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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1869
Page
2
A fragment outlines a pricing structure for early newspaper ads: ten cents for the first insertion and five cents for each additional insertion. The wording reflects period typography and notation.
Washington correspondent recounts delays and missteps in Civil War campaigns. Banks and Jackson clash over strategy at Port Hudson and the Shenandoah, highlighting political meddling by Lincoln and Stanton. The piece laments the protraction of war and praises certain actions while criticizing others.
The Blaisdell and Eckel conviction for defrauding the Government out of whisky tax recalls the Burdell Cunningham murder case from fifteen or sixteen years ago. Dr Blaisdell faced libel threats over accusations, Eckel was acquitted previously, and Mrs Cunningham was tried but not proved. Now five men appear before a criminal court, seen as convicted criminals awaiting sentence.
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