15 Jul 1858
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Newspaper
Jackson County Banner
Location
Black River Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1858
Page
1
An archaic and garbled poem fragment blends mythic figures and pastoral imagery. The readable lines evoke Love, nymphs, gods, and rustic pleasures, with references to Beauty and a dreamy invocation. The text appears as corrupted OCR with disjointed phrases and archaic diction.
A didactic youth guidance piece urges girls to avoid flirtation and affectation, stressing plain dress, practical skills, and modest restraint. It mocks vanity, promotes homemaking duties, and recounts farm life anecdotes to illustrate discipline and character building, ending with humorous rows from a boarding house.
Artemus Ward reports a Toledo visit with his wax figures drawing crowds. A humorous chase of a camel-like kangaroo ends with a local council debating his captive and fining residents. Ward’s remarks mix travelogue with comic quips and a promise of future papers.
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