14 Jul 1864
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Newspaper
Appleton Motor
Location
Appleton, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1864
Page
1
The page recounts a post office robbery involving Mr L Strong with many residents sending money via mail. It also covers church and school events, a Catholic procession, local civic figures, and remarks from military figures Dr Fuller and Capt. Geo. R. Woot. The tone mixes crime, community affairs, and civic pride from May.
June entries recount heavy rains, lush crops, and varied terrain from Clark's Mills to Chilton and Marytown. The writer describes mud creeks, marsh crossings, rolling country, winter wheat, and dairy towns, with remarks on roads, German communities, and local commerce amid a broader update on Lawrence University and regional events.
A San Francisco Daily Chronicle notice and excerpts describe Dr Ayers & Co Laboratory in Lowell, detailing the consolidation of medicinal properties from substances into purified remedies and their publication in the Medical Journal. Other items include a Wisconsin store notice by W D Wunits selling dry goods, and a 1864 ad for a new Duplex steel spring hoop skirt from White’s. Also mentions Grant and Lee, a London letter about the Alabama destruction, and a 20 inch army gun at Fore Pitt Works.
Civil War dispatches report the rebels retreating south after heavy fighting near Washington while rail and telegraph lines resume. Sherman’s forces defend a crossing at Chattahoochee and rumors place Atlanta within reach, with 2000 prisoners reported. Vessels burned by privateers near Capes Henry and Charles. New Jersey wheat prospects look unusually large this year.
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