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Newspaper
Badger State
Location
Portage, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1855
Page
2
A lengthy Portage Wisconsin piece discusses a state proclamation and political context around the governor race, rail route proposals from Portage toward Lake Superior, and the economic impact on farming and settlement. It includes debate over routes, regional benefits, and district electoral details.
A curious string of excerpts describes Toronto market misdeeds and a theft tale from Janesville Wisconsin. It notes flour adulteration claims, a night courier robbed of money, and the upright chamber maid Roxana who recovered funds. Citizens raise $20 for Miss Granaw as a trust gesture. The piece also mentions a Turkey Buzzard Bank charter and a Wisconsin River bridge project by a local group.
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