Beerse War and Fashion Ties in 1861 Beaver Dam
A fragment laden issue from Beaver Dam Wisconsin dated June 28 1861 mixes Civil War reflections with domestic scenes and moralizing notes. It recounts a visit to a home prefaced by social tension and describes a woundedly vivid scene of a woman in disarray and the author’s reluctant departure, followed by long passages on the U S flag its heraldic meaning and national identity. The column later quotes Henry Clay’s son and discusses Kentucky politics neutrality and constitutional supremacy, then blends medical notes military statistics and a Scottish anecdote about church dog etiquette and a remedy for stains.
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Thomas O. Clay
Henry Clay
Pam
Soi
United States
Union
Lincoln’s
Jean Jean
Dewe Rs Bellion
Messrs
Houghton, Swift and
Tye
House of Representatives
Kentuck
Mapofiu
Secretary of War
Secratary
Kentucky
Tran
Love at Saratoga and a Refined Recollection
A first person reminiscence of a summer at Saratoga, where the narrator falls for Lily Stanley, guided by Miss Kate Stanley. Amid romantic exchanges, dances, and summer fashions, the memory lingers of gliding Redowa steps, lace, pearls, and the lure of a beloved face remembered in Philadelphia and Boston.
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Saratoga
Graham
Miss Stanley
Elizabeth Stanley
Bar Lily
Lily Stanley
Kate Stanley
Redowa
Hawley
Walnut Street
Llysium
Notable Founders Had Ordinary Trades in Early Life
The article recalls how Washington was a surveyor and farmer, Franklin a printer, Green a blacksmith, Warren a physician, Sumter a shepherd, Sherman a shoemaker, Marion a farmer, Putnam Allen and Stark farmers, Hancock a shipping merchant, Turnbull an artist. Arnold is noted as a brave yet traitorous figure who was a pook seller and druggist. A spectator in a drunken mood claimed to study gene geography while riding a porker.
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Aherica
Arnistocracy
Hernors
Washington
Franklin
Green
Warren
Sumtar
Roger Sherman
Marion
Putnam
Allen
Stark
Hancock
Turnball
Arnold
Massachusetts Achievements Chronicle Then and Now
A verbose tribute traces Massachusetts milestones from founding schools and press to ships, railroads, and reforms. It lauds the state’s early institutions, science feats, and wartime deeds, calling for admiration and unity in national service. The fragment closes with a historical quote and a note on Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton.
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Wisconsin
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Tate, WI
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Beaver Dam
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S. N. Gilman
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Wisoghain
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Decker
Reed'store
Worleon
Bushnell
Hmnell
OOLY
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Justice
Dhaver Dun
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VOL. I
Beaver Dam Argus
Crystal Lodge
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Beaver Bam
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Fairbanks
Fairbanks & Greenleaf
Lake Street
Chicago
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Surilam & Swallow
Chas. R. Swallow
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Horicon, Dodge CO
Merlion
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Ohio
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Bulwer Lytton
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