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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1868
Page
3
A jumble of crowd scenes and street life from the city cites weekend fashions, theaters, police chatter, and church events. Reports mention fashion on Penn Street, a busy public schedule, a Macedonian audience, and rising coal demand.
An investigation unfolds after a man vanished days ago, with locals noting the body found recently and a hinted connection to the last sighting. The case remains unsolved as authorities pursue clues amid a region-wide rumor mill.
Disjointed notes report county rectriler delays and a state legislative record. lists officers to serve, local meetings for lodges and councils in Kutztown Neversink Womelsdorf Birdsboro and Penn street area. also reports a farm sale in Centro township to heirs of David Kauffman at 85 dollars per acre.
Funeral arrangements set for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from his late residence in Oley Township. The family requests no further notice. Burial details not specified.
McGowan and Miltimore advertise a range of goods including fishing rods lines snoods and Carlisle Books at their McGowan & Miltimore store with Sept 5 dates. They also tout bird cages bird seed fish bone cage hooks and hardware at 612 Penn Street with Sept 6 and Sept 5 dates. A comfort for mothers carriage bargains are advertised at McKnight's Hardware 8d and Penn with Sept 14. An article rail praises Barrett's Vegetable Hair Restorative and promotes a Grand Complimentary Benefit for George and La petite Maggi Brooks at Marsdorf's tonight.
Fragments describe an art exhibition notes about Tina HTH and Mrs. Redgrave, a steam train incident near Annville Lebanon Valley railroad, a school celebration at a grove near Ha Tavern Half-way House, and a horse and carriage hire gone wrong with pursuit toward Pottsville.
A large Centre township Democracy meeting at Centreport's Hotel elected Daniel Zerby president and adopted resolutions endorsing the New York Democratic platform of July 4 and supporting Horatio Seymour for president Blair for vice president Boyle for auditor general and Rat for surveyor general. Alfred Sanderson and Jacob Lenhart spoke, and the gathering pledged a strong Democratic showing in October and November. A separate note recounts a buggy incident near the old depot with injuries and vehicle damage.
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