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Valley Spirit, November 09, 1864Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Description of Page: Fiction, poetry, and essays on swallowing nails, columns 4-7; classified ads, column 1-3 |
Parental Authority in Marriage
(Column 6)Summary: Encourages parents to leave their children free to make their own decisions about marriage.
Origin of Article: All the Year Round
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Description of Page: Report on plans to consolidate Canadian governments, column 3; other Canadian news, column 7 |
The Election
(Column 1)Summary: Lists preliminary results (those received before the paper's publication) from the congressional and presidential elections, including the vote totals received by each candidate from each township in Franklin County. The editor says that, although not all the votes for the president's race are in, it looks as if Lincoln has won. The results in both races are: ANTRIM--Coffroth (423), Koontz (431), McClellan (0), Lincoln (24); CHAMBERSBURG, NORTH WARD--Coffroth (140), Koontz (251), McClellan (0), Lincoln (135); CHAMBERSBURG, SOUTH WARD--Coffroth (201), Koontz (251), McClellan (0), Lincoln (29); CONCORD--Coffroth (87), Koontz (19), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); FAYETTEVILLE--Coffroth (179), Koontz (208), McClellan (0), Lincoln (45); GREEN--Coffroth (102), Koontz (163), McClellan (0), Lincoln (52); GUILFORD--Coffroth (183), Koontz (165), McClellan (22), Lincoln (0); HAMILTON--Coffroth (132), Koontz (99), McClellan (26), Lincoln (0); LETTERKENNY--Coffroth (212), Koontz (128), McClellan (100), Lincoln (0); LURGAN--Coffroth (130), Koontz (80), McClellan (56), Lincoln (0); METAL--Coffroth (74), Koontz (119), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); MONTGOMERY--Coffroth (139), Koontz (202), McClellan (0), Lincoln (80); MORRISTOWN--Coffroth (95), Koontz (90), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); LOUDON--Coffroth (87), Koontz (78), McClellan (14), Lincoln (0); PETERS--Coffroth (48), Koontz (132), McClellan (0), Lincoln (86); QUINCY--Coffroth (282), Koontz (170), McClellan (128), Lincoln (0); ORRSTOWN--Coffroth (110), Koontz (71), McClellan (44), Lincoln (0); SOUTHAMPTON--Coffroth (67), Koontz (49), McClellan (0), Lincoln (18); SULPHUR SPRING--Coffroth (41), Koontz (23), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); ST. THOMAS--Coffroth (167), Koontz (131), McClellan (31), Lincoln (0); WASHINGTON--Coffroth (239), Koontz (277), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); WELSH RUN--Coffroth (135), Koontz (77), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); WARREN--Coffroth (47), Koontz (36), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0); ARMY VOTE--Coffroth (137), Koontz (248), McClellan (0), Lincoln (0).
(Names in announcement: A. H.Coffroth, WilliamKoontz)
Judgeship--Official
(Column 1)Summary: Reports that Francis Kimmell beat his Republican opponent in the president judge race by a vote of 8226 to 8155. In Franklin County, the vote was 3477 to 3431.
(Names in announcement: FrancisKimmell)
Last Infamous Outrage
(Column 2)Summary: Accuses the return judges of the congressional district of manipulating the congressional election returns in favor of William H. Koontz. John Wilhelm and John H. Laker were the Franklin County return judges involved in this "criminal outrage."
(Names in announcement: William H.Koontz, JohnWilhelm, John H.Laker)
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(Column 3)Summary: Argues that the likelihood that Lincoln will restore the Union is small.
Excerpt: "Unless the unity of the South is broken we can do nothing, and a Union without the fair, unbiased consent of the South and of the North would not be worth having."
The Southern Railroad
(Column 4)Summary: Reports that $5,200,000 was subscribed to the capital stock of the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad at a meeting on October 14. The Spirit believes that this railroad will "add fabulous wealth" to the southern counties of Pennsylvania.
Getting Poorer
(Column 4)Summary: Suggests that the longer peace is postponed, the more impoverished the nation will become.
Excerpt: "Mr. Lincoln and his generals are waging the war in such a way as to hurt the North quite as much as the South. . . . Lincoln and his supporters are too stupid to see that every house, barn, bridge, car, town and city that we burn, in the prosecution of this war, makes the nation so much the poorer, while we are taxed to pay the expense incurred by destroying our own property."
What is True Loyalty
(Column 5)Summary: Cites a speech from Senator Douglas to explain that there is a difference between loyalty to the Constitution and the Union, and loyalty to the administration. Suggests that the former is "true" loyalty.
Effect of Protracting the War
(Column 6)Summary: Cites the economic impact of the war on the North to argue that by maintaining their resistance, the South will eventually force the North to give up the fight.
Excerpt: "We can at least, by patient perseverance in resistance, prepare a bed for our enemies on which they will dread to lie, and from which they will do well to recoil."
Origin of Article: Richmond Sentinel
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Description of Page: Agricultural tips, column 3; classified ads, columns 5-7 |
The Falling Leaf
(Column 1)Summary: Comments on the "beauty" and "grandeur" of the fall season.
Franklin County Election
(Column 2)Summary: Lists results and vote totals in the local election of October 11.
(Names in announcement: FrancisKimmell, King, A. H.Coffroth, William S.Koontz, J. McDowellSharpe, Mitchell, McClure, Roath, JohnArmstong, Davidson, Skinner, Criswell, MontgomeryMartin, David J.Skinner, Victor D.Miller, Wertz)
The School House
(Column 2)Summary: Tells teachers to set an example for their students and make sure their school houses are not "shabby."
The Expression of Dress
(Column 2)Summary: Compares women and their dresses to flowers.
Fall Feed for Cows
(Column 3)Summary: Urges farmers not to neglect the fall feeding of their cows, since the quantity and quality of butter produced depends on it.
Origin of Article: American Agriculturalist
A Negro Runs Away With the Wife of a White Man--Pursuit and Capture of the Fugitive at Windsor
(Column 4)Summary: Tells the story of a white woman and her daughter who left their husband/father to run away with a black man. Explains that the wife begged for forgiveness upon being captured.
Origin of Article: Detroit Free Press
Married
(Column 6)Summary: Rev. E. Breidenbaugh married Josiah Lesher and Martha Faust on October 11 at the home of the bride's father.
(Names in announcement: Rev.E.Breidenbaugh, JosiahLesher, MarthaFaust)
Married
(Column 6)Summary: William Wilhelm, of Baltimore, and Emma Carlile were married on October 25 by Rev. E. Breidenbaugh.
(Names in announcement: Rev.E.Breidenbaugh, WilliamWilhelm, EmmaCarlile)
Married
(Column 6)Summary: Rev. E. Briedenbaugh married Thomas O. Daly and Sarah Frantz on October 25 at the Lutheran Parsonage.
(Names in announcement: Rev.E.Breidenbaugh, Thomas O.Daly, SarahFrantz)
Married
(Column 6)Summary: Isaac Hutton and Anna M. Mahaffy were married on September 29 by Rev. F. Dyson.
(Names in announcement: Rev.F.Dyson, IsaacHutton, Anna M.Mahaffy)
Married
(Column 6)Summary: John C. Hall and Mary C. Lauch were married on October 16 by Rev. F. Dyson.
(Names in announcement: Rev.F.Dyson, John C.Hall, Mary C.Lauch)
Married
(Column 6)Summary: Rev. S. McHenry married William H. Bittner and Lizzie J. Kohler on November 3 at the residence of Samuel Bender, Esq.
(Names in announcement: Rev.S.McHenry, SamuelBenderEsq., William H.Bittner, Lizzie J.Kohler)
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Description of Page: Classified ads, columns 1-7 |