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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1861
Page
5
In Galeville Wisconsin H G recounts a scene of dawn bright and royal fate where Queen Mary’s brutal crimes are condemned. An aged minister seeks solace in prayer before execution, his faith unwavering as a devoted woman kneels beside him to offer aid and a final plea to heaven.
A strong police presence marked the Capital today as reporters galleries and surrounding pareages of the House of Representatives were crowded for the tally of President and Vice President votes. Foreign Ministers Lord Lyons and Chavalier Haaseman attended as spectators amid an unusually animated scene.
Albany Feb 13 The ice move in the Hudson caused sudden flood damage. Water rose seven to eight feet by 10 30 AM tearing through basins and front walls. N Y C R R depot frame damaged, two Pynchon shops destroyed, Dudley House wall breached. Bridges on State and Columbia streets broken, boats and propellers driven downstream amid widespread wreckage.
Lieut. Gilman arrived in Washington with dispatches from Lieut. Slemmer and Pensacola area ships. Vessels off the harbor include the Brooklyn Babine St Louis Macelonian and Wayandotte. About 1,200 troops at Pensacola restraining efforts limited by Maj. Chase. An attack may come at any moment. Health of officers and sailors aboard is reported good.
In a candid exchange, John asks Miss Ed to marry him. She hesitates in her speech, delaying her reply until she finally says no, prompting him to abandon the match and pursue another girl.
A column of curiosities notes Lord Caithlesa in London guiding a steam carriage and urban prudence as well as a Paris dry goods dealer enlisting fashionable promoters. It surveys early American print history from Eliot’s Indian Bible to the Bay Psalm Book, plus pioneers like Anne Bradstreet, the News Letter of 1704, and the first organ in public worship.
A humorous sermon anecdote contrasts a deacon's tale about a tavern in Augusta with a backwoods legislator reacting to pepper. A deserting traveler offers a tale of a reformer on a train in Detroit, and Dr. Abernethy’s wit is recalled with a comic medical prescription about washing with water.
Hon Mrs Norton an English poet of the Sheridan family announces her engagement in writing a full biography of the renowned Sheridan lineage, in which she herself is a member. She intends to explore the family's prominent contributions to literature and politics across generations.
P. Sykee of this city preserves in alcohol a splendid brook trout weighing five pounds thirteen ounces. It was caught near Galesville this state. Disciples of Inaak Walter think of this La Causse Den.
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