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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1857
Page
2
A fragmented OCR reads two poems by Charles Dibdit or Dibdit-like names, with a rural speakers recounting a hurricane and sea voyage. The text duels between fear and hope, laments the dangers that townsfolk face, and calls for work, unity, and resistance. It shifts to a second poem praising future hope, charity, and duty, urging labor and solidarity against oppression.
A critic denounces prying crowds at country funerals and the performative dulling of grief. The piece recounts a burial scene where mourners, relatives, lovers, and neighbors converge, while the bereaved endure public scrutiny and ritual, contrasting city and country customs in a somber tone.
A Quaker named Hezekiah Brordbrim boasts of agility and attempts to leap a muddy ditch on a Sunday walk with his sister Dorcas. He bogs down in the mud, delaying his prideful feat, while Dorcas helps but later praises his displayed agility. The scene provokes laughter and a light moral about pride and support.
A Quaker narration recounts Hezekiah misadventuring into a ditch on Sunday. Dorcas helps pull him to land while admonishing restraint. The tale touches on piety, humor, and sisterly aid as the pair share a cautious return home amid sober relatives.
An eccentric but amusing episode details a Belmont steam tug towing the ship Walter Hood toward Australia. The tug’s crew deserted as the ship collided, the tug sped off in erratic circles with a dog and two pigs aboard, and after a chaotic chase the tug exhausted itself and was repaired in Southampton. The incident ends with the tug docked for repairs amid claims crew acted as the ship faced danger.
A lithic excerpt analyzes nasal shapes and their character signals. Small noses imply unfinished intellect, with variations like snub and flat types tied to childlikeness or pathology. Larger, thicker noses suggest material sensuousness, while long narrow noses indicate sharp intellect or reserve.
A discussion on nose shapes in women contrasts with men and notes masculine traits in females as warning signs. A Primovs Rror or journeyman hatter near Dlainfield, N J, was struck by a coal train’s cow catcher while walking home on a Saturday night. His leg broke, and witnesses feared he would die. rescue carried him to Somerville where his survival seemed miraculous.
A jumbled clip from court notes and street chatter features a question about a blind man and a bill at sight, humorous lines on marriage and fur, a Dutch New Yorker caricature, a printing office plea for newspapers, and a sergeant’s lecture. The text blends odd anecdotes, slang, and misread names in a vivid slice of daily life.
A satirical letter from a passenger aboard the Steamship California near San Francisco praises a gentleman for dinner courtesies and cigars. It closes with an odd blend of misspelled expressions and a mock formal sign-off, citing poems and nautical imagery as a playful farewell with humorous tone.
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