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Newspaper
Daily Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1854
Page
1
A warped notice describes a convention to select delegates for the upcoming congressional race in the third district. It mentions Wanpin on October day, appointments from the Amenibly Dibe tribe, and disputes among abolitionists and Republicans over election tactics and party rules.
A fragmented 19th century column lists appoint ments and travel routes from Sheboygan to Buffalo and Brantford. It mentions missing agent Zor, the Butler and Brantfurrow, with promises of cheap through tickets. Reports from Fond du Lac and Portage City note a growing academy with 136 scholars under Prof. Watcort and a portrayal of De Soto’s Mississippi discovery now on display in Buffalo. It also mentions G P R James’s new American novel Ticonderoga and the touring Saxonasne & Atwatera company in Green Bay, plus Milwaukee News reemergence in new format and local theatrical activities.
Latest intelligence describes the steamship Union arriving amid widespread reports of breadstuffs advance and Russian retreats from Bucharest. News from Madrid notes Queen Christina restored generals to rank while the press law of 1837 tightens censorship. Rumors speak of decisive blows to Russians near Oltenitza and ongoing operations around the Danube and Sereth line with combined fleets in the Maldive areas.
The article summarizes a law known as the SN Act to graduate and reduce public land prices for settlers. Lands in market for 10, 15, 20, or 30 years would sell for 66, 70.5, 50, and 12.5 cents per acre respectively with pre-emption rights. It also details qualifications and penalties, and recounts a violent incident in Elizabethtown involving Nelson and Hamilton, plus notes on the Bonaparte family and American visitors to Europe.
The Siecle reports that Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of Baltimore and five family members have arrived in France at the invitation of the Emperor and Empress. Rumors say a U S lieutenant will stay in Europe and seek war service but the youth denies this. Napoleon Bonaparte’s father has no personal ambition driving the journey.
The writer recalls a recent early morning visit to observe the city at dawn. The scene shows a sleeping metropolis, market wagons arriving coastward, crimson clouds rising, moon fading, a calm lake with a distant steamer, and a gentle breeze rippling the water.
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