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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1868
Page
3
The Reading Daily Eagle reports on local happenings in September 1868 including street fights on Washington Street, marriage trends, children escaping a window, improving hotels and business, population shifts, fine arts and fashions, market notes, theft at Miller Co. Shoemakersville events, a suicide attempt, Knights Templar excursion plans, and advice on health remedies and fishing lore.
Regular lodge meetings are listed for Wednesday evening at various halls and lodges including Continental, Tem perance, Sallada's, and Penn street locations with group names such as Minnehaha Council, Pan tanee Sinking Spring Council, and the Order of Seven Wise Men. A new book Exaxent Woes or the Ace by S. M. Betts & Co. features eminent women and portraits. Miss I. A. Greth promotes it. The Milk Trade along the Philadelphia and Reading line grows, with daily shipments by the 6:46 am Pottstown train totaling about 2,600 gallons to Philadelphia and rising demand along the Schuylkill Valley.
Report from Reading lists a covenant action by Adam iM and others against Dr Adam B. Dundore and David Moyer over a lease of ore lands on Penn's Moat near Reading. Parties claim ore worth mining, with testimony on lease surrender and ore value. verdict awarded $28,117 to plaintiffs.
A newspaper defends not publishing testimony in the case of Alexander ve. Barto and colleagues, alleging Republicans pressuring for one sided coverage to harm the Democratic party. It pledges a fair synopsis after cross examination and trial.
The case against Geo W Alexander Jute Assessor for conspiracy to remove him from office was moved to the court after bail was posted. Alleged ex parte proceedings followed with no notice to defendants, drawing criticism from lawyers who questioned the authority and legality of the hearing and the use of testimony to cast sensational claims.
A severe thunder shower swept Tamara on Sept 1 1868 flooding the rolling mill and snuffing fires as lightning struck four times. A cow owned by Reuben Seidel was badly affected while workers paused amid the heavy downpour. Villagers recall no comparable storm.
A letter criticizes the Dispatch for not publishing Carl Schurz’s masterly speech arguing foul principles. It accuses the paper of suppressing ideas that could sway Republicans to the Democrats and accuses a commentator of defending the status quo. A separate note mentions a homemaker boiling soap 16 years ago in Hobesonin, this county.
An August 18 notice promotes Dr Russeng’s Magnetic Oil as a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sprains bruises swollen glands stiff joints sore throats and general pain. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 at American House Reading.
Advert 60 cig and $160 per bottle offered for sale via American House Reading. The Targent assortment of jugs, pitchers and butter pots advertised for sale by J. L. Slicer at 505 Penn street. August 17. Steve Warr.
Reports from Wimington Delaware affairs include Republics winning a municipal ticket and a Democratic push in Congress races. Also notes anticipated New York and Massachusetts conventions, California senator arrival, Kentucky governor, and Tennessee military request. Local incidents include a Saratoga hotel fire, a building collapse in Albany, and a ship hold death. IndirectBusiness briefs mention Alaska closure of Rossian Wr Company and a Nicaragua trade treaty.
Fragmentary OCR text references names and phrases without clear events or context. The readable parts list several proper nouns that may indicate people or places but no coherent action or outcome to summarize into a full news item.
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