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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1864
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text describes Congressional war powers and constitutional debates amid Civil War era rhetoric. Mentions Grant, Meade, Grant positions, and acts shaping military actions. discusses emancipation, territories, and state sovereignty with political figures and events implied.
A lengthy mixed report covers temperance activities led by Rev Wade Wilkon of the Methodist Society, with Dr James Smythe of England addressing crowds at Methodist and Baptist churches. It notes meetings, youth outreach, and support for Sons of Temperance in Buckspett Me Ranguron, and mentions a Metropolitan Fair opening and crowd scenes around Fourteenth Street. The piece weaves in wartime reflections and public notices from earlier times.
The noted magician and ventriloquist Prof Trannixerox plans an eastern tour this spring, with stops in Cherryfield Machine and other principal towns. He will present exhibitions to crowded audiences, with Lord's Hall appearance on Saturday April 23.
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