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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1860
Page
1
A crowd of drunken Douglas supporters disrupted a Dunkirk Republican meeting. They stripped and damaged harness and flags, including new harnesses, during Judge Caney's address, injuring the event's decor and signaling intense partisan tension in the area.
An editorial reflects on Democratic hostility to German voters in Michigan and Ohio, noting cross party rivalries for Supreme Court seats and clerical posts in Sandusky County. It cites Detroit Free Press accusations that German immigrants are radical, infidel revolutionaries aligned with Black Republicanism and extremist socialist ideas.
The piece rails at Senator Douglas proposing a new sedition statute to defend slavery, arguing it mirrors the old act and would restrain free speech. It contrasts public reaction, predicts political fallout, and includes attacks on Douglas and his backers while noting rumored appearances and responses.
A lengthy partisan screed lampoons Stephen A. Douglas as a fraud on tariff policy. It cites his 1865 revenue tariff pledge and his shift toward protectionism, then contrasts it with his declared free trade stance. The piece urges Republicans to canvass districts, defeat nominated Democrats, and support Lincoln.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes Republican fervor in Virginia as Douglas and Johnson face questions on whether Territory residents may bar slavery before statehood. The Advertiser accuses Republicans of stealing Democratic thunder, while the Liberty Guard legacy is cited in disputes over slavery doctrine and political strategy.
The article explains scrofula or King’s Evil as a constitutional blood disease that can attack any organ, is often hereditary, and worsens by malnutrition and impurity. It describes tubercles, ulcerations, and household transmission, noting most people are affected and urging blood renovation with alterative medicines and healthy living.
An 19th century advertisement extols Ayer's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla as the most effective remedy for scrofula and related blood diseases. It claims to expel the foul disorder from blood, rescue the system from dire consequences, and restore health in contaminated constitutions.
An 1800s medical notice promotes AYER S Ague Cure by Dr J C Ay er Co offering a quinine free remedy for Intermittent Fever and Fever and Ague. It claims rapid relief from chills, headache, rheumatism, and other ailments caused by miasmatic poison, with protection for immigrants and travelers in afflicted districts. Prepared by AYER CO Lowell Massachusetts and Buckland C R McQuilloch Fremont Sept 14 1800.
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