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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1861
Page
3
An OCR fragment references a local society and its officers including a Recording Secretary and President. It mentions unreadable dates and a planned program, with remarks about printing and arrangements. Specific names and events are unclear due to damaged text.
The undersigned Republicans and Democrats of Pierce St Croix Polk Barnett and Ashland counties issue a call for a senatorial convention to nominate a candidate for National Government. Delegates are apportioned by county votes from the last Presidential election with a Sept 14 district meeting to select delegates. Republicans and Democrats align Pierce St Croix for the convention in Andean on October 6.
The page reviews Harper September offerings including Life of Gen Scott with contrasting depictions. It critiques The Pen and the Sword in Editor's Table and discusses Shakespeare notes in Mr Cole’s edition. An elegy to Elizabeth Barrett Browning appears, with contributions from Holmes Higginson Hazewell Curtis and others.
A garbled list names several banks in Wisconsin and nearby regions. It mentions City Bank and Fouts Bank alongside Berets and Gu'e Bawls, with unclear spellings for many institutions. The surviving text hints at local banks and financial entities without coherent details or context.
The text praises several lodging houses including an Oshkosh inn kept by Carter & Barker near Juroul Station, lauding its central location, good repairs, and readiness to serve travelers. It also notes a renovated Winslow House in St Paul, celebrated for hospitality and Northwest prominence, inviting guests seeking excellent lodging.
Fragmentary report notes a lacrosse route, tax issue, and night transit references. It mentions Barnes and Mawenkes P.M. with unclear details about a route by tax five teach and resch Mawenkes. No clear event or outcome is identifiable from the readable text.
The text describes steamship lines leaving Mrese and arriving at a train, with daily departures at noon and connections to Central BR. R. XL, Dunbar, and various railways. It notes a daily steamship line and routes to Chicago and the East, including connections at Minnesota Junction and Milton Junction.
Prescott agent notes Bare Psuraice Co. Wisconsin offers advantages over rivals with lower risk and higher potential returns. He cites trustworthiness and experience of officers, claims favorable comparisons to U S and European firms, and invites applications for policies.
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