19 Oct 1865
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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1865
Page
1
Fragments from a 19th century paper mix songs about working life with scattered notices from agriculture and mining. It cites English working class protest chants, a boisterous American tribute to Mark Twain, and comments from the Commissioner of Agriculture on crops, hogs, and livestock. Functions as a collage of labor, art, and commerce across regions and eras.
The Lancaster Gazette analyzes next Congress party balance. It estimates Union majorities of 242 in the House and a Democrat Senate if Southern states join, notes vacancies and potential admissions, and predicts a radical complexion shift as new members are seated.
A lengthy column reports on postwar Reconstruction politics with predictions of Congress seats by party and state, noting that most rebel states likely pass constitutions and elect lawmakers before December. It includes a San Francisco correspondent’s tale of James Nisbet aboard the Brother Jonathan, who writes a last will as the ship sinks, plus assorted anecdotes on poets and domestic life.
A sprawling OCR fragment blends political invective with protests about trade, slavery, and religion. It includes a Dublin letterwriter’s voice, anti slavery rhetoric, a late Atlantic cable update, and scattered moralizing notes on October and clergy. The text interlaces crude racial slurs, personal narratives, and historical grievances with technical reportage on telegraph cable laying and restoration efforts.
A fragment describes lime slaking, mixing Nour with water, thickening with boiling water, adding whitening and indigo, and a white hair ball used to mark time scores. The passage blends recipes with a metaphor about a man’s age as time keeps score in twos, threes, or fours.
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