16 Oct 1856
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1856
Page
1
A refrain from the column notes describes a man who falls ill after consuming health tonics while others toast safely. The tale warns against excessive drinking and the dangers of overindulgence in a public setting.
Journal of a Virginia political row over Henry A Wise as governor. John M Botts accuses Wise of treasonous speech and conspiracy to levy war, urging authorities to arrest him. The letter defends Missouri Compromise repeal and criticizes the Democratic Party for civil war risks and disunion threats.
The source records a political sermon by Hon. Mr. Kettt of South Carolina praising Cuba acquisition as essential to national progress. He defends Democratic unity, asserts independence, and argues a Southern population surge would transform Cuba into a regional gem akin to Palmyra, with strong pro slavery and expansionist rhetoric.
Flounces dominate the season with silk billows by ladies of all shapes. Hoops create vast cones of dry goods moving along city streets, two gallant boots peeking from the base and a bonnet bouquet perched at the apex amid striped flounces.
The fragment suggests a satirical view of class pretensions and civic ambition. It contrasts tying a mackerel to a coat tail with imagining oneself a whale to mock social climbing and political aspiration.
A letter from Wayne Grimoold discusses Democratic strategy in Ohio, urging aid from Burt McLean and Cooper and predicting a strong Democratic and Fillmore turnout. The piece weighs the role of religious presses and church networks in mobilizing voters against Buchanan, stressing a quiet, steady influence shaping the election.
MA Boling of Cincinnati dated October 6 1865 asserts Democratic party funds supported the Ohio American party canvass. He states amounts received include 3000 from Douglas & Co. in New York June 23 and paid to Norton and the Secretary of the State. He also cites payments from J J Farran Charles Rule Joseph Cooper W Griswold J S G Burt and Gov Medill connects to Board of Public Works and other parties.
Dennis visits a post office seeking a letter from Ireland. The postmaster reads three pages of family news and asks for postage. Dennis, illiterate yet polite, offers to pay but the postmaster lets him keep the letter as a free courtesy.
The piece notes Bronson's Quarterly Review urges Catholics to vote for Mr Buchanan, arguing government serves the common good, not office holders. It lists Catholic papers in Boston opposing Fremont and supporting Buchanan, and questions why Catholics would be blamed for their faith.
A wedding occurred at the Court House last week in which the bride was 14 and the groom about seventy. The pair were both described as children with the groom in his second childhood. Attending were a daughter of the groom aged as old as the bride's mother.
A collection of odd one liners and questions: a man plans early routes to avoid his wife, Bear Dogs valued for bark, Ney Ho praises the newspaper at breakfast, a riddle about which animal has the most brains with the hog as a hogshead joke, and a quip on wealth through frugality.
A New York Herald report notes John W. Forney linking defense of the Union to voting for Buchanan. He warned Fremont’s election would provoke secession and bloodshed in Kansas, urging Pennsylvanians to back Buchanan to save the Union and avoid violence. The piece mocks his argument as fit for sheep and oxen, predicting Pennsylvania will favor Fremont. The Democratic base appears discouraged, with loud rallies failing to inspire turnout.
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