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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1864
Page
2
A 19th century political misread argues Lincoln’s aims threaten constitutional order and slavery, urging peace via Chicago conventions. It cites Democratic and peace organ defenses, predicting a clash with Black Republicanism and urging unity to defeat executive overreach.
The Washington correspondent of the Ciovinanti Gazette reports very low balances on hand in the Treasury. Government receipts from six percent notes internal revenue and the new loan do not exceed daily expenses. The daily deficit runs over a million dollars, despite press claims of a hopeful financial condition.
Some remarks say Husten brought back from Shanandoh a cannon captured, later corrected to claim the bronze statue of Waunixerox seized and melted into nickel cannon.
The Cleveland Leader warns that returning soldiers carry loaded revolvers and this practice fuels crime. It cites two recent murders in Cleveland and Niles, Mohoning County, committed by discharged officers using weapons. The piece urges legal or public action to counteract the wartime weapon habit.
A nineteenth century account describes Greenland marriage rites as brutal. Women resist advances via tricks and flight. negotiators plead on their behalf, then the suitor use deception and force to seize the bride. The narrative portrays marriage as bondage, with wives as slaves to demanding husbands and widows facing dire poverty.
The piece notes yearly fashions at Saratoga with hair rings and jewelry, low necklines, and elaborate gowns. It also mentions trends among gentry, a rumor of the Longtors, and a debate among abolitionists about Lincoln or Fremont in the presidency, with comments on possible conventions and youth opinions.
A fragmented excerpt cites a Republican view that only a Lincoln nomination or a joint choice of Grant Sherman Butler or Hancock could prevent a Democratic victory. It argues that without a unifying candidate the party faces a humiliating defeat and splits among Weld, Chase, Seward, and Well.
In St Joseph Missouri ward records describe a case involving two Sioux women held as slaves by a trader and a proprietor of a trading post. A white trader attempts to aid an captive, faces resistance from the lodge holder, and fears Sioux violence as he appeals to the President for intervention.
In a crowded Fifth Avenue scene a marble game leads to a comic collision of passersby. A gentleman slips, a hog bolts, a kite string tangles, a horse nearby spooks, a fire starts in a carpenter shop, and a man breaks his arm as fire engines arrive.
The Wheeling Intelligencer recounts Mrs Mulligan’s daring aid as she left Cumberland in an ambulance to reach her husband, who died within hours of her arrival. She brought his remains back to Hancock and Cumberland, earning praise for devotion and courage amid Civil War turmoil.
A chaotic account details the murder of Cleveland patron Jandeas Ward proprietor of the Falcon-Wrong Works. Robbery and intrigue surround the killing amid a village feud. Authorities offer a bounty as the investigation unfolds and suspects flee toward Canadian routes.
A fragmented excerpt describes German washing day customs, noting long waits for linen, hiring washwomen, and the ritual of large oval tubs. It contrasts domestic routines with the social display of wealth, and includes garbled passages referencing Abraham Lincoln and patriotic sentiment.
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