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Newspaper
Oshkosh True Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1849
Page
1
An OCR damaged text fragment describes The Democrat published weekly in Oshkosh Winnebago County Wisconsin. It mentions subscriptions or payments and advert placements with garbled pricing and address details.
Fragmented text blends maritime terms with surreal, dreamlike phrases. The piece references whaling, tides, spirits, and a stream of disjointed imagery, mixing stray words, names, and garbled lines without coherent narrative or identifiable events.
The piece reflects partisan tension as speakers defend Whig policies and attack rivals, praising Cal Beaton while noting a transport speech in Missouri. It reports Captain Sabine's discovery of Amazon river water in the Atlantic, the Fontienne arrival in New York, and a widow taking over a Whig newspaper, declaring herself genuine.
The article discusses how temper and ideas shape political stance across ages shaping science and religion. It argues that great minds push change while defenders of old doctrines resist, and that modern reformers would adapt their views to current circumstances rather than champion past systems.
A Taunton resident appears before a grotesque mock court in an old country house with officers in flashy regalia. The deaf man provides comical answers about his name and job, ends up freed without paying a fee, and is not summoned again during his stay.
A letter from New Orleans describes the cholera still raging and the city facing severe flooding as dykes fail and water rises rapidly. It notes the back portion already inundated and warns the breach may not be stopped for weeks. An eyewitness recounts a fatal fire where occupants trapped inside perished, yet others inside saved lives and property.
The directors voted not to employ anyone on the Worcester Trail road who is not strictly a temperance man.
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