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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1850
Page
1
A fragment titled Oshkosh Del pees from Astrm presents a poem by Dr. Holmes, in press with Ticknor Bead Field of Boston. The verse hints at travel and urban imagery with playful diction.
A New York recount covers Jenny Lind and Barnum charity clashes over a supposed ten thousand dollar donation ending with Lind insisting on fulfilling promises. A homely humor piece then narrates an old woman and her turkeys, which lose their plumage after a cherry-barrel mishap, only to be found alive featherless and crying quit.
A young wealthy mistress tests lovers by sending them petitions from a distressed widow. David Wentworth writes a compassionate reply offering aid and gently defers, then secretly helps the widow start a thriving business. The tale ends with his unspoken longing as he ponders a possible connection with his beloved.
An old Connecticut farmer with an embittered mortgage faces eviction and misery until his daughter arrives with funds saved by factory work. She offers a temperance pledge and the money to redeem the debt, transforming the man’s despair into relief and hope for his wife and invalid daughter.
A young traveling preacher enthusiastically Declares creation and the first man and woman. An elderly farmer in the back shouts thanks for the variation and the preacher abandons the topic, never revisiting it in forty years of ministry.
A fragment from the Albany Dutchman editor’s last paper reflects on past rowdy youths who clashed with police and damaged city lamps. It contrasts their former wildness with their future role in history as the “ve clang of the Mexican war” and remnants of an age that saved the century.
Three young boys enter an apothecary and ask for a cent’s worth of rock candy. The shopkeeper refuses a one cent portion, sparking a short discussion outside before they leave smiling.
The account recalls Bishop Bascom’s notoriety for eccentric behavior and disregard for certain church precepts. It includes a domestic anecdote about a Dutch Methodist who remarked he would not shoot a preacher, and a store scene where a parson asks for credit that his customers cannot provide.
A Berlin student and a Breslau resident fall in love despite Jewish and Protestant faiths. Each converts for marriage after letters declare commitment and reunion seems possible. The drama ends with both transforming their vows to join in wedlock.
A Cincinnati Nonpareil discussion argues that without land limitation and homestead exemptions a hundred men could acquire all public land in the nation and even the entire continent, owning labor and potentially depriving the people of liberty without labor. The piece presents six asserted facts about wealth concentration and political power.
The Christian Advocate summarizes five core objections to the Fugitive Slave Law. It attacks denial of jury trials for alleged fugitives, infringement of habeas corpus, direct judicial bribes, forced rescues funded by the federal treasury, and compelled citizen cooperation with slave catching.
A Water Cure Journal correspondent calling herself a Country Girl proposes a rugged dress for outdoor activity. outfit includes calfskin gaiters white Eastern style trousers green salt knee length with scarlet sash, turban, and versatile sleeves for seasons.
The report notes three working submarine telegraph lines under the Hudson, four under the Connecticut, two under the Delaware, and eight under the Harlem, all insulated with gutta percha. Experience suggests insulation and laying of underground cables will advance in a few years.
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