July Fourth talk and local notices in Oshkosh era column
A mixed page item from Monday 1853 notes Rev Micurs Universalist preaching at Marky’s, large Menasha dock load arrival, and Fourth of July preparations. It satirically recounts post office chatter, editor rumors about Milwaukee Herald and Milwaukee News union, and lists local meeting notices with locations such as Village School House, Trashford Hotel, and various small towns, ending with officials Clark and Suees.
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Are
Trashford
Waukau
Uties
A. Dicketts
Lina
Wlanebanis
Seition Tina
Cot. Wolcotes
Clark G Miles
Lo Pin
Pansoxa
Clark
Suees
Cha
Fragmented political rant on Whigs and Democrats
A harsh editorial mixes abolition era papers and party labels to attack Whigs and Native Americans within a smear of allegiances. It denounces a broad alliance as dangerous to the nation and pledges Democratic opposition as splinters fall from this Hydra of faction.
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Munker
Abolition
New York: Tribune
Albany Rand
Albany
Sulles
Proposal to map towns for a general plots of Idads
An adjourned meeting at Waukau considered creating a general map titled Idads showing Waukau Orato Oshkosh and Liberty Prairie. It was decided to appoint two commissioners from each locality to attend the court in Oshkosh on a specified date to take and consolidate consent and adopt the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukau
Orato
Oshkosh
Liberty
Prairie
Paty
Ot-Gt-The
Ozhkash
Mgelee
Sfelock P.M
Boston Fugitive Slave Returned to Owners Amid Riot
June 2 in Boston reports Burns the fugitive slave surrendered to his owners amid great excitement. Cannon rang out on the streets as houses dressed in black. The owner refuses offers to buy, while Gov further covers Morris expenses and return logistics. About 30,000 people gathered, no chance of escape or rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Burns
Rovenna Cutter Morris
Proclamation and Riot Scene Report From Baltimore
Proclamation authorizes Edwards and the Chief of Police to enforce order as crowds fill State Street. Burns is to be taken to State Street Wharf by U S troops with grapple shot while a coffin hangs from a building. U S dragoons clear streets and a dense crowd lines the route. Proclamation against filibusters issued as the President warns Cuba operations. other dispatches note foreign actions at port and in Baltimore.
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Fond de Lac
Herald
Milwaukee Nera
Bustos
Jane 2d
L Edwards
Burns
State St. Wharf
Anther
State St
8Th Dragoons
U. S
Court House Square
Court
Byrne
Wisdom to little Children from Hesnr Cxar to Richmond youth
A 1838 letter from Hesnr Cxar, printed in The Richmond Pest, advises children to honor and obey parents, avoid idleness, and perform daily duties to God and Jesus Christ. It underscores lifelong labor and moral conduct as paths to happiness and social grace, signed by T. Cuar and a friend, with date February 18, 1838.
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Richmond Pest
Hesnr
Cxar
Wasmixator
T. Cuar
Youthful Leaders in the American Revolution Era
A historical sketch notes several figures who rose in youth to pivotal roles from 20s to early 30s. It cites Jefferson, Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Madison, Jay, Franklin, and others, detailing early offices, Congress seats, and key contributions to independence and the U S Constitution, highlighting youthful achievements and eventual leadership.
Fragmentary remark on territorial aims and battles
The passage presents a fragmented statement about future territorial actions and plans. It references shifting control or influence, mentioning the United States, Florida, New Spain, and Cuba in uncertain terms, without coherent dates or clear events.
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Thaelay
United States
Florida
New Spain
Stesiew
Cuba
Washing of Clothes Method and Soap Making Recipe
An 19th century pamphlet outlines a home laundry method using clear water, boiling heat, and a soap blend with limewater and resin. It also provides a separate recipe for a boiled soap from rosin and other ingredients, claimed to yield a large quantity of excellent soap after ten days. The text urges readers to try the methods before judging and notes the camp water can be stored until used.
Poker on a Steam Boat Tale Noting Odd Exchange
A garbled chronicling of two men aboard a steam boat playing poker. A Southern voice comments I have not seen an ace for some time while a Yankee and a other discuss presence and attire. The text is fragmentary with unclear dialogue and misread words.
Mysterious Russian Emperors and Early Republic Echoes
Fragmentary notes explore autocratic rule from Russia through the era of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, noting assassination as a check on monarchy. Detailing figures like Demetrius and Paul, the text references Typhus linked plots and a mysterious czar’s death, with remarks on Spain’s 1783 Aranda letter and the rise of the American Republic.
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Govinsuinr
Talleyrand
Romanoff
Demetrius
Alexander
Schniteler
England
Niel Tolas
Bentley
Fragmented OCR Memoir Snippet Recounts Distant Voices
An unclear transcript presents garbled lines about church, goats, and a young man tied to fate. The text references a dean, sleepers, and a living, with scattered phrases on kindness, world’s burden, and a suggestion about feeding a melancholic figure.
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Universalist
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Fleur
Greeny
sud_Apaly
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Mibuster
Spain
Altimore
F. Pe Ee
Ill
Mr. Jerson
Legis~istute
Virginia
Virgins Contention
Tee
Ian
Alexander Maunlton
Aid-Le-Camp
Washington
Great Britain
Hich
Times
New York
L of
Braddock
Virginia Fortes
Joseph Warren
Bunker Hill
Fisher Ames
Congress
Suffolk
Samuel Adams
Joseph Story
Esser
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Madison
Supreme Court of the United States
de Witt Clinton
Henry Clay
William Hooper
North Carolina
Reclaration
Bridge Gery
Benjamin Rush
James Wilco
Matthew Thornton
Arthur Middleton
Thomas Stone
Previeniox
Cuna
Itiha
Hitory
Aracon
Supreme Court
Republica Federal
Deséon
Tianeto
Sompeson
Arthensy Rual & Nevitt
Courier Uitce
Uatineak
Wis
Porvent
Henning
Coshier
Lewis
Fedrer
Wintousi
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