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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1862
Page
1
A fragment laden page shows a Ripon business directory snippet mixed with pasted verse and travel notes. It references Kipon Fond du Lac Wisconsin and Bowen & Beynon dry goods, plus various names and lines about images and poems. The obscured text hints at a local commerce listing and a literary interlude with a ghostly, dreamlike island scene.
A chaotic account unfolds of a Confederate theft plot involving a mule, a sly Jack, and Squire Bailey. The tale follows failed schemes to steal the mule, a staged capture, a chase, and a dramatic rescue as the Confederate plan collapses and the mule is recovered.
A British observer notes gunpowder consumption shifts during war. Many everyday items show price influences, while peaceful demand declines. Anecdotes relate a Pennsylvania item using more powder than entire British regiments, and warn of deception and corruption amid wartime print culture.
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