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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1850
Page
1
The piece parodies a Guildford jury verdict over a wife’s seduction and divorce case, mocking celebratory rhetoric of British law. It laments misused sympathy for alcoholics, argues for harsher punishment, and contends drunkenness harms marriage, children, and society.
A satirical reflection on a British jury awarding damages for domestic abuse while mocking the idea of legal protection for wives. The passage contrasts punitive sentiments toward wives with doubt about true justice, referencing Drunkards, non-resistance, and public figures, ending with a note on disappointed expectations.
An official communication from Lieut. Maury to the Secretary of the Navy urges the National Observatory in Washington adopt Dr. Locke of Ohio’s magnetic clock. The device divides seconds to fractions, records timing across telegraph links, and determines longitude by synchronized observations from multiple cities.
The piece argues medicine is a conjectural art and that mortality would decline if no practitioners existed. It contends physicians, apothecaries, and quacks contribute to errors and unsafe drug use. The author notes people seek remedies from drugs despite lacking professional advice.
In a North Star discussion the piece argues that genuine freedom from color prejudice is shown by willingness to associate with all men as equals. It rejects tests based on service roles or carriage becomes of the colored population, asserting true emancipation lies in universal equality regardless of complexion.
The Tribune reports a growth in staff to over 130 permanent workers including editors reporters printers and technicians with correspondents across Exerope Washington Canada Cuba Mexico Havana and Europe. Circulation numbers show 18600 daily 41400 weekly 1700 semi weekly 3300 for California 500 for Europe and 8,300,400 yearly distributed worldwide. The note hints at further growth following an April 16 expansion of the Daily.
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