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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1850
Page
1
A garbled passage evokes vast death and ruin with scattered names and places. Twisted, mostly unreadable phrases describe battles, graves, and sorrow, hinting at a wartime scene and the toll on people and lands while the voice laments fading memory.
A shipboard scene follows Little Dick, an orphan ward of the narrator, as he lies dying in a hammock. The surgeon and crew, including a loyal but guilt-ridden captain, witness the boy’s final moments and a touching gift of a Bible. The dying child speaks of angels, love, and a wish to be buried near his mother, leaving the narrator struck by remorse and resolve.
A prose fragment intertwines a mythic vision of Edenic roses with reflections on earthly joy and thorny truth. The piece recounts Eve and a spring rose as a symbol of innocence and peril, then shifts to a Boston writer’s account of Burlington Wisconsin area and Green Mountain Cemetery where Gen. Eihan Allen is memorialized in a weathered family plot.
A longextract obituary style tribute recalls Margaret Fuller Countess Ossoli, noting her life as an author and activist in Italy and England, her marriage, motherhood, and work aiding wounded patriots during Rome’s siege. It also references a lament for her death, travels, and ongoing manuscripts on Italy’s state.
An address in Salem, Massachusetts reveals anecdotes from General Taylor’s era. The tale centers on a flag of truce and Santa Anna’s enquiry to Taylor, Wool, and Bliss, with Taylor’s later reflection on his undiplomatic reply. Upham narrates Taylor’s courage and generosity, including his plan to aid wounded Mexicans after Santa Anna fled and the caution against using public wagons for enemy relief.
A fragment from a Bryssola pamphlet by Misa H. M. Webber argues for men wearing attire as the norm for single women, claiming historical sameness of dress. It portrays reformers denying or avoiding public advocacy while highlighting the proposed shift as serious.
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