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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1871
Page
3
Local items announce farm sales and property auctions in Wilkerville and McArthur townships, plus a marriage report from Chillicothe and a list of letters remaining in the post office. Ohio State Fair details, school certificate results, railroad talks, and upcoming public notices fill the page.
The piece rails at high taxation on many common goods and accuses Radical leaders of robbing the people to enrich non monopolists. It lists taxes such as 240 percent on blankets and 80 percent on carpets, urging voters to demand change.
The piece questions Republican plans on currency and wheat prices, argues the party favors financiers, and links this to farmer interests. It cites General Butler in Kis Springfield, Massachusetts, attacks political patronage, and critiques state and federal administration. The second Ohio Fair is announced with details on dates, premiums, and improvements to grounds in Cleveland.
A long-scrambled account laments a fire destroying mail sacks and newspapers at the Vinton Station Post Office. It attacks officialdom over perceived neglect and waste, praising Davis' Vegetable Pain Popper and denouncing reliance on risky remedies while urging readers to avoid new pain relief experiments.
The sale of North Missouri mining interests and related shares drew opposition from several interested parties who warned the deal could be contested. Reports mention attempts to influence the sale and calls for payments tied to the valuation, with political tensions cited over federal troop movements and frontier security.
A rambling commentary contrasts Democratic and Republican views on industrial classes with calls for levies on wealthy, notes campaign noise in Clermont county, mentions railroad wreck near Boston killing twenty four and injuring about fifty, reports the Christian Union’s growth in Ohio, taxes on incomes, and a naval paymaster Forbes Parker dropped from rolls amid defalcations, with insinuations of political manipulation.
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