1765. She recalls many pivotal republic events. Her father John Graves fought in the Revolution. She may be the sole centenarian not claiming acquaintance with George Washington.
Leaves make good bedding though they are not Temnarkale absorbents. When turned to mould in the manure heap they become valuable for almost any growing crop. Instead of letting them blow away collect and deposit them in read lines for later use as we have scattered.
Mrs Abby Sage Richardson describes a recent visit to Doreen in Quebec. She admires a bright street with gleaming brass door knockers, wooden shutters, and plantain blossoms in windows. A cat with pierced ears and blue ribbons sits on a doorstep while a carriage with asters glows in the lamps.
General Longstreet in New Orleans reportedly votes straight Republican, while a former Union soldier by some standards is seen as disloyal for backing Democratic ticket. The contrast highlights shifting loyalties in the wake of the war.
Friends of Colonel Lew Campbell claim the Dayton district election was fair for Campbell while Schenck threatens to contest the results. They allege $80,000 from protectionists was sent into the district to aid Schenck, amid renewed political tension.
An exchange in our columns likens farm product debts to newspaper bills. It asks farmers to ensure timely payment so the next crop can grow, and the printer to receive due pay. Portsmouth advances Agricultura Works, promising work for three or four hundred men, a step to build up the town.
The Republicans have a 191 majority in the House of Representatives, reduced by the late elections to 24 seats, a Democratic gain of 67.
The writer argues that distrustful radicals should abandon their leaders and align with the Democracy. He warns that a national tide will, by 1872 or sooner, alter the rulers in a majority of states and urges readers to act accordingly.
The Tribune reports a fatal division within New York Republicans, noting Gen Brown leads a Democratic governor race in Tennessee by about 50,000 votes, and that Democrats have elected six of six congressmen in the state’s district slate.
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