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Newspaper
Geneva Express
Location
Geneva, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1856
Page
5
The local department notes a late first issue due to moving offices and behind schedule. They announce a new print cadence every Saturday morning and request preorders for extra copies, while describing their updated office location and ongoing preparations for future numbers. Information about dentistry ads and a master of the trade also appears in the column.
At the recent town election in the village, Charley W. Smith and Chu. Andrew Ferguson led the Supervisors slate alongside Alonso Potter. D. T. Abell elected Clerk with Town Sup t C. M. Parks. Justices L. L. Baxter John A. Farnum and Constables David W. Sherman Willem Jewett A L Farnum and Tom Lanins also named. A lengthy note mentions Mrs McClanathan’s millinery goods and literary reviews including Little Dorrit.
A garbled OCR record shows a chaotic mix of grain and food item names with stray numbers. The readable bits reference wheat, old shelled corn, cheese, and general price per pound phrases though most details are unintelligible. No clear market summary or price figures emerge.
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