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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1871
Page
4
A fragmented column from a 19th century newspaper contends with Democratic vs Republican tensions, local political commentary, and a reminiscence about Jim Irving. It mingles editorials, anecdotes on public figures, accountability, and the struggles of small-town printing, highlighting civic discourse in a period of partisan contention.
A Military Convention in Wilkes Barre on the 7th resolved to appoint a twenty one member committee, with one officer from each division, to prepare a law for organizing the State National Guard. The report due by the second Tuesday of January 1872, with a quorum of seven members. The announced committee list includes General A L Lussell as president, with division officers from Wilkes Barre, Philadelphia, Norristown, Lancaster, Chambersburg, Shamokin, Bethlehem, Montrose, Lock Haven, Wellsboro, Bethel, and Pittsburgh among others.
A California correspondent shares a controversial remedy for small pox and scarlet fever, claiming rapid cures with a wine sulfate mixture. The letter recounts medical skepticism and urges public use. The piece also discusses the Republican National Committee and Reconstruction, proposing broad Southern representation to restore peace and abolish slavery.
An editorial notes the discussion across the state on sending capable men to revise the Constitution. It cites a January 11 national committee meeting in Washington to decide the next convention site, with New York City favored over Cincinnati. It warns that Tammany influence and press exposure probe political honesty and the rise of democratic defeat.
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