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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1861
Page
2
A Sunday scene unfolds as an eccentric man sits beside a young widow in church. The pastor publicly proclaims a marriage ban after two observant Sundays. The widow and charming suitor react with blushes and anger as the minister jokes about licenses and weddings.
An advocate won a suit for a poor young lady who offered her heart as payment, then was directed to the clerk. Ned Buntline is arrested in Troy on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and is jailed there. Lavon notes hunting for a dog near a sausage factory.
The New York correspondent of the Mobile Daily Advertiser reports on the American Bank Note Company and its international influence. It praises the firm’s engraving quality, security features, and vast operations in New York and other cities, noting hundreds employed and the firm’s prominence in producing banknotes for Greece, Russia, and the United States.
The excerpt argues the institution functions as a self governing republic with each department led by a Superintendent or Governor, all under a President and Committee whose directives instantly reach distant areas. It claims the building is fire proof and guarded by an armed watch day and night, presenting an image of centralized intelligence and control.
Mrs Jane Weaver explains an easy transfer technique using oiled thin writing paper and colored powder. Rub paper with oil to remove surface, dust with color to match fabric, then trace pattern onto fabric with a knitting needle or stilettos for a clear transfer.
Timothy Otis Howe born in Oxford Maine in 1818, now in his 44th year. He studied law at Readfield Maine and formed a lifelong friendship with Lot M Morrill. He served in the Maine Legislature, moved to Green Bay in 1845, became judge of the Circuit and Supreme Courts in 1859, and built a notable legal and public speaking career in Wisconsin.
The Wis. Chief notes about $2200 paid into Madison treasury for licenses during the last year. It laments that costs of pauperism and crime caused by the traffic cannot be obtained.
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