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Newspaper
Daily Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1854
Page
1
Notices mention a Democratic Convention date and candidate details, plus comment on a Western Democratic Resittw publication, Beloit Journal train service, Beaver Dam Baptist College gift, Beloit area immigration, and weather noting a 9 degrees above zero chill. The items reflect local civic events, infrastructure, education pledges, and climate.
H Asante reports from Sheboygan on California giants and their trunks. The notes describe stumps thirty feet across, trunks up to 92 feet in circumference, and heights over 300 feet. Reported activities include bark selling, bark export plans, and plans for a summer house on a stump.
A witness describes a hollow tree burned through from the roots upward and a long opening about 490 feet long near the roots. Horses were ridden in and out at the entrance, with mounts of substantial size, during the narrative of the camp.
Reads from various towns report Grimes elected governor by about 3000 votes, Thom pson Whig victorious in Dubuque by 1500 over Hempstead, Clark likely elected in Hann’s district, and broader North Carolina gains. Rail and finance shifts noted as costs fall and rates rise. Jerome Bonaparte appointed in France. Livingston reaches Noando after 87 months, no gold found.
The text notes James G. Percival, in good health and spirit, will immediately commence the prosecution of the Geological Survey. It urges the State to be thoroughly scientific and competitive in its approach.
A damaged, archaic sounding fragment mourns a deceased person named Ethiak and others. The lines reference graves, a dawn, and long memory with unclear imagery and scattered names. The text reads like a poetic memorial with uncertain origins.
The Ancient and Honorable Boston Army Monortte Artillery Company, chartered in 1643 as The Military Company of Massachusetts, is noted as America's oldest organized military body. The piece cites historic events tied to Boston and New England, including early sermons, privateers, ship Columbia’s discovery, the first bells, and the Quincy Railroad of 1826 marking a shift toward American rail transport.
Market notes show wheat prices firm with bids at 1.22 and 1.28 for different grades and a 2560 to 3600 bushel day’s take. Corn, oats, barley. wool receipts around 12000 with sales rising on finer lots. Cholera reported in Sauk City, Wisconsin, with numerous cases noted.
Edward Eastman, P31, advertises letters awaiting delivery at the Ouhikost Annatrong post office. The list includes Brown John and Dervien A, Correia Bigelow Calvin H, Manchard Sacrael Clark Hilas PL, Clough Carla Cushman Al, Calkine Ezta Shreret John M, Lofty Hyret Deemon Hichard, Dickron Mes, Lidis Dey Mee, Maczaret P. Datis Mise Addie Helene, Joseph Frank A. Greeey Mive Sarah Glass Solomon Gatrey Me Hinkley David Hanley Albert WY, Jonea Ansel Jobo Berjarin.
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