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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1861
Page
3
The Prescott region paper notes Baptist and Methodist activities, church notices, and a key sermon. It highlights the Madson meeting, ordained intercessor, and upcoming denominational events while reporting on local associations and clergy movements amid weather impacts and publication changes.
The writer argues that public schools serve the greatest good for the many, not individual teens. He condemns delaying tactics and secession threats by parents, cites irregular attendance and tardiness, and praises the district’s liberal funding and competent teachers while urging community support to advance education. William J. Corr. contributes the report.
A dated financial summary shows balances and various entries for the Piercs County Agriculture Society for the year 1860. Items include premiums paid and expenses for attending the state fair, with figures and credits totaling to the stated balance. The document closes with a signature line and Prescott date.
Business Locals notes George Newton keeps ferilz at the old stand on Bisnickinnie street with feather-work ready made or to order. Also mentions a Diptheria case among Esteena Morrison Barrasos, aged 6, and others, Cnantes F. son of and Muxnisox aged 2 years 9 months, in the city.
A dense OCR listing covers a circuit court term in Pierce County with names Fietes County JOAN Mea er, ER BLATEDELL, CAROLINE BLAIS, BARTLEY PRESLEY, and AH Young as referee. It notes a January 3 order at the special term and a March sale date for property tied to estate matters, including notices of probate and sale procedures in Prescott, Wisconsin.
A notice on language trends criticizes adopting foreign terms into English. It cites Cephalic from Greek meaning for the dead, linked to Mr Spalding’s headache remedy, predicting broad, casual usage and erosion of foreign word distinctions.
A scribal dialogue discusses Spalding's Cephalic Pills as a cure for severe headache. The speaker claims quick relief and ties headaches to various diseases, urging sending a box to a dying person. A pharmacist confirms the remedy name, prompting orders for the pills.
A historical health notice warns that constipation leads to serious diseases unless treated early. It lists headaches, rheumatism, piles, and severe conditions like dyspepsia and epilepsy as potential linked ailments. It promotes Spalding's Cephalic Pils as a cure and urges immediate attention at first symptoms.
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