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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1862
Page
1
Steven Holt Brinting proclaims the Republican office offers a full assortment of latest type styles and printing equipment. He compares capabilities to leading Ohio offices, promising complete services for producing high quality work at comparable terms.
The sergeant major general Lew Walhica defends soldiers careers over politics. He argues for use of enslaved people in the Union army, urges swift conscription, and warns Congress to pass a drafting law. He questions Davis's strategy and appeals to discipline, loyalty, and victory.
A U S senator from Maine argues against using political tenderness toward rebels, urging the call up of troops and possible drafting to meet urgent wartime needs. He condemns concealment, pleads for honest wartime truth, and supports using all civilized means, including employing Black soldiers if necessary, to defeat the rebellion.
The article explains methods to spike cannons by driving a hard steel spike into the touch hole and clinching with a ball wedged and surrounded by felt. It mentions various patented spikes that self clamp, loosen in the hole, or resist drilling, and notes risks from powder charges and damaged guns.
The Nashville crowd hears Governor Johnson denounce coercion and praise Union loyalty. He argues the government must be defended by force if needed, condemns rebel priests and Northern debts, and calls Tennesseans to unite for restoration and peace. He predicts reprisals for treason and pledges to endure threats while urging renewed national prosperity.
A midnight confrontation near Trenton, New Jersey, features a Continental youth who threatens to vanish in a cloud of fire at twelve. Sparks, smoke, and a torn table crown the escape as two young men in Continental uniform later guard the burned cabin, narrating the dramatic encounter with Tory pursuers.
A narrator describes being captured in a cabin by Bela and associates who pressed him to join their group. He recalls John Spar ton attempting to recruit him, his refusal, and a plan involving gunpowder packed in his pocket. At midnight a flash of fire and smoke erupts as he escapes through a window.
The article advises on kitchen duties and cold season health measures. It warns that energy is low and digestive issues rise with diet, recommending careful preparation of vegetables and tomatoes, moderation of cream, and gentler cooking methods. It emphasizes proper bread, fresh meats, and avoiding overindulgence to prevent indigestion.
A fragmented fable in a New York church setting shows a pin and needle quarrel over usefulness and pride. Their dispute ends when a girl enters, the needle’s head is pulled off, and both vow to abandon conflict. The tale closes on a moral about recognizing blessings before losing them.
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