Lincoln's Message Lacks Bold Policy On War and Peace
The Dubuque Herald critiques Lincoln's fourth annual message as hurried and evasive addressing key issues. It notes omissions on Brazil, Mexico, European powers, and the status of the rebellion, and questions the stance on peace, debt, and reconstruction. It argues the document favors politics over statesmanship and lacks clear guidance for ending the war.
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Lincoln
Congress
Bqvary
Brazil
Napoleon
Mexico
Adulterated Candies Death in Confections
A New York Leader expose warns mothers about adulterated confections used in candies. It cites chalky earth substitutes like verra aldou and urges testing and vigilance to prevent dangerous health effects and possible child deaths.
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New York
Derbyshire
England
Wren
Cabbage glut fuels West Virginia kraut boom
An immense cabbage harvest in Wheeling West Virginia spurs a brisk kraut trade with wagonloads daily at 5 to 10 cents per head. Locals and out of town speculators, including a Cincinnati entrepreneur, prepare six hundred barrels and hire workers and ground for production.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Government seizure of brandy and whiskey for the Union
The Raleigh Confederate object is quoted criticizing government agents impressing apple brandy for official use. The piece laments officers and clerks consuming the liquor while soldiers suffer, arguing prohibition would aid the cause and noting widespread drunkenness among officials.
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Raleigh Confederate
Oura
Beene at an Execution Among Rebels in Osceola
Six rebel prisoners were shot at Osceola in retaliation for Union murders. Morgan, defiant on his coffin, was shot while lying there when a lieutenant found he was not dead. The ball struck his chest and neck, ending a bold defiant life.
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Osceola
Morgan
Coffe
Phos
Government Horse Scandal and Contract Judgments
A report from Colonel Fairleigh claims government horses are killed nightly and sold as fresh meat in markets, with mercenary workers skimming profits from deceased animals. The piece also notes Albert Dorf failed to fulfill a 75 000 corrugated canteen contract, resulting in a US District Court judgment of 2924 67 against Dorf and his two sureties.
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Louvistisle Journal
Fairleigh
Juntico
Albert Dorf
United States District Court
Dorf
Phila, Ledger
United States
Canada
Joe Moses
Cortlandt St
New York
N. B
Cnse
Venetian Dye and Health Remedies Advertisement
An 1815 style ad promotes Mathews Venetian Dye claiming universal satisfaction and cheap price, with notes on non staining hair and scalp and various shades. It markets Mathews’s Analgesics and cures for habitual debility by Doctor Whittier offering free consultation and mailing details, with address in Saint Louis Missouri and hours.
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Mathews
Price Soc
Golist
N.Y
Matuxw
Sam Ghys
Whittier
Ottien Central
St Charles Street
Sixth
Lindell Hotel
Sunt Louis
Clark Wiletler
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