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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1868
Page
3
The Boston Journal mentions the Hanlon Brothers visiting Reading for two performances on the 6th and 7th of next month. It notes preparations for chestnut season, a new three story brick building to be erected by Adam Bertrand, and widespread election travel by voters returning home.
Fragmentary text describes a printing establishment offering cheap fast work, a job printing office, and an advertisement for medicines and goods. Mentions a location No. 1 North-Rith street and several vague references to prices and services.
A mixed list of notices reports and social items details from local officials and residents. Mentions Treasurers Of Orphans Home D Ghoas, David A Brout, John Bach, and others, along with city property repairs, Oley Turnpike officers, and a railroad contract award.
Weather permitting tomorrow afternoon a corner stone will be laid at the new Methodist Church at Ninth and Elm streets. Eminent divines will attend the ceremony.
The Quarterly powerse ee elabo Circuit will hold services today with Presiding Elder D. D. Ree Soak Castle present to conduct the church duties. Clergymen from abroad will attend. A report mentions a boy narrowly escaping a train mishap on Walnut street as cars started, highlighting dangers of boarding moving trains.
Farner Bowum arrived in town to preach at the Covénant M. B. Church corner Ninth and Elim streets tomorrow afternoon if the weather is favorable.
A meeting of the Ladies of Reading to aid the Reading Library will be held in the Library Rooms on Thursday afternoon the 20th at 8 o clock. All interested are urged to attend to discuss plans for a fair to benefit the library.
The annual meeting and election of officers of the Stout's Ferry Bridge Company will be held at Gabriel Gehret's public house in Muhlenberg on Monday, November between 1 and 4 PM.
The text notes a rising cost for grain while animal food prices decline, describing this as an orange anomaly. It reflects on economic behavior, population concerns, and the need to adapt by using more grain, hoping for financial benefit.
A fragment describes Philadelphia and Reading Railroad conduct rules for tickets and fares. It notes ticket seekers must present exact fares or be refused service, and conductors can eject passengers missing tickets. It mentions seat assignment and platform rules with unspecified penalties for violations.
A jumble of church service notices across multiple wards lists times for Sunday worship including Luthergin Church and another unidentified venue. The county reports a railroad accident near Auburn injuring livestock and a call for juvenile conduct improvement with warnings about evening street loitering and wasted time.
A Philadelphia letter recalls efforts to publish election results amid heavy policing and partisan judges. It claims Radical defense costs reached $86,000 and frames the struggle as Poverty and Honesty versus Wealth and Knavery, noting political tensions and local personalities.
The report notes ongoing weakness in the wheat and flour markets with consumers facing tight supplies and falling prices. Purchases by Philadelphia traders are described as subdued while demand remains constrained, signaling a dull market outlook for grain and flour.
The article notes looming coal demand and price increases as cold weather nears. It cites surging prices from $5 to $4 per ton and earlier ranges, with labor and production pressures impacting supply in key regions. The piece also describes an accidental shooting near a residence, with investigators unsure of the shooter’s identity.
The readable fragments describe a transport scene with immigrants aboard a car. A woman sits close to a cage while others travel, and an officer or guard enters the carriage. The text hints at a tense moment and a brief account of the journey and conditions aboard.
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