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Newspaper
Geneva Weekly Express
Location
Geneva, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1855
Page
3
The note states limited staffing hinders reading matter output and promises to do better in the future. It references an office with reduced help and repeats names AIARZOL PAUNUSM EDUAL J. FARNUM in the text. The tone is administrative and corrective with a plan to increase effort going forward.
A fragmentary district attorney race discussion accuses a Geneva writer of former Republican ties and bias against Spooner. It cites claims the writer was bribed to attack the candidate and questions the writer's identity and motives, while noting the editors decline to judge merits of candidates.
Fragmentary notice mentions new goods touted by Sin. Smith with sodomy accusations and advertisements next week. Porters are noted and rules about publishing author names are stated. Readers are urged to identify authors while communications remain scarce.
Local notices discuss Titowen YW and Mies running for the Aw eerubly Dinteict seat. They praise Mr. Hill’s proven principles and public service, while naming others such as Dentistry expert J. Wann and candidate WILBAAX ADD Feed Clams for community roles. The piece also notes upcoming elections, a light house project, and various civic matters from a period newspaper page.
A local writer denounces an unsigned piece on the upcoming county DA race in Walworth County. He defends Spooner as Republican candidate, cites records at Elkhorn and the county bar to dispute indictments quashed, and accuses Elderkin and allies of deceit while calling for voters to study official records.
A private agent linked to Santa Anna was in Patterson New Jersey last week pursuing the purchase of a residence for his ex Serene with discreet effort and unspecified terms.
Abstract of the Register for October 1855 shows 119 scholars with 54 girls and 65 boys, average daily attendance 481.4, 4 boys and 47 girls? 959.20 total daily loss, 23 11 20 days, and overall school presence 1909. The notice urges parents to ensure regular attendance, warns that frivolous absences harm class progress, and invites continued use of the public school during hours.
An excerpt discusses extreme thirst and the paradox of cold conditions failing to quell a strong craving for water. It notes the pattern of increased desire with each sip, the futile relief from snow, and the influence of habit on persistent drinking despite rising discomfort. It attributes the thirst to extreme dryness of the skin.
A legendary equatorial sea twice the Black Sea’s size is claimed to lie in Equatorial Africa including the Sea of Axelf. Thackery to lecture at Dr Chapin's Church New York on November first titled The Four Georges. A deadly New York fire claims five lives and leaves others badly burned or missing. Isaac P. Walker of Wisconsin nominated for State Senator in the 10th District by the Democratic Convention. Dr Kane described as an Arctic expedition figure about 85 years old. A Memphis wedding marked the ninth such ceremony for the bride. A Malfron from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids robbery at Marion nets six thousand dollars in bank notes. bag torn open, money recovered and robbers caught.
The Philadelphia Bulletin recalls the Arctic sinking a year ago and urges continued accountability for ship safety failures. It criticizes lack of progress, notes public wrath waned, and warns that complacency among ocean steamer crews risks another catastrophe.
Returns from Georgia Pennsylvania and Ohio suggest the political complexion of each state. Hershel V. Johnson is re elected in Georgia with a larger Democratic edge while Democrats may gain most of the next Congress seats. In Pennsylvania a Democratic majority looms guiding a possible United States Senate seat. Ohio shows Fusion Free Soil leading Governor Medill by broad margins with the Know Nothings and Republicans dividing the rest.
Judge Longstreet extols newspapers as practical and valuable. He argues even small subscriptions reward readers, aiding homes and parents whose children lack access. He cites school debate and composition improving with newspaper reading due to broader access to facts.
Wasumerox Irens The health of My Mason our Minister to France is said to be very feeble requiring support at meals. The government disapproves of Dr Worrel striking his flag and returning home. His successor will be appointed soon. Mrs Bodisco widow of the late Russian Minister and her brother file in Orphans Court for administratrix of Bodisco estate. The will, signed only by Bodisco and unwitnessed, does not pass real estate which goes to widow and children. Bodisco's property in this country is thought to total 300000 dollars.
Dr Kang accompanied by the Secretary of the Navy paid respects to the President on Monday. He corrected his official exponent report noting a surface of three thousand miles of open sea free from sea hazard had been discovered. Parr- Aperrara, Friday, Oct 26. Mesara Meredith Gilpin again sought permission to read a petition from Passmore Williamson in the United States District Court. The Eddyville Pree Press boasts a local underage mother of several children. Surveys on the Wallarcan and Ancient Barroap road advance under Engineer Miller with plans to reach Antioch within the week.
Telegraphed from Boston to New York says Gen Simpson may have resigned his command in the Crimes and recommended Gen Eyre as successor. Government reportedly refuses to accept the resignation. Also, Paris notes the Duke and Duchess of Brabant arriving with ceremony. A letter from Kamish dated Sept 2 hints booming batteries ready to fire at the harbor’s north side in two days.
A Sebastopol dispatch says 9,500 daily workers build a road from Balaklava to the camp while Fatigue parties extract timber from ruins for shelter. A Russian loss tally cites 32,000 killed or missing in the siege’s last three weeks, excluding disease.
The allied fleet, sailing from Sebastopol, anchored off Odessa on the day of October. Prince Gorisemkoff says the group includes eight ships, twenty seven steamers, and one other vessel. No bombardment news had arrived yet but was expected soon. Odessa, after destroying coin ports on the Sea of Azov, remains Russia’s Crimea supply hub. The Russian Emperor and retinue reached Odessa on September 23 but left the next day for Nivolaieff for a war council.
Constantinople Journal notes the Turkish army on the Danube ordered to receive forty to fifty thousand Prnel troops destined for Silistris by end of October. Telegraph from Constantinople says Anglo Turkish contingent ordered to Schumis. Russians repair Sveaborg and fortify, while Baltic bombardment reports grow with batteries at Duna and Bullen. French and British ships extend action in Gulf of Bothnia and off Buran. Austrian mediation hinted but not timely as war expands. Denmark invites maritime powers and U S to Copenhagen Congress on the Sound Dues. Russian escape at Redan described via a severed cable found by a sapper.
Local chatter recounts Geneva s first weekly paper Geneva Express by E J Farnum and its neutral politics while noting strong village growth tied to Central railroad. Mentions court hearings, yellow fever inoculations, and odd wildlife tales including hogs fighting a giant rattlesnake.
The item lists election dates for Louisiana Mississippi New York Wisconsin Maryland and Massachusetts with state officers and representatives to Congress. It notes Tennessee Alabama California Wisconsin and Pennsylvania electing United States Senators by their legislatures. It reports snow near Syracuse and a census update for Trainers-Returns in sixty six counties. It mentions Fernando Wood returning criminals and British government buys gutta percha knapsacks. It also notes scarce land warrants in Wall Street with broker prices around 12 to 12.5 percent of acre value.
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