Provisional Time for All Things in Nation's Crisis
A lengthy editorial plea attributed to W. McComas urges reflection on Union peril as Southern secession looms. It argues North and South cannot coexist under slavery agitation, urges virtuous self-government, and predicts secession by cotton states before March.
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North
W. McComas
Gov
Virginia
Chicago Times and Herald
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Breckenridge
Breckinridge
Messrs Stephens
Johnson
Deunionists
Free States
South
Springfield
Abe Lincoln
Douglas
United States
Remarkable Iowa Crop Yields Reported by Farmers
Farmers in Iowa report extraordinary harvests with wheat averaging thirty to thirty five bushels per acre and fed corn yields ranging from one hundred to one hundred twenty five bushels per acre. The statements reflect widespread optimism about agricultural prospects across the state.
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Iowa
Old Folklore on Leap Year Marriage Customs
An old saying describes unmarried women wearing a scarlet peticoat during leap year. If a man glimpsed the edge of the garment he must marry, or can pay with a new gown. The notice wittily notes Wheeling’s oldest man votes Lincoln, while noting age jokes from Albany Atlas.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Burlington Hawkeye
Chicago and Burlington Railroad
Gatesburg
Impish printer jokes and political quips echo old satire
Odd dialogue features a cheeky printer flirting with a girl and a tongue in cheek reward comment. The piece questions what happened to popular sovereignty with a pun about Abe.
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Rolla Express
Tennys—Onz DoLar
Aaron Vanwarmer
Phelps County
Geo. F. Harrington
Rolla
S. E
J. M. McGuire
Ene County
S. G. Williams
Clare
J. L. Hutchison
Phelps
Maines
Pulaski
Dent
Crawford
Missouri
James B. Chauvin
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
St. Louis
Covenant Matual Life Insurance Company
St. Louis 5
Connecticut
Matual Life Ensurance Company
Surtford
W. KN
J. E. Organ
Heal Estate
W. N. Urean
Saleur
Denl County
J. BE. Organ
Roilw, Phelps
W. D
We M
Shuck & Organ, Attomneya At Law
Salem
Dent County
Aurauam Johnson
Marks
Office City Vale
Maries County
Pomeroy & Seay
Steelesville
Maries, Poelys
Dent Ozark
Shannon
Crawford Counties
J. G. Marshall
Oflice
Main Street
A. D’normandie
Rolla. Oflice
Joseph Halley
John P. Norvell
J. H. McGuire Esq
Ceat
DR. J
Frost
Vienna
A. J
John Martin
E. W. Bishop
Bishop’s
Town of
Rolls
E. W. James
Jame
South-western Branch Railroad
William Wilson
D. F. Lenox
W Estern
Ten Pin Alley
Tiffany House
Isaac C. Pennington
Eighth and Park Street
J. A. Schnable
Darden & Co
Francis G. Dake
I. W. Bishop
J. C. Edgar
Sherman & Jones
Bishop’s Lumber Yard
P. R. Woodard
Bisksmith
Bolla
Southern Hotel
Rolla, Mr
George West
E. Tiffany
Pula F
Himelf
Geo. West
Rosa, MQ
William Hartain
Thief
Springield
South-Western Branch
Springfield Mail Coaches
Torest
Marx & Schoen
Vanfleet
Richmond Dispatch
Dupont
Dr Bellows
Wheeling
Abraham Lincoln
USA
Probaly
Albany
Atlas
Abe
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