25 Aug 1852
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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1852
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads a Democratic campaign song mocking Whigs and praising leaders Dorco King and Purce King. It references victory, banners, and appeals for support, with garbled phrases about courage, money, and public sentiment. The text appears as a period-tinged political verse with unclear names and phrases due to OCR errors.
A Milwaukeean recounts a treacherous overland journey toward Salt Lake City. He notes Worcester Valley farms 300 to 500 miles from the city, Mormon settlements, land offers for surveying and farming, and rough terrain with rivers to ford. He describes companions, hardships, and hopes to reach San Francisco by early August aboard the Digger Indiana, amid rough weather, shortages, and fatigue.
Mr Weed of the Albany Journal writes from Naples about a three week wait for a favorable day to ascend Vesuvius. He details a perilous ascent with a party of ladies, carried in chairs up the crater amid volcanic cinders and sulfurous fumes, describing the strenuous progress, the sublime views, and the dangers of the descent while noting the Independence ship in the bay and Pompeii’s ruins nearby.
The text describes Joe Gem’s 1844 bill to curb naturalization for foreigners, allowing only those who serve in war to gain citizenship with limited voting rights. It includes sections on residency, militia exemptions for naturalized citizens, and wartime service requirements, followed by a note on flax, flax fiber, and Vermont State Journal discussion of southern diversification to cover cotton losses.
Reports from the flax and linen sector note Claussen’s process yields fibers resembling fleece wool. Hemp fibers prove coarser yet both enable fine fabrics. flax fiber coats fetch about fifteen cents per pound, with lower costs possible in fertile regions. Factories rise in Norwich, Fall River, and Marcellus as flax is grown in Ohio and New York, and seed pays cost in many counties. The era of cheaper, sturdy linen production appears near.
In a Washington based correspondence from the National Intelligencer an observer compares Syrian women favorably to American women. He describes Arab mothers with babies, Nazareth and Bethlehem beauties, delicate hands and refined profiles, and condemns European and Latin standards as inferior to American charm and gentility.
Archbishop Hughes discusses the New Hampshire constitutional clause barring Catholics from office and praises broader religious equality. He notes New Hampshire’s old charter persists in this restriction and credits the nation for fostering religious liberty, while recounting a Talleyrand anecdote about political wit.
In Harmony, December rumors rose over the sudden vanishing of P. S. Page who joined a hunting party arranged by Sanford Williams. An apparent accident claim suggested a shot by Williams, but a later communication from Williams’ camp asserts Page is alive and well, with pages of his plans to travel to California and mutual checks exchanged. The item also touches on unrelated local anecdotes, a Buffalo murder report, a debate on curry in milk production, and various brief notes from other towns.
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