Advertising makes fortunes through broad judicious use
The article argues that advertising unlocks fortune for inventors and publishers, citing P. J. Barnum and Townsend as examples of success from well funded campaigns. It stresses explicit, transparent messaging, warns against concealment, and notes the rapid spread of sewing machines aided by persistent publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard
New York Weekly
American Agriculturist
Tle
P. J. Bantu
Belors
SP. Townsend
Utandrota Lave
Williamsburgh
Newark
New York
Bose
A. B
Varias
Ming
Milwaukee Postmaster Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirms Col. M. Strevrr as Postmaster of Milwaukee. The extra session will likely adjourn on Thursday. Floods in the south cause damage. Cairo is reported at risk with rising waters. Passengers fled by boat as towns flood. another report notes 400 aboard the ill fated steamer Pennsylvante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. M. Strevrr
Milwaukee
Senate
Aly
Ashley
Wilaiis Central
Cairo
Mound City
Ter
Pennsylvante
Gianceo Aresolved
New York
Washington
The
Evening Post
Howell Cobb
Senator Pierce
Maryland
Senators settle language dispute and post office debate
The Sentinel reports a cordial settlement between Senators Gwix and Winsox over disrespectful language, with Currunoux Sewarn and Davis directing the referent panel. Congress splits on postage rate and franking abolition as the President calls an extraordinary meeting. the House adjourned sine die at six. A major Mississippi crevasse floods Cairo, washing away 1,000 feet of track and suspending business as water reaches the second story, while the steamer Pennsylvania explosion near Memphis claims about 100 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Gwix
Winsox
Currunoux
Sewarn
Davis
Senate
Nosar Betent
Prren
Congress
Mississippi
Cairo
Legislature Enables Testimony in Civil Suits
The piece discusses a innovation by the Legislature allowing testimony in civil suits to settle disputes over alleged agreements, noting the historical use of testimony in determining living child cases and referencing various editorials and comments from newspapers. It also mentions whimsical items like whisker fashions and a claim about licensing rum shops, reflecting a mix of political and cultural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Max Ngons Witstss
Tie Trou
Solomon
Gare Séilis
Indiana
Buchanan
Lordswide Journal
New Orleans
Dismmioniet
Violence Fears Rise After Shooting Near Lawrence
Excitement runs high in Kansas amid threats of Lynch law following Gen J H Laxe shooting adjutant Gen Garve in Lawrence. Dispute over a valuable land claim near Lawrence fuels the unrest as Laxe contends homicide justified. many in the Territory oppose him. Reports cite a contested Conservator dispute and a propagating rumor origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howrerpe Py Gry
Laxe
Kansas
J. H. Laxe
Garve Dnsnine
Lawrence
Lane
Laxn
Editorial Convention Sparks Broad Ink Spatter
The piece surveys the Editorial Convention topic across state presses, noting heavy criticism and scant neutral coverage. It cites Prof. Nora as an exception, mentions ML Pomfroy and Milwaukee violinists, and alludes to planning delays and a postponed Madison gathering on the 8th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
ML. Pomfroy
Torr May
Madison
Burli ngame’s Kansas Speech and Burned Distillery Item
The column reproduces Hon Anson Buntiscasie’s Congress speech on Kansas abuses noting that Kansas rejected the Lecompton Constitution and describing fraudulent elections, threats to voters, and government complicity. It also discusses the murder verdict of Pearse and Hamilton’s death at Whitewater, plus a satirical sketch of Senator J T Kingston. A Michigan City distillery struck by lightning and destroyed is reported with losses around 15000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlingame
Kansas
Anson Buntiscasie
Congress
United States
Cravra Ruxe
Ricuaxo Pearsz
Whitewater
Hawthron
Paansz
Woll
Whitewater Register
Charivaris
William Hawwilton
Richard Purse
William Hamilton
Richard Pearse
Michigan City
Doty
Platteville
Slidelfield
Prange
U. S
van Baten
New York City
gomiMing
Henderson
Rusk
Columbia
B. OE
Stevens
Vies D. McBridg
Joe" Kewaunee
Michigan
JSF
Chas. Bumner
Senate
Banks
Chrisis
Denver
Texas
USA
California
Santa Anna
St. Domingo
House of Representatives
Wrebington
Pierce
Offver
Benedict Arnoll
Missomi
GFP
Springfield Journal
Newfoundland
Ibany
New York
London
Philadelphia
Australia
N.Y. Ledger
Galpway
America
Atlantic
Various 19th century notices and world events in Platteville era
A compilation notes political changes, law proposals, and public affairs across the United States. Items include appointing ministers, health observations, naval and telegraph plans, German Methodist counts, governors’ resignations, postal and local press moves, and regional boundary shifts. Also reported are weather anomalies, coinage, ship projections, fires, and a London accident.
Scandalous 19th Century Railroad Letter Frolic
A garbled exchange from Columbus Wisconsin features a reverend and a jocular gentleman famed for mirth, debating passes over the Milwaukee Watertown Baraboo Valley line and lampooning politics. It hints at Gov Bashfort and bonds, with satirical remarks on rails and clergy. A broader column covers crime memoirs, bishops, a New York rabbi, and a New Hampshire U S Senator election.
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Genthuian
Columbus
le Rose
Milwaukee, Watertown, & Baraboo Valley B. KR. Co
Waithy
Coryallus
Roape
Elergytien
Host Sare
Minwauxen
Jordan
Legistaare
Gov. Bashfort
Shanghai Party
Lam Sire
Gashford
la Crosse
E. P
Leviathan and counterfeit notes in Petersen era markets
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper reflects on Peterson’s Detector and counterfeit notes circulating May 1 to May 15, praising the publication as essential for businessmen. It also notes Leviathan stock issues, railroad profiteering, and a Horace-like mock dialogue about governors and editors, with anecdotes on a long-lived horse and political corruption chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
Hickere
Peterson
Ilere
Lorney
Daily Press
Mey
Valley Bayliss and aged slave schooner incident headline
Yesterday a telegraph report noted Captain Bayliss and the schooner Atezdet where enslaved people were found. The article claims a 40 year sentence in Virginia for a related figure and predicts the end of slavery in the land if public opinion prevails. It also mentions church growth, Missouri governor Stewart, and a notable Philadelphia bid for a valuable horse.
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da Bayliss
Telegraphia
Virginia
Captain Bayliss
Deingerat
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W. Y. Tribune
the Republic
Anbel N. Kellogg
Fprron
Baraboo
Wis
SUE Sibpaaay Frankk
Jae
Harrison Reed
Neonah Conserestor
Jr. Renn
Ryax
Appleton
Savatorn
J.T. Kingston
Marquette, &&c
Enip
Basket
Charleston
S. C
Troma
Swankee
Winchester
Soule
Oviewns
Alabama
Hsacx
Mass
Mae Morey
Mann
England
Christ
Lyman Beecher
Brooklyn
Pinst
Simeon
Tia
Kingston
C. W
Mackay
Oregon
John P. Hale
New Hampshire
Friends of Freedom
Union
Ike
Chicago Tribune
Wasllington
BR. R. P
Wisconsin
Urper's Weekly
Wm. P. Riddle
Manchester Mirror
Parry
la Crosse Company
San Francisco
Trinity
Cal
Drownep Ty
Lynander Stone
Dells
Patterson d& Hoovers
Morvison
Livers In
Plaine Field
Waus'tara County
Patterson
Ibourn City Mirror
Buecher
Ray
Jefferson Inquirer
Missouri
Stewart Haw
Parkville
Nebraska
House of Bishops
Panch
Oake
Duke of Somerset
A Seymour
Duke
Seymour
Petworth
James Seymour
Charing Cross
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