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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1862
Page
1
Crude OCR fragment notes a publication by Aradises Jeurnel featuring a young lady of Vina ber Leen and an ode with phrases like Wind a people's paint Weep Weep. The garbled text references commemorations and a possible poem or verse, but many words are indecipherable.
In a colonial setting Pere Antoine, a priest, loves Anglice the ward of his friend Emile. A tale of forbidden passion, jealousy, and a magical tree grows from Anglice’s grave as the city’s strange beauty spreads. a foreign lady governs the town while memories and duty clash.
A fragmentary excerpt reflects on table talk and hospitality, praising cheerful meals and social dining as a cohesive domestic element. It contrasts family gatherings with distant hospitality, noting how shared meals foster kindness, restraint, and mutual respect among relatives and guests, amid lively daily contact.
Mr Alexander Duke of Albamarse reports a neighbor’s visit prompted claims that peach trees in a Wibrowgh Po orchard suffered severe quick decline and leaf loss after exposure to warm timber. He notes thrifty trees were destroyed by an eruption of worms, with nails and timber contributing to damage.
Fragmentary report shows lawmakers proposing hefty fines for courting in various settings and for flirtatious acts, with items like kissing a homely person, courting in kitchens, and seeing a lady home cited as fines. The noisy enumeration mocks late 19th century tax debates and societal controls, reflecting satirical commentary on fiscal policy and public morals.
A fragmented discussion on voice culture and speech delivery. The text emphasizes matching pitch and volume to distances, ensuring the speaker is heard without straining listeners. It notes the need for agreeable conversation and natural vocal effort.
A guide on voice modulation praising a gentle low tone for conversation. It warns against high pitched shrillness and overly loud delivery, urging speakers to cultivate quiet, rich, musical tones to improve receptivity and avoid harshness. It notes gendered expectations and observed effects on listeners.
A Paris eccentric named Huxian who died recently left a strange will. If he died between February and March the funeral would be at eight in the morning, otherwise at six. Invitations were sent. 400 letters reached recipients. Five thousand francs each were to be given to those who attended, and nine favored friends were to receive gifts later. Notables included Conn Tienri Arcos and Edouard Houssaye. Some planned to use the funds for a grave monument.
A humorous verse laments a tobacco union as old and young gather to smoke and chew, praising pipes and pipesmoke while mocking donations to the poor and the spread of fumes in churches. It notes weak eyes, led fads, and the odd moral talk amid promotional chatter about tobacco.
The Intellinencor and the Busta Daily Advertiser urge standardized names for naval offices and ranks. They argue for clear, descriptive terms like chief, sergeant, and commander to replace vague courtesy titles and improve public understanding, proposing Congressional action to codify such designations.
Wounded troops arriving from Nawbern report pepper as highly acceptable and useful against dysentery. A general notes pepper’s value for warmer climates and its role in preventing illness. soldiers advise sending pepper in packages, tin boxes with pepper dusters, sold at high prices by sutlers.
A damaged report recounts a clash involving Capt. LC Hobart of the 4th Regiment and Gen. Butler, noting rank tensions among men who shared evil life histories and recounting a Charleston convention meeting where Hobart allegedly pressed for political fellowship and aid for his unit.
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