26 Aug 1868
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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1868
Page
1
The essay argues truth acts like food for the soul and mind, not sensational substances. Knowledge must be digested and assimilated to strengthen character, while merely outward instruction fails to nourish true virtue. A Georgia legislative note and a Massachusetts robbery incident close the piece.
A poetic dialogue imagines Ulysses Grant astride a dream visit by an angel seeking his opinions on affairs of state. Grant dodges questions with humor and references to Dan Rice and horses, then departs as the angel fades.
The article discusses the widow of Emperor Maximilian and her mental decline, noting the contrast between superstition and reason. It argues that truth gains from practical goodness and that new truths emerge with each era, while warning that errors and delusions accompany progress.
Lawrence Kansas reports Sheridan's order to move Indians from Kansas to a reservation south of the state. Citizens support the action as Governor Crawford appeals to the President. Twenty one carloads of Mormons depart Omaha for Utah while an Omaha man Thomas Reynolds is found hanged with a warning for horse thieves.
Report from Philadelphia notes nightly assaults and robberies across the city. Sunday saw two men beaten at Twenty third and Arch and Twenty fourth and Filbert. a man blinded by abuse Saturday. Thomas Bradshaw faces arrest after injuring his wife with a case knife. Christian Asterotlhi arrested for rape of an elderly woman, held on $1,600 bail.
The Charleston delegation led by James B. Campbell sails to Washington to present a citizens address to the President. They warn of a dangerous postwar situation and the inability of civil authorities to keep peace if riots erupt, urging federal protection for the city.
The Democratic candidate for Congress in the Tih district, spanning Clair, Camras, and Miglin counties, appears to hold a lead as campaign events and endorsements shape the race.
Prize fight between Collyer and Edwards held at Traver's Island on the Coon river in Northumberland county Virginia. Collyer was defeated in 47 rounds after one hour and fourteen minutes of combat.
The Baltimore Schutzenfest at Batrinone drew about ten thousand people. The day was bright and cheerful with fine music and a pleasant, orderly event throughout. The report also notes various brief items including a fatal axe murder in Canaan, a costume remark in New London, a massive July fire in Beatwash, a folk remedy for scratched horses, and two youths in Wilkesbarre held on bail after a mining incident.
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