03 Aug 1861
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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1861
Page
1
The snippet shows a rustic early 20th century newspaper layout listing rates for display ads and subscriptions, with references to advertisers in Pepin Wisconsin. It mentions job printing, office supplies, attorneys, and local tradesmen like cabinet makers, lawyers, and clerks, reflecting a small town commerce page.
A poem by Jennie denounces gossipers who magnify others misdeeds while hiding their own faults. It laments slander, hypocrisy, and the pleasure taken in spreading rumors, likening gossip to a force that spoils happiness and spoils friendships.
A Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin traveling editor extols Pepin Wis and Lake Pepin’s beauty. He notes Judge Barron, local business and law, thriving rivers and rafts on the Mississippi, fishing, and stray remarks about Minnesota sites and regional pride. The piece highlights sailing, fishing, and Northwest pioneer spirit.
An Advocate article recounts a London editor’s claim that British business leaders and MPs were swayed to favor the Confederacy. Agents allegedly fed self interest through pledges and covert communication to influence Parliament, with fear of seizing Washington and breaking the Union. The piece notes changes in sentiment as the program partly fails and a worm infestation disrupts the city.
The Arkansas State Convention approved an ordinance confiscating debts owed to residents of non-slaveholding states and personal property within the state as of May 6. Debtors must report under oath to the Auditor within sixty days or face fines and prison. The measure targets money collected for non-slaveholding state residents.
Governor Randall reports from Washington that the 7th and 8th Regiments have been accepted. Uniforms and arms will be provided and the regiments will assemble at the camp within about three weeks. Names of designated companies include Van Dor, Ripod Guards, Bay City Guards, Waupacea, and others across Wisconsin counties.
A La Crosse Republic letter argues for Horace Greeley over Gen. Scott, praising Greeley as decisive and calling for his leadership toward Richmond. The piece mocks Scott while urging a bold plan involving Zouave units and Beauregard to end Virginia combat.
A period letter laments brutal abuses against Indigenous women, reporting two squaws killed and another nearly slain in a recent fight. The author blames liquor as the driving force behind these atrocities, describing whiskey as a "ruling passion" fueling violence.
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