17 Sep 1857
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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1857
Page
1
A garbled extract from an 18th century reflection on laughter and pain. The text inflates the author’s pride in a printed page, laments the editor, and teases a dramatic scene where a beloved figure contemplates violence against a cruel editor as the paper’s turmoil spreads.
The piece recalls an enslaved man Sambo prayerfully facing cholera’s havoc in New Orleans, testing his faith by a master. It also mentions Archimedes’ ideal of press and a quip about English courts. An essay on women notes beauties decay with age, valuing themselves too late, as many remain single while working and reading.
A Boston correspondent describes a Virginia slave auction in Richton, recounting brutal examination of enslaved people, vivid bidding on a young boy and a mother with child, and the crowd’s reactions. The piece notes the dehumanizing sale and reflects on the moral outrage, contrasting with political commentary and other anecdotes.
A fragmentary historical piece recalls Dr Benjamin Franklin and his father, noting loyalty to the Crown and service in colonial governance. It covers the father’s governorship of New Jersey in 1703, his deposition, two years as a prisoner, exchange in 1778, and life in England, with later family estrangement over revolutionary loyalties and a 1784 letter revealing the rift. An anecdote about a minister’s pride and a hunting tale with a king reflects early American moral lessons.
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