21 Dec 1859
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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1859
Page
1
A long, garbled OCR passage blends a Shakespeare balcony scene with a polemic on slavery and domestic virtue, plus a digressive essay on scrapbooks and labor. It mixes dramatic rehearsal notes, quotations, and moralizing prose, creating a fragmented snapshot of 19th century reading and public discourse.
A dated critique urges men to value pragmatic women who work for a living over fashionable dandies. It argues a wife should be industrious, sensible, and modest, not a social accessory, praising spinning and knitting as worthy skills. The piece rebukes those who seek stylish wives and warns against folly in choosing a partner.
A Sunday night stray dubbed Badly Goat annoyed police until captured and jailed. Monday a criminal lawyer visited the cell to aid William Goetz, who escaped during the attempt, prompting further pranks by Goetz and two more lawyers. The piece also reels off assorted curiosities about weather, circuses, and local chatter.
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