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Newspaper
Marathon County Record
Location
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1862
Page
4
A garbled composite piece presents a collage of aphorisms and jumbled quotes on marriage law weather and manners. It features scattered lines about lawyers, a dashing widow, and a romantic puzzle of two suitors. The tone mimics a late 19th century miscellany page with stray edicts.
The Evening Post and its sister papers outline their Democratic alignment, coverage, and financial details. It lists daily, semi weekly, weekly editions, maintenance of markets, and subscription prices including bulk rates and terms for forwarding and replacements.
An advertisement offers Prairie Farmer and Wisconsin Patriot subscriptions with reduced rates and club deals. It outlines yearly, weekly, and daily options, special club discounts for groups, and requires prepaid orders. The notices emphasize broad statewide circulation, advance payment, and offices in Madison and Chicago.
A historical notice describes Lite Illustrated a weekly publication offering building design guidance. It promises practical articles by an architect on designs, drawing, carpentry, plumbing, roofing, and masonry with patterns and instructions for various materials. Subscription details and ad solicitation are noted.
Revamped timetable highlights broad coverage across East South West Northwest with through tickets to Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Boston. Washington Branch Pittsburgh Central Ohio Marietta and Cincinnati routes emphasized. Operations manager Sullivan and agent Cole outline city visiting privileges and sleeping car options for long distance travel.
The Daily Argus and Democrat proclaims a change of proprietors and a major upgrade including A. B. Taylor & Co presses. It pledges a national and local news focus, independent politics, and ambitious editions daily weekly and tri weekly with telegraphic and market coverage. It outlines subscription rates and distribution plans across Daily Weekly and Wisconsin editions.
The Springfield Republican dated 1862 announces new type and press changes and a new novel by Dr J G Holland Timothy Titcomb. It touts wide New England coverage and favorable notices from The New York Tribune, The Cleveland Herald, and others. Subscriptions at varied rates for daily tri weekly and weekly editions are listed with discounts for multiple copies.
The World announces a year of ambitious growth, pledging fierce, independent political coverage aligned with Christian principles. It vows robust war support, opposition to compromise, and a nationwide rise in circulation and influence, with extensive dispatches from army divisions and broad commercial and literary coverage.
Postmasters urged to promote a weekly and semi weekly Home Magazine and World issues. Club plans offer premiums with steel engravings Seventy Six and He Knew the Scriptures. Subscriptions include Home Magazine and Knickerbocker, with rates and agent commissions outlined for club builders and postal agents.
A proposal to launch a weekly War Press by John W. Forney to replace the Twenty Passes issue. It would feature war engravings, maps, telegraphic reports, market data, religious intelligence, and first-class articles from reputable writers. Subscriptions offer discounts, premiums include a large colored map, and cash prizes for broadening circulation.
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