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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1861
Page
3
Discussion notes that the Confiscation Act targets property used for rebellion, not all rebel property, with emphasis on slave labor forfeiture when employed against the government. It also reports Washington views on Gen Fre mont and the Blair pressure over his status, suggesting no current plans to remove him.
The fragment outlines committee names and entries for agricultural fairs, listing classes for poultry and garden produce. It mentions judges, exhibition rules, and various items such as best half bushel of potatoes, corn, oats, beets, cabbage, and flowers, with numerous named committees and locales referenced.
Soldiers pace as officers chase fugitives while a riverlike speech grows longer and louder. The rebel governor's island confronts the band for playing Yankee Doodle again, and Ez urges restraint amid the clamor.
Trempealeau county agricultural fair set for October 16 and 17. Entries close at 3 PM on day one. Exhibitors must join the society, report to secretary, and obtain books of award. All articles and animals entered in owners’ names. No article removed before close without president’s permission. Judges may resign if competing. Rosettes mark officials. Domestic articles must be from the exhibitor or family.
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