28 Jul 1860
Page 1
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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1860
Page
1
The U E Pepin County Press announces daily job printing and an office supply with a wide range of styles for plain and ornamental headers, cards, paper, and colored inks. Prices claimed to compare favorably with any other printing in the country.
A garbled notice lists weekly church activities with recurring Sunday prayers at five o clock and mention of Dexter and Thal teoula in cabinet. The readable items reference clerks and church gatherings but are incomplete.
An aged speaker longs for the closing hours of life as shadows lengthen and a last beam fades. He envisions the reapers gathering the last ripe hours, the bloom of life withered, and awaits angels to open the mystic gate. Voices loom from afar as he prepares to depart and obey.
An 1828 Magazine anecdote notes Washington’s favor for a trusted revolutionary ally, describing the man as intelligent and diligent though politically opposed. The piece recounts the president’s courteous welcome and a clever retort about private duties, then shifts to a humorous aside about domestic quirks and social rituals.
A stylish young man seated on the Cataract piazza draws attention with musk and cologne. A bystander accuses him of a scent and, after a sharp exchange, advises him to bury his clothes for a day to remove it, prompting laughter as he leaves.
A garbled editor’s fragment describes a poetic scene with names and places hinted but largely unreadable. Despite the cryptic wording, it evokes a sense of longing and distant figures, weaving in names such as Jave and Tony while hinting at a vote or meeting, leaving the exact event unclear.
The piece speaks of a mundane sphere a rainbow colored castle of elegant finish surrounded by roses tended by Cupid and Calantha Maria with no debts or early mornings. The editor notes the contrast with public voices saying nothing of freight or prices, while editors and readers imagine ideal worlds.
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