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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1860
Page
3
A Manchester journeyman printer and his wife keep strict beer allowances. On their first anniversary she reveals she has saved a pint of ale daily, amounting to 365 pence, about twenty dollars, funding a rare holiday. The husband is moved, vows to quit drinking, and their savings grow into a prosperous future.
A Dundee girl visits Alexandria and is eyed by a richly dressed Turk. He offers presents, then asks the captain for the price of the lady, claiming nine wives already and promising to make her queen. The captain jokes a price of 60 000 piastres, about £500, triggering the Turk’s grumbling at the sum.
A Perth Courier note recounts a Circassian Georgian display in the Alexanderian market. The Turkish buyer demanded a higher price after a morning escort to kin, but the captain asserted the sale was complete, claiming the lady had already sold for a thousand piastres more and wed in Dundee.
A noted tale describes a cat under a glass air-pump receiver resisting air loss by blocking the exhaust hole. The cat’s paw repeatedly stopped the piston, prompting spectators to applaud its sagacity and the removal of the animal.
A private letter recounts Samuel Woodworth’s inspiration for The Old Oaken Bucket. In 1817 while living in Duane Street New York he longed for water from his father’s well and his wife suggested a poem which led to the famous verse.
A fragment from the Home Journal recalls a poet who sat and poured soul into lines that immortalize the name Woodworth, capturing a moment of literary tribute.
Grace Greenwood in Boston recalled a steamer fire on a Western lake. A mother saved her two children by a floating settee while a swimmer approached. When urged to claim the settee the man hesitated then turned away, choosing self sacrifice over life.
The piece describes a tense Republican setup for the Chicago convention with Anson Burtin leading Young America, Banks backed by McLean associates, Blair backing Bates, Ely Thayer linked to Oregon, and Gen. Wilson joining for the winner. Spaulding acts for Seward under Weert. The ticket is tentatively McLean and Banks amid a charged political maneuver.
G W D Andrews published the Sovereign at Delevan Walworth county was tried in Milwaukee for arson in a village building fire to collect insurance and was acquitted. His wife, an accessory, has been under arrest but may be released or acquitted with his outcome.
The article ranks world and American church spires by height. Strasbourg Minster leads at 474 feet, followed by St Stephens Vienna 469, Notre Dame Antwerp 466, Salisbury Cathedral 404, and St Pauls London 404. Trinity Church New York tops America at 284, while Cologne Cathedral twins aim for 500 feet.
The piece argues that economy tied to industry and sobriety strengthens a business climate more than reliance on dowry or personal wealth. It emphasizes practical virtues over ostentatious gifts as drivers of enterprise success.
An amused incident at a city hotel ends with a stout man ordering tea then rejecting any fancy varieties. The waiter asks polite questions and the guest insists on plain tea, scolding the notion of sage or spiced blends.
Goop Reriry reports Orfila, famed doctor, testifying as an expert in a capital trial. He asks for the fly’s age, temperament, and marital status before stating the quantity of arsenic needed to kill a fly, highlighting the absurd line of questioning.
Mr Green sues a woman for breach of promise. Friends offer two hundred dollars to settle. He protests the sum as far too low for ruined hopes and a broken life, insisting on three hundred dollars.
The overland mail coach from San Francisco reached Spinnrspip May 20. Frontier news says Indians are troublesome near Mustang and between Mountain Pass and Phantom Hill. A blacksmith employed by the overland mail and three Mountain Pass residents were murdered by the Camanches.
Hon. James Beardsly died in this city last night after a long career as a lawyer and politician. He served four terms in Congress, was a judge of the Supreme Court, and held other important posts over 40 years of public service.
A late thunder shower struck the barn and residence in West Bend Wisconsin shattering structures. The event damaged buildings and created debris scattered around the property. No injuries are reported. Local responders surveyed the scene and secured the area.
About four hundred men work on the Great Eastern as she is prepared for sea with an expected first Atlantic voyage around mid June.
On April 28 Mr H W Hun BARD of Tyrone Dunn county lost his barn stable threshing machine 18 hops and other property to a prairie fire destroying his buildings and all contents in the blaze.
Wasumetox May 12 the House votes to adjourn until 3 o clock Monday so members can witness the landing of the Japanese embassy.
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