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Newspaper
Marathon County Record
Location
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1862
Page
3
One member of company G recalls a soldier's life from dawn to night. He details meals rations and marches with satirical, vivid anecdotes about camp life and Provost Marshal pranks. The piece mixes humor with gritty truth about daily duties and temptations in the Kansas frontier setting.
The text cites the Wisconsin general laws of 1862 relating to insurance companies not incorporated by the state, referencing sections and an act approved May 1839. It notes legislative figures including a senate representative and related title headings.
The text records amendments to Section one of Chapter 190 of the 1859 General Laws, adding subsections Fifteenth to Seventeenth and further provisions through Twentieth and Seventy-first. It outlines reporting totals on policies, cancellations, premiums, expenditures, policy counts, risks, and reinsurances. The act, approved March 1, 1862, takes effect upon passage.
A fragmented OCR list shows assorted grocery items with varied prices including flour, beans, coffee, sugar, syrup, butter, cheese, and wood. Several entries are garbled, but the type of items and price ranges are evident across the mix.
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