26 Feb 1863
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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1863
Page
1
The Andiana Democrat reports suspension of publication due to unpaid bills. The paper notes it will not print further issues except for a final plea to settle the balance, with a deadline and potential fines for nonpayment. Local readers are urged to pay outstanding charges to restore service.
Fragmented OCR presents ad rates and public notice phrases from December 1882. It mentions advance charges, road notices, and various listings with monetary amounts and timeframes. The legible parts suggest advertising terms, dates, and local governance references typical of a small town newspaper.
An 19th century style advertisement touts the Finkle and Lyon sewing machine as superior to rivals. It claims unmatched reliability and simplicity, promises no traveling agents needed, and offers special inducements for agents in western counties.
A fragmentary poetic reminiscence expresses youth, love, and aging through luminous imagery. The narrator recalls vows, passion, and beauty, contrasting youthful ardor with the aging air and the refined ideal of virtue, amid dreamlike nature and symbolic flowers.
A dated national dispute over abolition splits emerges with Thurlow Weed’s secession from the Abolition party and Henry Ward Beecher's stance on temperance and war aims. The piece notes Republican unity claims, War policies, and fierce editorial rebuttals while presenting Weed’s Letter and the Tribune’s reactions as editors weigh political loyalties and moral conviction in the Union’s fight.
Hon Tuertow Weep former Albany Journal editor and GOP figure says he cannot support abolitionism further. He cites Wendell Phillips on slavery’s conflict with republican perpetuity and notes Union policy moving toward liberty for the slave or death to the Union. He frames abolitionists as changing war aims to punish treason.
A contemporary review of Senator Grimes Iowa on government transport charters exposes profits and middlemen in Baltimore vessel deals. It details Hall Berger Tucker schemes, vessel pricing, and widespread taxpayer losses, calling for court-martial and indictments amid calls to punish ill gotten gains. The piece also notes a Connecticut river steamer sold to the government for 520,000 and comments on Missouri emancipation election claims and press reactions.
Hodgson editor of the West Chester Jeffersonian wins 521 damages against William A. Millard U S Marshal for illegal seizure and suppression of the paper on August 23, 1861. Chief Justice Lowrie presided as the Supreme Court judge. The ruling shows Pennsylvania Courts protect rights against abolition officers' despotic acts.
An old subscriber reflects on long term saving by totting up small weekly costs. If a man starts at 20 paying 25 cents weekly for barbering until 70, interest would total 8,998.62 in 50 years. A similar 50 year savings for sugar at 25 cents weekly would total 8,988.62, combining to 7,997.24.
A fragmented narrative from a past era recalls a train stop between Zanesville and Columbus where a passenger’s carpet bag is charged for a seat and dining. Amid anecdotes of hardship and gratitude, a family scene contrasts grumbling Charlie with a grandmother praising daily blessings. Interspersed are melodramatic romantic sketches, jugglers, and colonial reflections, finishing with a colonial-era horse theft anecdote from a chaplain’s camp.
A letter from Fort Wingate New Mexico describes a tribe performing grand singing and dancing with juggling feats. The writer notes their amusements rivaling those of Arabs and highlights the friendly Indian sorrowidan with primitive bi as pliances and a coasi pipe. The account ends with an incomplete description of a juggling act.
Mr Paul of the Western Market Philadelphia bought two cattle bred by Henry and Thas Kirk of Ohio. The largest bullock weighed 2458 pounds live and 1250 pounds dead meat yield. Experts estimate 78 pounds meat per hundred live weight. The pair could weigh about 5256 pounds live or 2621 pounds dead. Market victualers vied to secure the cattle for New York. Mr Paul paid 1200 dollars for the lot.
Fragmentary notice notes a Miss Minne Warren as bride’s sister linked to a legal or probate matter. The text mentions twenty years and fines, with scattered references to years and publication numbers from a nineteenth century newspaper page.
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