24 Nov 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1863
Page
1
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The piece argues that the US national debt has risen far beyond official tallies, with hundreds of millions in undisclosed liabilities, and warns that currency devaluation will erase purchasing power. It quotes Attorney General Bates criticizing executive overreach and contrasts political fortunes with social hardship. It ends by calling for action to aid distressed workers, especially women in poverty, amid public outcry.
The article argues that excessive labor causes a cascade of diseases from diarrhea and typhus to consumption and mental collapse. It cites overwork with poor food or air as leading to early death, paralysis, and suicide, describing the worker as a slave to labor and a victim of modern stresses.
A late November notice reports Congress members arriving in the city to arrange winter stays with scarce housing and rising costs. Senator Sinaia buys a parklig mansion. Corn Ritchie sells Ninth Street property for 352000 with 20000 grounds, total premises value under 5000. Prices climb for domestic goods. a bonnet cost rises to 800 pounds and flour costs surge to 130 pounds per barrel. A high sale fetched 1000 for two bushels of nothracite coal from a deceased person’s effects.
A Railroap Advocate argues night travel can be comparatively safe. He cites fewer trains, locked switches, and signals visible at greater distance, noting that daylight dangers like tree falls remain hidden but night observations are clearer for engineers.
A Daily Herald dispatch from New York reports rumors that Meade's army is moving toward the singled out Confederate positions with the Potomac army engaged. The piece notes rumors of an advance and denial of further exchanges, with scattered notes on officers, colored troops, and wartime policy amid the ongoing activity near Port Hudson and Charleston.
A mixed summary notes Lee's expected attack by Gen Meade and strong Rapidan defenses. Reports from Baltimore mention the transport Delaware capturing a rebel steamer Bousbee near Nags Head. Commerce news cites Hale and Ayers in Chicago selling iron and funding railroads. A New York item discusses boarding pets at hotels, with rising pet board costs. Richmond send a Mangiptus Appeal correspondent hints at a Davis family wedding and a Tyler family link, implying a notable society event amid wartime reporting.
The press notes 25000 hogs pecked at Muscatine and mentions Madam Anna Bishop and her daughter converting. Miss Dickinson is described as giving tamale and harangue speeches at fairs to benefit sick and wounded soldiers. It also reports plans to publish William L. Mavey’s letters and papers under George W. Newell, and notes an approaching marriage of a Russian officer with a young lady in a ceremony at a church conducted by the fleet padre.
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