19 Nov 1863
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1863
Page
1
The scene centers on Mrs Caudle and her husband Caudle as she scolds him for tavern visits and drink, demanding fidelity and respect. The piece blends her tirade with interrupted news notes on draft policy, abolition politics, and Civil War era commentary, highlighting social tension, family strain, and public affairs.
A October Abolition procession featured a grotesque parody of a Mrs Valy holding a necklace inscribed as a caricature of virtue. The scene drew disapproval from some as radicals cheered while a prominent figure, then healthy, later reported eruptive sores and worse, attributed to providence. A young man urged early rising and thrift to escape temptation and endure hardship with faith in God.
A fragment discusses a small Ohio faction calling themselves War Democrata who advocate vigorous prosecutions under abolition, and a merging of the two parties. It argues both sides share the same aims and questions why a complete fusion should not occur.
In Courtravenue a crowd formed chasing a supposed secessionist with butternut emblems. City officials, including the Marshal, confronted the object of investigation, only to discover it was a local farmer seeking a customer for butternut cordwood. The episode ended in a farce with no real threat.
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