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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1860
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows a Saturday date in November with garbled names and place. The readable elements point to a local public notice or brief item in Prescott Wisconsin but essential details are illegible.
Reports via pony express and telegraph from California to the Sh Upiar returns show Lincoln's vote surprising lawmakers while Douglas leads in several regions. Legislature likely favors Douglas Senator to replace Gwin as tension grows over party strength and Overland rate impacts.
Fragmented report details Douglas and fusion ticket strategy in New Jersey, with Douglas Democrats allegedly steering votes toward four Douglas electors while Breckinridge forces stay aligned. It notes election returns across Chippewa and Pepin counties, implies Republican Assembly gains, and mentions nine rescuers of a Chicago slave girl being indicted for violating the Fugitive Slave Law.
Telegraphed reports from the South describe urgent secession talk as Georgia plans conventions and delegates while the nation debates an election and possible dissolution. Southern leaders push for a Southern Confederacy with preparations to arm states and resist Federal actions.
In Chisago County voters approved relocating the county seat from Tyler Falls to Center City by a 45 vote margin. The result follows a long public debate over where the administrative center should be located.
Proceedings of a special meeting in Conservant War 1860 recount the council voting to declare the mayor's office vacant after Mayor Converse's resignation and Alderman Wiggin's removal. The body covers payment authorizations, election inspector duties, and related motions to hold elections and adjust council chambers.
The piece warns that constipation, often neglected, precedes many serious illnesses and can lead to fatal diseases if not treated promptly. It recommends Cephalia Pits as a timely remedy to expel the insidious threat to health.
A discussion notes how foreign terms enter English usage, citing cephalic from Greek meaning head as an example. The piece warns common words like cephalic may become widely used, joining popular terms such as keyboard type as language blends with daily use.
An excerpt discusses headaches and appertaining remedies in antiquated terms. It mentions cephalic pills as a cure for neuralgia and nervous headaches, noting relief within minutes and linking headaches to various diseases. The dialogue shade shows a physician and patient discussing treatment and a request for the pills.
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