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Newspaper
Badger State
Location
Portage, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1859
Page
2
A fragmented tale blends a poignant hospital bedside scene with a streetwise moral. Edward’s improvement and George and Janet Hill’s kindness anchor a note of gratitude as Mrs. Clark receives a gifted hunting watch from a brother, while droughts and soil science reflections invite agricultural speculation.
In a small town scene Mrs Clack comforts Janot Hill, a sixteen year old seamstress, who cares for her ailing brother George. Janot longs to visit him four hundred miles away while Mrs Clack contemplates a velvet cloak gift and the moral choice between duty and desire.
A Oneida Circuit case dated the 13th held the Hudson River Railroad liable for a wife’s death and awarded the husband 2000 dollars, establishing that a wife has pecuniary value beyond her possessions. The note adds that Avexaxoem Drwan bought a yacht for 20000 francs with five friends joining a grand tour.
A Buffalo local reports a fearsome rope walk by a famed performer over Main Street in Buffalo using a sidewalk crossing from Thomas Saloon to the Terrapin Lunch. Crowds cheered as banners, bands, and Calithumpians celebrated the feat before Blondin’s rival crossed with a twine line and a bottle of Buck Bourbon, ending with a wink and a shouted joke to the crowd.
A Boston Journal item portrays Willum F. Goodwin of Concord seeking a copy of the trial of two thieves executed beside Christ. He writes to a New York publisher requesting the edition with the indictment and notes past trouble obtaining catalogued works.
A Bufish public school teacher inspires destitute children with acts of kindness seen through a young pupil's eyes. The child reflects on wealth, duty, and the moral pull of charity, noting how generous deeds brighten homes and earn silent gratitude as she wonders about heaven.
The piece notes spring awakening across fields and rivers, urging editors to focus on copy and provender instead of birds or flowers. It recounts a Boston marriage split after a Western collecting tour, where a wealthy man and his wife separated with a $29,000 settlement and $1,000 cash.
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