13 Jul 1849
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Newspaper
Oshkosh True Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1849
Page
1
Fragmentary notice from Oshkosh Wisconsin notes legal advertisements appear every Friday morning with advertisers allowed to change their ads. The text cites sta tue price rules for public notices and references Earn and aden lisers in the context of advertizing privileges.
A Hoosier traveler at a New Orleans hotel eats and drinks with strangers while declaring private dishes and wine. A second tale recalls the packet ship Hatinguer and the Irish outlaw Waller aided by a New York police welcome, charity, and liberty aboard, including a dramatic reunion with Mrs Waller and her daughter Julia.
The Grescent City paper reports 80 099 Mexicans approaching the plains, potential difficulties loom. Over fifty ships deserted at Francisco. Hughes returns from Panama after finding a railway route on the Isthmus. The best grade is twenty four feet per mile and Pacific side work starts soon. Isthmus clear of passengers.
A group from Buffalo visited Niagara Falls. Charles Addison playfully threatened to toss nine year old Antinette De Forest into the river. After a swing back and forth his footing failed and they both went into the rapids and went over the falls.
A revivalist meeting led by Burchard drew intense audience participation. Oziel Biggs, described as a tall unbeliever, interrupted to demand prayer for Jim Thompson, prompting the preacher to ask for the mour name and identity, revealing the crowd’s mixed response.
In a humorous critique from Pittsburg Saturday Winiter editors lament bustles on women yet deem cravats similarly excessive in heat. The piece contrasts heavy male collars and neckwear with minimal summer coverings, joking about discomfort and calling for sympathy for fashionable constrictions.
The piece argues that leisure and dancing are healthy and proper for youth, defending open air picnics and dismissing church critics. It compares dancing to poetry, noting misuse by some but denying inherent sin and urging that exercise and joy suit the young.
A critical essay argues that dancing is a natural, healthy, and joyful form of exercise suitable for all ages. It condemns religious zealotry that bans dancing and other amusements, calling it a pursuit of money and power. The piece mocks asceticism and urges laughter, music, and sociable dancing in families.
On Monday June 10 a riot between Franklin and Moyamensing Hose Companies erupted in the lower part of the city and lasted into Sunday. One man died and fifteen to twenty were wounded as clashes turned to gunfire and melee. Gill of Franklin was mortally wounded while leading his party. An inquest implicated two men for murder. Police and a strong posse restored order.
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