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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1862
Page
1
A dense OCR fragment lists Pablekea viery and many names, places, and businesses in Ripon Wisconsin including grocers hardware dealers clothing and millinery. It mentions Hall over Ore Vern Detter Genta and a long roster of merchants such as Hipon Wise AAMEET CMI and Firaedaornerty with references to Stoves Crockery Dry Goods and groceries. The text also includes a verse about temperance warning and a list of local shops.
A Brooklyn Times summary notes retirements and promotions in the Cabinet seen as reshaping support for General Fremont. Cameron Blair and others depart amid criticism of emancipation policy, while Fremont allies gain influence. A letter before Congress blames Scott and bureaucracy for failures. the piece suggests Fremont’s faction will gain sway in the administration.
A passionate 1862 outlook argues the Union must prevail as forts and arsenals stay loyal, traitors are weeded out, and the North gains ground. It cites Port Royal and Port Pickens as blows to the Confederacy, border state support growing, and East Tennessee uprisings potentially revived for decisive action.
The Washington audience, including the President and Cabinet, applauded Morpheus Greeley's anti slavery lecture. The correspondent notes the strong public support, with Fremont mentioned, and argues the event connected the nation’s leadership to the people’s sentiment against rebel slavery and for liberty and union.
Shaman who did not take the papers wandered into town with his whole family in a two horse wagon. The scene mixed oddities as a man believed Taylor remained president and questioned if the Kamkatkins had seized Cuba. Tickets and coins drew scams, a girl traded onions for mail, a baby rode in a sugar trough, and others misread everyday tasks. The visit ended with a reluctant subscription offer and a man opposed to internal improvements, who had never learned to read.
The fragment reflects a drunken lover described as ruinous to cherished ones, with an observer noting women bearing husbands’ faults. It contrasts intimate devotion with contemptible vulgarity and hints that passion may fade if the beloved is driven to ruin. It also brands Britain as a foe who has long used a beautiful woman as a flawed customer.
A curious, ragged reading of biblical lore contrasts Eve with Adam’s self sufficiency and the idea of a hired girl. It toys with questions of gender roles, classical education, and the value of teachers, ending with a note on Charleston’s growing port and trade.
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