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Daily Courier

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1854

Page

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Preaching at Marks' Tit and Hay Wili's Schoolhouse

Notices announce A C Bamner will preach at Marks' Tit on Sunday morning at 10 00. Ker. D Wy Tortorn will conduct services at Hay wsiil's schoolhouse tomorrow at the usual hours. A Milwaukee hotel project, The Shepardson House, is planned on East Water and Michigan streets, extending to Main, six stories high with brick and iron, valued at $100,000.

Ites A.C. Bamner Tortorn Haywsiil Morro Mrew. Aurrew Milwaukee Wisconsin East Water Alichigan Streets East Water Street Mighigan Alain Water and Michigen Trreste Shepardson Howse and Vill | Vost

Coquet Capsizes on Lake Winnibage En Route to Fond du Lac

The Coquet schooner under Captain Jens Wires capsized on Lake Winnibage while carrying a load of lumber to Fond du Lac. The crew clung to the vessel and were rescued by the steamer Peyanay and brought back to port. The schooner was towed upright into the river and will be righted shortly. The Appleton Cream mocks the Green Bay Advocates editor, while the Milwaukee News belittles the Wisconsin editor.

Urset Coquet Jens Wires Winnibage Fond du Lane Pey Anay E.ecant Appleton Cream Green Bay Advocates Milwaukee iVees Sasociaté Wisconsin Messrs Poft Slurk

Presentation of Plate to Mr Warren at the Metropolitan

A descriptive note records a recent plate presentation at Mr Warren’s residence in the Metropolitan on April 14, 1854. The event featured a delf-white piece with blue edging and included closing remarks by Mr Warren.

Albany Buffalo Blake IL . Warren Metropolitan Aimsri Wannex

Cataronsta Porter Poem Fragment in Nevada Democrat

Fragmentary stanza from a fictitious poem printed in the Nevada Democrat. The garbled text references a proud bird of destiny and a line about tangential fable imagery, with nonsensical segments and irregular spacing. Silence and unreadable portions hinder full comprehension.

Cataronsta Porter Nevada Democrat Bird of Destiny

Eastern War Report From Wallachia and Balkan Front

Dispatches describe Russian and Turkish maneuvers around Silistria and Kalafat, with 1800 Ottoman troops at Kalafat and heavy artillery. Reports from Bucharest praise defenders, while Russians aim to reduce Silistria in coming days amid 30,000 attacking troops and 17 batteries. Also notes steamship arrivals, a shipwreck rescue, and a Brooklyn church insurance case involving renewal of a fire policy.

Kalafat Umer Pasha Nady Alnta Bucharest Nikolas Betwreen Rustelub Silistria Silistrials Jit Mustapha Pacha Garrell Sie Dhessara Washington Winchester New York City Baptist Churele Brooklyn Brooklyn Fire Company Nol Triztee Wall Street

Bridge Destroyed by Gale at Wheeling

Terrible storm hits Wheeling Ohio where the suspension bridge at the base was blown into the river around 3 PM. Cables at both ends were torn from their fastenings by the gale, leaving the bridge spanning the river and blocking navigation while efforts to clear the channel were underway.

Zanesville Ohio Wheelin Beantire

Marseilles and Toulon warn of political refugees to Turkey

Paris correspondent reports Hungarian Polish Italian refugees travel to Turkey with dubious material certificates they think are American passports. U S Consul refuses to vise them. A Hungarian says he will carry the certificate and claim American citizen rights if captured. Russian Consul warns such documents will be ignored and holders shot if detained. War amid Koszta affair noted with differing outcomes.

Paris Na- Govst Intelligencer Marseilles Toulon Turkey United States New-York Eujeum Starsaillie Mans Kosrta Pries Smyrna

Brandreth named Consul to Plymouth England amid political clash

Patriarch Pitt George A Brandreth a rising politician and son of Dr Brandreth, confirmed as Consul to Plymouth England. A Hand-shell Triumph follows Angell’s rejection as consul to Honolulu, seen as a bitter Brandreth tilt at the free toilers.

Patriicar Pitt George A. Brandreth Yang Brandreth Ge Aaron Wan Thompson No Jj Col Wort Hargett Plymouth England Angell Honoulu Brandret

George Stephenson The pioneer of railway speed and safety lamp

George Stephenson, famed engineer whose statue stands at Euston Station, born from humble work in watch repair, advanced the safety lamp and locomotive design. He combined blast pipe with tubular boiler, enabling high speed. He supervised building over two thousand miles of railway from London to Edinburgh, shaping modern rail transport.

George ‘Stephenton Euston Station London Lams Edinburgh

Murata Prince Weds Princess Da Wa In Tuileries Chapel

On March 2 in the Tuileries chapel the young Murata Prince of Bonaparte married Princess da Wa as the imperial family attended. Emperor Louis Napoleon and Empress Eugenie presided, echoing a ceremony fifty years earlier when Napoleon and Josephine observed a like union with Joachim Murat’s sister Caroline. The prose notes the dramatic rise and fall of Napoleon’s line over the decades.

Manetaux Te Bonaparte Murata Bonaparte Palnes Tuileries da Wa Louis Napoleon Eugenie Napoleon Josephine Joachim Murat Naples Counsul Caroline St. Helena Joachim Europe

Advice from a former judge to a young lawyer on admission

An ex examination judge offers blunt guidance to a novice lawyer. Do not provoke, plaster the judge, butter the jury, and keep conscience private. The core message urges honesty about money while warning against foolish missteps in civil practice.

A Barber's Daily Shave Bill Grows Big in England

A man of large face size visits a town barber daily for twenty one years. The barber withholds settlement and tallies a penny per day, totaling £23 12s 9d. The barber proposes a new rate of £200 per acre, the promises are recorded, and the final bill swells to £279 5s 8d.

Baxcens Sagavine England

Printer Fable of Subscribing Patrons in War Time

A humorous tale from the Era of war and print shows a printer angering subscribers. Each reader complains of poems and verses while a corporal unmasks the public’s desire to keep the press honest. In the end some subscribers cheat the printer to avoid paying.

Toby Unete Suimotina Dorpa Flanders Egquirer

Fragmentary Thought on Freedom and Growth

A clipped-obscure passage contrasts a man’s plan for beauty with the dangers of idleness and indulgence. It likens rosy promises to obedience to laws and mocks the idea of great growth from small means, using a Dutch proverb about tulips and a flower pot to warn against unrealistic expectations.

How to Gain Plump Freshness for Ladies

A finicky regimen from the Homo Journal advises ladies desiring a plump fresh look to eat bread and toast with tea or coffee, take cad-liver oil, crackers, and walk for an hour, then enjoy beer evenings and coffee at breakfast. It prescribes a spoonful of liver oil before bed and swears four full prescriptions will bring freshness appetite.

The Homo Journal Drina

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