Excursion to Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay described
The article recounts a Depere to Green Bay excursion aboard the Sam Ward with a merry crew and fine scenery. It notes pleasant weather, a river voyage, stops at Sturgeon Bay, and praise for Capt. Estabrook, the crew, and the ladies’ decorum, ending with a positive view of the trip. It also reports a theft at A. A. Smalley Co. and cites Milwaukee Commercial Advertiser on Fox and Wisconsin Rivers improvements and anticipated emigration and commerce spurred by Caleb Croswell and new markets.
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Ward
Green Bay
Sturgeon Bay
Depere
Sam. Ward
Estabrook
Wisconsin
A. A. Smalley ɢ Co
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Green
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Caleb Croswell
Kiss Etiquette Advice and Local Notices in 19th Century Dispatch
A Richmond Whig excerpt lampoons kissing rules for middle aged married men while noting varied opinions on propriety. It also notes an engraving offer of Washington by John A. Taylor and reports on a Little Clute accident clarification and a river steamer Indiana party voyage, with cautious tone about safety and manners.
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Willaington
Richmond Whig
Dave
Anna
Lieut Gunnison
Hy Theen
Great Basin
Tr Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Sumer
Kunge- Rivera
Jordan
Beat
Wether
Hunters Parade With Pigeons In Quiet Town Streets
Daylight to noon the report of guns rings through the outskirts as hunters pass the streetladen with pigeons. The scene depicts a local hunt, with birds captured and brought through town in a steady stream.
Harrison from Chicago and new Wiscon sin bakery
The Harrison from Chicago arrived on Saturday last and the crowd praises the boat and ad crew. Mr Henry Ketcham opened a new bakery on Wiscon sin street and hopes for patronage for high quality goods. A pound of beef loses a quarter by boiling and an ounce more by roasting.
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Harrison
Chicago
Henry Ketcham
Wisconsin Street
Arctic
Gulla
Waukegan
Kenosha- Telegraph
Our Start Wiscovery and the Sublime Wisconsin Scenery
A reader letters a poetic praise of Wisconsin natural wonders including lakes bluffs valleys cataracts forests and rivers urging Americans to admire their state. The exchange cites depers Advertiser Kanesville Gazette and mentions the London Times and New York Express debate over America’s contributions to the World’s Fair and emigration to the U S.
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Wisconsin
Depers Advertiser
Kanesvill
Gazette
London Times
America
Crystal Palace
New York Express
the Times
Hyde Park
United States
Hyde Ark
Fire destroys Cornu and Porter stables on 7th Avenue
Report from Angelica dated June 21 notes the stables owned by Cornu and Porter forming part of the Broadway line were burned overnight. Four brick buildings, horses, hay, and feed were lost. estimated damage around 8,000, with only 8,000 insured. The incident is suspected arson. Also matches news of a June 7 frontier clash where Haytians suffered heavy losses and a U S brig Dolphin arrived port with cholera abating reports.
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Cornu & Porter
Broaiway
Mosse
Faa Port-eu
Bette
U. S
Dolphin
Ria
Liew J. &. Palmer
Curious remarks on girls behavior after a kiss
Amid curiosities raised by some persons about how Rochester girls respond to kissing during an operation, reports claim they remain quiet and unchanged after chloroform, while a Leicester Times remark cites a Free Democrat defense urging that Milwaukee girls follow a biblical maxim.
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Lechester Times
Milwaukee
Frail excerpt shows varied 19th century curiosities and gossip
The passage blends scattered items from Florence Milan and China with speculative science. It notes a nobleman reading the Bible and being jailed, mentions Calhoun's refused donation, Torre’s claimed quadrature of the circle, de la Force’s ratio tests, Hong Kong social notes on Chinese ladies, St Lawrence canal ideas, and assorted local witticisms about debt, fashion, and petty anecdotes.
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Salem
Cilboan
Calhoun
de Bows
Senon Wr
Torre
Senor de la ‘Force
Europe
Senor de la ‘Torre
Hong Kong
Dowqua
St. Lawrence
Merritt
Lake Ontario
Nothing in It Daily Curio From A Roaring 19th Century
A collage of lilting excerpts shows readers debating editors work and readers reactions. The piece riffs on the notion that newspapers contain “nothing in it” while weaving in letters to the editor from Janes Stuck and notes on social life, law, crime, and public discourse.
Griddle cake mix sparks rural banter in drought report
A rural farmer exchange about baking a griddle cake with morning grease reveals local humor as dry weather inflicts damage on Virginia Tobacco crop, highlighting hardship and mild relief in everyday dialogue.
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Virginia
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