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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1862
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR of a poem or song about roads to poverty, temperance, and hard labor. Mentions tavern signs, wages, Sundays, and the moral exhortation to work honestly. Includes lines about road to the thrashing floor, poverty, and guidance to churchyard life.
Fragmentary OCR passage echoes patriotic World War era chorus about Dixie and the Union. Refrains pledge loyalty to the flag and persecution of treason, with lines praising liberty, courage, and marching to defend the land of cotton, liberty, and stripes.
Hon. Iran Walbridge outlines vast growth in territory, population, and wealth from 800,000 square miles and 3.9 million people to millions more, 84 states, rising to 120 million, with immense exports, railways, telegraphs, and ships. He cites grain, agriculture, manufacturing growth, and the nation’s expansion from 1790 to 1860, highlighting infrastructure and global trade gains.
Enos Rett, hired by Mr Thorpe the grocer for five dollars weekly, struggles with temptation after hours. He schemes to overcharge customers to gain spending money, initially denying wrongdoing but conscience soon declares him a thief as he pockets extra coins from the drawer. He feels wretched, unable to sing or work.
An 19th century Times piece mocks fears of national decline, noting American strengths in textiles, wine, rail, steel, drugs, scissors, locomotives, boiler iron, and porcelain. It argues Americans produce better goods at home, with plentiful bread and exports, suggesting the warnings are unfounded and timely optimism prevails.
In Omaha a report claims military authorities detain Mormon trains to Salt Lake City amid alleged government inquiries into Brigham Young's role. Emigrant routes west of Salt Lake face harassment, while Utah militia mobilizes. The piece ominously suggests possible westward clash with federal troops. It also includes a Philadelphia anecdote about early sailmaking and a jailer who quips about the Devil and his relatives.
In Union Church, Virginia, Gen. Fremont's eight Parrott battery held a sharp field clash. Commanders urged the mule-drawn howitzers forward as the enemy charged, turning the hill into a battery of heavy fire. Two hundred seventy eight corpses lay scattered in the ravine the next day.
A historical piece merges odd animal terms with a long recall of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte. It discusses how Napoleon’s brother Joseph, living in Delaware, faced offers to crown Mexico’s throne while rejecting imperial temptations and praising American republican institutions. It also cites Parson Brownlow’s sharp, unsparing notice of John Slidell, likening him to a monkey and Judas in a biting critique.
The article offers health guidance on sleep, diet, and digestion. It warns against excessive daytime napping and overdrinking hot drinks. It advocates light clothing in fever, walk after exertion, and limiting meals to small liquid portions. It contrasts education paths for rich and poor children and emphasizes outdoor activity and physical work for health, cautioning against premature overeducation.
A reflective piece on neighborly cheer and open windows at night. It contrasts cheerful domestic scenes with the sadness of death and illness, then pivots to wartime notices praising old regiments and experienced officers. It argues volunteers should join existing units for health, training, and shared glory, noting fewer deaths in seasoned regiments and better care for wounded.
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