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Newspaper
Oshkosh Weekly Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1854
Page
2
A fragmented prose poem laments fallen warriors and their sacrifice for liberty. It blends funeral reflections with calls to uphold republican ideals, citing classical authors and a patriotic heritage as it honors courage and national memory.
Fragment from a biographical series describes Thomas Jefferson’s youth and love letters to Belinda, Belinda’s suitor arrangements, and Jefferson’s early character. It notes his gentle, restrained nature, athletic talent, music and dance skills, and avoidance of gambling and strong drink, with emphasis on his courteous manners and humane sympathies.
The text notes Mr. Jetterson as a cautious racer with one horse in training, never racing more than once, and rarely enjoying racing excitement. It highlights his strong connections, including powerful friends and five royalty, and states he became of age in 1761.
A detailed account describes the brutal knout in use, including the method, the public executioner, and the victim’s suffering before transfer to a hospital and exile in Siberia. The piece notes refugees fleeing Hungarian and Polish uprisings toward Turkey, with U.S. visa doubts and Russian responses. It also highlights George Stephenson’s early life and innovations in locomotion and safety lamps, and Humphry Davy’s impact, alongside steelbound railway expansion from London to Edinburgh.
A battered wife is photographed by a daguerreotype in a startling street scene. A man, long abusive, calls to his wife Jane, asking if she likes the image as he taunts her with a mock portrait. The moment exposes domestic violence in a tense, public tableau.
A Wisconsin Territory account recalls Judge Frasier arriving in June 1837, a drinking episode at a tavern, a courtroom charge denouncing gambling, a fish payment sentence, and a sequence of trials including two Indians sentenced to death and later commuted. The piece notes his later death from drink, a sparse funeral, and minor remarks on local legal life.
A witness joked about fashioning a delicate look by chewing chalk and pencils, drinking vinegar, and wearing the thinnest shoes, while denying liquor as valuable. The court elicited laughter as he quipped that riches do not come from consuming liquor, prompting reflection on the remarks.
The piece urges a shy approach to a kiss with restraint and warmth. It champions letting the woman lead softly, then delivering a deep, delicate kiss with soul and proper energy. A sigh and closed eyes heighten the effect, while avoiding sloppy kissing.
An examiner offers blunt, ironic counsel about admission to the bar. The judge mocks common pranks and stresses honesty while urging the new lawyer to focus on money, discretion, and persuasive demeanor. The tone satirically critiques professional behavior and vanity.
A large English town resident, daily shaved by a barber for twenty one years, refuses to settle a penny a day bill. The barber demands payment, proposing installments. The dispute leads to an improbable barter with land area valued at £200 an acre, enlarging the shaving debt to £78 85 Sd.
A Tlome Journal correspondent extols a ladies diet to gain vitality. Follow a routine: rise with the sun, bread and toast with tea or coffee, ride six miles, take cod liver oil at 1 o clock, eat lard crackers, walk an hour, drink beer at dinner, tea evening, coffee breakfast, and cod liver oil before bed with crackers. The plan promises plumpness and a glorious appetite.
A testator leaves halves to his eldest, thirds to the second, ninths to the third of seventeen horses. An added horse from a Dervish makes eighteen, allowing exact shares: nine to the eldest, six to the second, two to the third. The Dervish then takes back his horse. Ken Kentucky Statutes mention pistols and powie-kives in Louisville.
The article opines on economic prospects, arguing disciplined policy will guide mercantile and manufacturing growth while Europe and Asia wage war. It predicts American vitality if markets remain open, with emphasis on investment, rail development, and prudent governance guiding prosperity.
A New York City court ruling holds that a verbal renewal agreement between the Baptist Church of Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Fire Company binds the insurer as if a renewal receipt had been issued. The church trustees, based on an ongoing Wall Street contact, agreed to pay premiums, and the church suffered a major fire before renewal was formalized.
A chaotic blend recalls Murat wedding at the Tuileries with Emperor Louis Napoleon and Empress Eugenie, contrasting Napoleon’s fall from St. Helena to new prominence. It also notes a Canada judge opposing a national day of prayer for war against Russia, errant snippets about body image, a Kentucky regiment on a hill named Mount Dodge, a San Francisco debt poisoner anecdote, Constantinople cargo fears, and satirical lines on women and pantaloons.
Four men left Grand Traverse Bay in a small sail boat on Thursday. The next day Kitty Grant carried lumber to Milwaukee and in the afternoon a capsized craft nine miles from the east shore was sighted between North Manitous and the mainland. Captain Johngog righted the boat and found it carried a pencil note with names and a claim for $1142.50. The men likely clung to the boat until exhaustion and cold led to their deaths. Also reported is a report of German immigrants arriving and New England farmers settling nearby, with comments on their prospects.
Fitch P. Talmadge, once with Story Talmadge & Co. and a contractor on the Illinois Central Railroad at La Salle, died suddenly of liver congestion at the Nachusa House in Dixon on Saturday the 6th. He left no known residence or heirs. relatives should contact James L. Camp or J. Sevens in Dixon for information.
R Stewart, returning from the pier to his home Friday evening, was seized by a hand on his collar and struck with a knife, leaving him badly wounded and in danger. Two men in shirt sleeves fled, details scarce as darkness hid their identities. The Toledo Blade notes two cholera cases in Toledo following outbreaks linked to travel from Dubuque and Chicago, with victims including Mrs Hall and Dr Hall dying after dispatch and arrival in Toledo.
A new mill project at the lift lock on the Wisconsin River, with walls four feet thick and four stories high, will run eight stone gears once grain is plentiful. It aims to let farmers flour their wheat locally rather than ship it bulk to market.
A fragment hints at an editor’s challenge and the imagined aid from generous patrons. The speaker laments editorial labor and muses on listening to “better half” voices while scribbling amid flour barrel scraps and thorny branches.
A Danbury relic tale recounts General Wooster killed at Ridgfield in 1777. A lead bullet, found with epaulettes and plume, confirmed his remains when exhumed in 1854. The bullet’s English manufacture marks the identity amid grave uncertainties. Mrs Partington’s theater reflections follow in Boston Post fashion.
Reports from Washington on a House dispute involving Mr Hunt of Louisiana and Mr Craige of North Carolina, corrections about published proceedings, and remarks by Mr Went. The column also notes the Albany Heavy and plate presentation, a Wisconsin lumber project, Oshkosh Courier comment, and rail and local incidents.
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