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Newspaper
Daily Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1854
Page
1
A garbled 19th century piece critiques efforts to form new political groups and argues for adherence to existing Democratic principles. It references opposition to reform, mentions main political actors, discusses economic policy, currency and tariffs, and cautions against vilifying labor. The text also cites medical advice and commentary on appointments, revealing a mix of political and editorial content from the era.
A garbled slice of 19th century notes reports wheat shipments totaling 2600 bushels arriving at St Louis and Portland Maine, with prices and transport details scattered amid military and political remarks. The mixed items include appointments, railroad and bridge news, and distant references to global events and local figures.
Citizens awoke to a blaze from a steam flouring plant near Destavenue Minn at Laavrin. The fire, blamed on arson, consumed up to 30,900 silt units of property. Despite efforts, lack of an efficient fire company hindered containment. repair work was planned to begin the next working day.
Report from Morian James of Cuca and Nelson Lewis of Troy describes a heated yesterday confrontation with two shooting incidents. James scored 40 3 over, Lewis 0 shots 30 6 8 inches, with a second round James 27 1 16 inches and Lewis 64 3 6. A firearms bet of 200 to 100 was wagered on a future ring fight between the two, paid if Lewis loses. Also noted is a giant game animal carcass found near Constantine in Athens with a hippopotamus like head and tusked upper jaw, likely a large extinct pachyderm from the tertiary formation.
An old Dutch cotton hauler paused for dinner beside the river and rest for his team. He left his son in charge, noticed a small glow from the road, and cried out instructions about continuing to the ford a mile away. The event reads like a rural ledger of daily hardship and quick guidance on the road.
A five year old named Allie charms a potential property with a bright curious mind. A servant girl fears rats and uses a long tailed animal as a collar to shout pag. Allie sleeps in a crib and recalls stepping over the crib to proclaim rats to scare herself. The account appears in the Herald and Pequalun.
The fragment notes a Punch like remark asserting belief in the necessity of world peace over personal gain. It mentions Nicholas and Turkey in a critical, satirical tone, contrasting moral conviction with cynical price of conflict. The OCR is garbled but conveys a critique of wartime policy.
A garbled OCR fragment shows men muttering about their wives with distorted words and phrases. It includes misread terms like Tartar and Partars, plus a line about good resolutions failing like a brittle storm. The piece is incomplete and lacks clear narrative or identifiable facts.
Emily Judson widow of Adoniram Judson and famed author known as Fanny Forrester died after a long illness in New York City. Born Emily Chubbuck in Madison County New York she rose to literary prominence writing as Fanny Forrester and later joined her husband on missionary work to Burma arriving in India in 1846. She later returned to the United States and published Domestic Verses among other works while her husband Dr Adoniram Judson led Baptist missions for about thirty years.
A Paris report dated May describes a demonstration where a glass globe with a certain liquid burst on water, igniting the surface in flames for seconds. Three scientists, aiming to aid warfare, show a method to spread fire across a fleet or fortifications by distributing liquid on water, risking shipboard and coastal fires and expanding chemical warfare potential.
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