St Croix Valley Tranquility and Town Growth Observed
An 1861 Mesure editors note on a cool morning by the St Croix river describes the riverbank scenery in St Croix Falls and River Street, praising villas and new sidewalks. It notes quiet commerce, promising crops in Chisago County, planned church and street work, and a forthcoming 4th of July gathering, with local militia drills and a growing community.
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St. Croix
Paradise
Treayen
St. Croix Falls
Dels
Nooka
Jiex
River Street
Minnesota
Joshua L. Taylor
E. D. Whiting
Selah Whiting
J. Smith
Lis
St. Croix Mall
St. Croix Valley
Chisago County
Ozceola, Polk Co. Wis
Fragmented patriotic verse on flag and freedom
The passage rewrites and garbles a historic wartime poem about the flag, liberty, and the nation. It alludes to the Stars and Stripes, courage in battle, and the enduring shield of freedom, ending with a vow that the banner shall wave over the land of the free. The text preserves named symbols and concepts but is hard to parse as a complete narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acla
Jun Lorie
Daily Press
Cincinnati
Gaz
Venus
Mars
Sisters of Charity
Florence Nightingales
Legiona of Liberty
Guccar
Warman
Cornelia
Chitego Journal
Paayer
Lake Champlain
Commedia Downie
Squadro
Bay of
Pittsburgh
Maat-Head
Ma Donough
Downie
Commodore Downie
Dian
McDonough
Silion
Ibatile
The Barbarities of the South
A Civil War era condemnation denounces Southern mob violence against Northern and neutral citizens. It cites Lynching by mobs in Memphis and New Orleans, praising swift executions and condemning intolerance toward Union allegiance. The author laments vigilante justice and urges restraint, highlighting a Norwegian victim and a broader pattern of barbarism.
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Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Confederate States
Memphis Bulletin
Norway
United States
Woman at War and the Silent Toll at Home
The piece laments the underplayed sacrifices of women during war, contrasting the heroic deaths of men with the enduring mourning of women. It recalls the roles of vivandiers nurses and supporters, praises patriotism, and questions societal neglect of women’s contributions through history. It notes Cuba slave stats and James Watson Webb’s mission acceptance in a concluding, fragmented update.
Frogs and public figures in historical musings
A travelogue style meditation on frogs describes their color shifts and humanlike features, comparing frog anatomy to man and recalling Southern nights. The piece shifts to a Boston Post note on Senator Douglas’s insolvency, then contrasts public service debts with later political figures and corruptions.
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alLlifa
Napoleon
Scitneo
Aidny
Earth
Thug
Boston Post
Douglas
Europe
America
Wm. Pitt
Charles James Pax
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
O'Connell
Alexander Hamillon
Jemées Monroe
Thomas ‘Jefferson
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Jackson
Webster
Vanity and faith in a life of public service
A disjointed assemblage of reflections on Lord Douglas, public duty, and intellect contrasts with a satirical treatise on babies and their appeal. A wartime sermon-like excerpt lauds McDonough as pious yet brave and ends with a devotional meditation by Avert Barnes on holy living after redemption.
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Prescot
Transcript Seasor
Trejoutt
Firat Flor
Broad Street
Teres
A Eye
Prescott
Poway
Veeklent
Sync
Tatr
Young & Hick
Broad St
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ATLAW
E. B. T. Humphreys
Merce, Pewy and
Dears
Fresentt
Bis
Aorimwen
New York
Walter Sod
Jeferson
Willlim Sonderman
Orange Atreets
Ted
Nova
Sive
Suilal
George Kennedy
Harnestes
Ts Feltres
Thie
Dusdring
Tontinen
Prescort Livrarylating Library
Rike Fxasanciuer
Gar
Ion
Boul Sot
Daly
F. Young
Tdrarian
Cros
Reimund
LMF
Daandla
Cetnoneble
Udeard Jeweiry
Corgix River Packet
Is Allen
Waac Weay
Sare Yracht Mondera
Jécaré Taylor Fairy Tayscaye
Thurslays
Ase Foralig & Direc Ronbesivon
Fairbanks
Petrbauke
Lake Street
Chicago
Boston
Gridin
Steced Uy
Upper
Ug Fuut
Blank Book Manufactory
Coome's & Bots Boot Store
Hanks
Bill
Dilla
Aoirington
Hound Hay
Franklin Mills
Pyrizmabeelle
Pierge Coeur
Winconsin
Fos
Ocerabibia
Eoustom
Melmbelte
Wis
Stephen Collins
Ing
Jobin Howell
the Dawes
Collins
Staples Prescott
Det
Ringite
Kerpon
Timminga
Teese
Ull
Chapman
Beall
Authorsa
Broxouitie
Walson
Edwabi Ion
Iamsburgh
Xinge County
New Vibe
Tix Prete
Wabash Avenue
Te Merning
Cuba
James Watson Webb
Turkey
Brazil
Kaitckerbo
Lad Douglas
Anocticidu
Eny
Sam
Ign
Mortys
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Heaxen
Awert Barnes
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