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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1865
Page
2
Local notices promote Messrs Muierick and Griffith offering contracts and job appointments at their office, while Professor J. J. Bringer opens a German and English school in Wooster. A festive sleighing scene and a nostalgic poem follow, reflecting community life and sentiment.
A Wayne County reader writes a nostalgic tribute from the Civil War era. He visits the Capitol and Zollicoffer Hotel then laments slavery and war. He honors fallen soldiers including Wadsworth and Sedgwick, urges loyalty to the flag, and prays for peace and remembrance.
On January 11 a Wayne Township resident died after a long church life. He was a 50 year Methodist Episcopal Church member and a kind husband and father. His faith is described as strong with comfort in Christian promises of peace and reunion.
Fragmented OCR lists various goods including corn and wheat prices, clover seed, rye, beans, potatoes, hay and butter. Many items are garbled with scattered units and misspellings. The readable entries hint at a general commodity price notice or market scrawl from an era with multiple agricultural products.
New York on January 16 1866 reports declines across commodities with middling uplands selling at 108 to 110 dollars. Flour opens lower. wheat and corn steady. whiskey quiet. coffee and sugar firm. Provisions rise early then firm, with various mes s and prime cuts offered for January February delivery. beef and pork steady. butter and cheese steady.
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