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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1856
Page
2
The article reports on a fierce dispute in Congress over pay and mileage for members. Some lawmakers threaten to withhold salaries until reforms pass and the session faces delays as months drag on.
The New Onteaxa reports the steamer Prometheus from San Juan arriving today with startling Orecon dispatches. Indain white clashes near Waliniover and Puget Sound Bound leave several killed and many wounded. Wisconsin politics surface as Cates Bashford and William Barstow contest the governorship, while Milwaukee directors declare a cash and stock dividend. Weather and railroad notes add to a broad, unsettled news digest.
A request seeks Nos 8 9 14 15 16 17 and 20 of a panel for public libraries. The note asks who has spares and mentions possible exchanges with Stevens Point and Rutland Herald relations. It also references a Galena Daily Courier and notes on an Almanac edition linked to Greeley and McElrath.
The Winona Argus calls for a local association to plant shade trees in Prescott, urging an organized effort this winter. It envisions public squares and streets lined with maples cedars pines and other varieties, forming a lasting beauty for posterity. The piece invites residents to form the group at the Lyceum next Tuesday evening.
A dense, fragmented reading of notices about the Prairie Farmer's editors and staff changes, the publication's pricing and year, poetry notes, festival music as well as promotions for various local items, lectures, and a reference to The North Western Orient monthly miscellany.
Readable fragments list 1837 Wisconsin state officers judges and senators. Includes Franklin Pierce presidency, several state and federal officials, and court officers with multiple names and districts.
A garbled OCR fragment lists price notes and terms for commodities and goods. It mentions par value per bushel and various product-like terms, with scattered numbers and names, but the text is largely indecipherable and incomplete.
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