16 Nov 1861
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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1861
Page
1
The paper offers a weekly issue at $1 per year in advance with advertising rates for large type and multiple inches. It outlines pricing per inch per year and per line, with business directory charges, and mentions contract terms for alterations and insertions.
Fragmented OCR text lists local figures in Pepin County Wisconsin including lawyers counselors and agents. It references residents such as Joseph Barry and B. Shaver and notes roles in surveying collection and general agency work.
An ailing fragmentary verse piece urges citizens to lay down tools and take up arms to defend the nation. It appeals to plainsmen and woodmen to join the fight, describes marching hosts and the rising war mood, and calls for sacrifice to protect homeland and liberty.
An appeal describes the U S Sanitary Commission as a voluntary aid to the War Department to support sick and wounded soldiers. Women urged to organize fundraising and material drives, listing needed goods and distribution channels across New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Wheeling and Washington with addresses and cooperation from Union agencies.
A Sandusky Register correspondent notes mixed Civil War tidings including enemy losses and Union successes at Springfield and Lexington, plus ships taken at sea. The report also covers King Kamehameha’s neutrality proclamation, Virginia privateering limits, Detroit draft schemes, and a France incident mentioning a massive timber loss and a warehouse fire’s cost.
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