02 Jun 1859
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Newspaper
Grant County Witness
Location
Platteville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1859
Page
1
A garbled page lists transient rates for notices and advertisements in a Wisconsin column with scattered verse about a peaceful burial. The text mixes ad rates for various column widths with a long elegiac poem detailing a man’s peaceful rest and funeral imagery.
Mr. Nott’s habit of dropping in unexpected guests repeatedly disrupts family plans. Mrs. Nott endures ruined table settings vows to never be surprised again. A sequence of costly misfires culminates in painting chaos and torn curtains as the couple’s attempts at romance backfire.
A garbled OCR reads as a partial roster of historic political names from various states including Breckinridge and Jefferson, with scattered titles such as Secretary of War and Attorney General. The fragmentary list mentions judges, commissioners, and senators, but many names and positions are obscured or misspelled.
Leresaizce in the Westminster Review explains Shoddy the word and its origin. It notes Batley as a leading manufacturing town and describes rag waste turning into cheap fabrics and fashionable garments. The piece highlights the transformation from cast-off rags to pilot cloth and glossies tweed, influencing dress and social perception.
Sunday in former Times describes Puritan Sabbath customs in New England villages, detailing service times, seating, offerings, and clerical roles. It notes strict attendance laws, lengthy prayers and sermons, and social dynamics at meeting houses, with reflections on adapting religious traditions to modern times.
At the Des Moines Iowa Conference of the United Brothers a recommendation was given to hire capable women as preachers. Pheba Beutin and Bhebah Frankheuser were granted recommendations to labor as preachers.
In a long Virginia address Mr Letcher asserts strong defense of slavery and vows to vote with Southern colleagues on related issues. He challenges critics and appeals to vindicate loyalty to the South’s institutions, rights, and honor amid Congress debates.
The civers Ticinus and Trebbia captivate world attention for historic rivalling campaigns. They trace back two thousand years with Hannibal’s triumphs near Italy and a legendary Alpine crossing by Tiniful, now linked to French actions into Sardinia via Mount Cenisce.
A garbled excerpt mentions a minister discussing total depravity with a woman who quips about people rising to it. It cites tea imports to the United States around 285 million pounds and coffee consumption, plus a Marseille note on Austria’s finances and a loan guarantee. A Washington dispatch notes interests in certain waters and a remark on common salt absorbing moisture.
The document lists premiums for various livestock classes including cattle bulls heifers and steers, showing age categories and prize amounts. It names judged by a panel including J. Parla Ames Gordon Day and others, with percentages and special awards like best blood stallion and best mare.
A fragment lists officers and committee members including Edward Setabrook John Gilbert and Abeinterns for Platte elle Jamexters. It mentions treasurer T M Basher and several superintendents such as Fair Molloway livestock and domestic manufactures. The text appears as a draft of a town or county governance roster with numerous OCR garbled names and departments.
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