Covar House Court House Contract Report
A committee contracted for a new county jail and court house at Court House Square. The 40 by 60 foot jail area includes 12 by 23 feet cells and two living rooms with a above jail. Estimated cost about $5,000, to be completed by January first. Community notes cover bank closure linked to Kankakee Bank failure, a river ice jam, and a Shanghai House disposal to Peter Howrer, with best wishes for success.
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Covar House
Jts
Mississippi
Approseh of Spring and agricultural prospects
The piece describes spring as near, urges commitment to farming, and debates open fruit cultivation. It criticizes poor fruit growing practices, urges practical farming habits, and notes a Mississippi plan to reopen the African slave trade, praising or opposing various legal and political angles, with mentions of Louisiana and southern plant property.
Ex Governor Bashfora to Clear Name in Land Grant Affair
Ex governor Bashfora announces readiness to testify and produce supporting facts to prove he acted without corruption in the Land Grant disposition. He says any gifts were voluntary and that he would return funds if questioned, while explaining his absence from the state as necessary to clear charges. A Madison Journal report includes political commentary and related anecdotes.
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Ovaning
Ta Crosse
Turogayil
Bushford
Madison Journal
Ay Atanas Uoxavaliiy Aevin Ev AL
Alabama
Mobile Advertiser
Alu
Josh
Tyo Bean
KFA
Dot Ausavr & Co
Philadelphia
Public Lands in Wisconsin Unsold and Unoccupied
Wisconsin public lands remain largely unsold with about fifteen million acres unoccupied. Estimates show land categories and uses from surveyed tracts to swamp and military lands. The piece critiques cheap paint advice and notes the Wisconsin Legislature’s habit of singing at sessions, suggesting decorum and unity.
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Biante
Vomire Milen
Aoroy
Agotl Agg
Qurveyed
Astin
Norea
Muino
Thors
Hines
Mississippi and Kentucky slave trade expansion push
The Portage City Record notes Kentucky profits from slave traffic, urging consent to competition from Africa with annexed southern territory. It links Mississippi moves to reopening the African slave truce, warning that Lerompton triumph would embolden slavery and southern allies, alarming northern sycophants.
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Kentucky
Africa
Mississippi
Portage City
Fragmented Portrait of a Confederate Era Stuntman
A rambling, satirical vignette recalls a cobweb of odd townsfolk and misadventures in Eau Claire. A traveler clings to old beliefs, encounters counterfeit money, mistaken markets, and odd trades, while local observers mock pretensions of virtue and progress. The piece blends humor, memory, and reflections on kindness.
Tact the key to success over talent in life and work
A compact essay extols tact as practical power over talent, arguing tact outperforms talent in daily life. It likens tact to a skilled eye, quick judgment, and ready money, noting tact outdraws talent in audience appeal, courtroom outcomes, and career placement, while talent wields knowledge and potential yet lags without tact.
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Alent
Tad
Shere Iany
Elmeh
Journalizam
Senate
Awkard
Claim for widow of Revolutions soldier sparks private bid
Washington dispatch quotes Chrim Titus, Atlas correspondent, detailing a confidential claim to Congress for losses suffered by the widow of a Revolutionary War fighter. The home at Bergen Heights was entered by a Hessian and a maid and her thirteen children witnessed the brutal theft and murder for pay.
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Titus
Bricks
New York Atlas
Washington
Congress
Iso
9 Revoluti Sogor
Bergen Heights
Pelland
Great Grandchild Seeks Value of Revolutionary Widow’s Swine
In a curious 19th century twist, a great grandchild uncovers a testament noting a frontier slaughter eighty years ago. He argues the pig stock and its natural increase should be valued and passed to heirs, claiming government rates for prime pork and interest. He plans to lobby Congress to secure justice and compensation.
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New Jersey
Cayil
Iuinister
Utah
Congress
Fragmented OCR Chronicle Notes and Oddities
A scrambled page fragment lists varied bits from a 19th century issue. It mentions a diary, marriage hints, market talk, a plough breast examinable joke, a pay for sale quip, and a path of notices. SPECIAL NOTICES reference Masonry, county produce, and clerical office moves, with stray names and phrases.
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Nu Counter
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Connecticut
Ulinois
Wisconsin
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Iowa
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Linois
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Methodist Church
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Lecomes
Central America
George N. Briggs
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Pennsylvania
Ls Dbacons
Tonca
Deacon
Drumkards Graves
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Public Lands
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Gen. Taylor
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Barbara. Allen
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Black River
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