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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1862
Page
1
The text lists pricing for legal services and advertising options with various rates per month and column widths, referencing terms like Faralx months and statute prices in an old style business card format. Readable entities include amounts in pounds and dollars and mentions of rates for different column widths, suggesting a pricing sheet or advertisement card from a historical publication.
A vivid, distressing vignette shows two well dressed travelers offering aid and conversation to a destitute woman amid squalor, while a Victorian observer questions social hierarchies. Elsewhere a starving wife dies from exhaustion after destitution and a diphtheria outbreak hits Viroqua, affecting children.
A reflective piece laments the steady departure of friends and editors from the living world. It honors a respected editor described as humble, charitable, and high in moral tone, noting his literary merit and dedication. It contrasts wealth with true worth and urges continued effort and benevolence even in old age.
A half century old tale unfolds in a sparsely furnished flat where a boastful neighbor helps the stranger move in and discovers a stolen portfolio. The thief confesses, begs forgiveness, and offers repayment with interest, leading to mutual reconciliation and a cautionary moral about honesty.
The piece notes vast idle capital in Philadelphia and New York banks, claims prosperity will follow the war's end, and urges effort to sustain commerce. It references wartime obstacles, deposits, and calls for renewed confidence, ending with observations on maritime trade and fashion hints.
An eminent Philadelphia Presbyterian clergyman wakes to a thief in his hotel room. The visitor confesses he is robbing, but accepts reform, offers to join the army, and is enrolled in the Potomac army after guidance from the clergyman. The tale closes with moral reflections on cheerful, contented wives and a clergyman’s remark on the resurrection.
A 62-year-old Countess Correlia of Conena Romagna died in extraordinary circumstances described as spontaneous combustion. Witnesses report she slept after supper, then agony and a sudden internal fire consumed her body. The room shows extensive scorching with greasy residue, a lamp unlit, and a pervasive, strange odor. Doctors Dr. Bianchi and Marquis Scipio Maffei propose lung origin and camphorated spirits as possible causes.
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