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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1859
Page
2
Prescott Lat Nov 26 a terse public notice from Edward Miller the sole authorized agent in urging residents to respond to a local recruitment for a firm and to acknowledge their entries in the forthcoming collections and listings with a promised result for the community.
The piece urges incoming farmers from other states to consider Prescott area land, noting unimproved plots two dollars an acre within 15 miles of Prescott and four miles from the river. It argues land is cheap due to speculation, but that significant unimproved land exists and can yield solid crops with effort. It also comments on local politics and county board reporting, promising full board records next issue.
A satirical letter discusses snobbery, foreign influence, and the rise of wealth as power in Minnesota society. It mentions Sir Francis Sykes, Elk antlers, and a hunt, alongside notes on invalid travel, regional politics, and local newspapers' treatment of candidates.
An editorial advocates life insurance as the vital support for families of the dead, arguing sympathy alone cannot ease loss. It praises the Mutual Life Insurance Co of Wisconsin for prompt $2,500 payout to a widow and cites the agency of General Agent H. L. Wilson. The piece closes with gratitude from Apolonia Petersilea of Oshkosh and notes broader political commentary from New York on party coalitions and public spending.
A Louisville Journal excerpt accuses Seward Chase Hale Giddings and others of complicity in Old Brown's rebellion and calls for their arrest and trial for murder and high treason. It demands President Buchanan prosecute or face impeachment, framing the issue as a clash over treason versus the Union and urging Democrats to act before disunion threatens the country.
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