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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1855
Page
2
The communication from Missrs Barners mocks a newspaper quarrel and warns the judge to open both eyes. It accuses the writer of slander and vows to watch future proceedings, calling critics one eyed and chiding hidden motives in a formal notice.
Merchants print locally to save money, noting only one firm printed in New York previously. The Standard Office offers similar quality at lower prices, reducing rates to about two thirds of former charges for all job work.
A North American letter laments slow mail service from Baraboo to Madison and back, while a New York correspondent critiques evolving women’s fashion. It notes oversized dresses render parties crowded, with carriages built for standing and doors widened to accommodate hoops.
An American physician proposed a new cholera idea that sores of any kind can act as a preventive. He recommends inoculation by caustic issue when cholera appears. The concept was recently tested in St Petersburgh with very satisfactory results.
New Goods at Taylor and Son arrive with a long stack of items for spring and summer. Prices are stated as reasonable. Read the advertisement in another column and call at Head Quarters for details.
A garbled pickup of phrases about a man leaving his “better half” at a station and an introduction to a wife is deciphered from a noisy OCR snippet. The text hints at travel between New York and London, social tension, and a curious exchange without clear names or dates.
A note indicates the Emperor of the French has offered 41,000 jens for a perfect thoroughbred charger suitable for the Emp Be torbg. The description mentions quiet temperament and stand fire traits.
A March earthquake in Broussa caused extensive damage and loss of life. The long sequence of shocks began February 28 and lasted days, destroying mosques and khans and collapsing old structures. Thousands fled to camps as aftershocks continued, with significant casualties and widespread ruin.
Govenor Regan, driven out of Kansas by Missouri intruders, returns to Washington seeking government guidance. He warned of an armed invasion, a pro slavery legislature, and a conquered senate while urging prompt military support to restore order and new elections in the territory. The Waukesha Plaindealer reports on the fluency of the political crisis and the possible actions of Mr. Pierce.
The May 1 1835 gathering chaired by Beata Brown reads letters from 32 participants including R M Sully who plans a portrait of Chief Justice Marshall and a drawing print of Osceola. Members pledge art gifts and additions to the library from Sully works to J F Cropsey and Abbott Lawrence bronze copies, with notes on addresses and removals.
A Fort Laramie report from March 12 recounts a private soldier’s massacre tale of Liaut Grattan and a musician in the party who marries a squaw. She saves her lover until his death, while her father and brother repel attackers. a noble Indian rescues the wounded white man from further harm and ferries him toward safety, choosing life for the foe.
A historical piece outlines the consolidation of the Detroit and Pontiac with the Oakland and Ontario into a new Detroit and Milwaukee Rail Road. It lists directors led by Henry Walker as president, notes vigorous construction toward Grand Haven and Grand Rapids, and forecasts rapid inland rail and steamship links boosting Detroit's regional commerce.
A California bound vessel named Hevna re Vapor struck a sunken rock near Panamay on April 28 while at full speed. The ship listed but passengers were rescued as lifeboats reached the scene. officials reported all aboard safe and efforts to save the wreck continued. News notes overall weather and mining yields shift as commercial confidence edges up amid election efforts for a U S Senator on the 24th.
Private letters from Leavenworth Kansas Territory report Sioux forces drove off all mules and traders’ animals at Davil’s Gate and shut down mail stations. Sweetwater residents fled for safety while the fifteen person mail party traveled by night, though April and May outward mails were in poor condition. The region near Fort Laramie remained quiet but threats continued.
The article discusses bank currency shortages in Wisconsin, arguing the state’s banks supply insufficient and unsafe currency. It presents figures on original circulation versus state bank notes and notes withdrawals, and notes that rising business demand will reduce state currency share despite some increased issuance by new banks.
A May 12 blaze in Springfield HI destroys nine top stores on State House square. The inferno, discovered around o clock, devastates the business district with losses estimated at least 50000, largely insured. Fire authorities suspect arson as cause amid widespread confusion.
A massive blast at powder mills about five miles from Rochester on May 8 killed fifteen men. The mills, owned by J. Connell and Co, had exploded four times in five years with surrounding buildings blown to atoms.
An armistice proposal to bury the dead was discussed near Sebastopol on a Monday following a Saturday message. The exchange allowed limited time for collecting bodies as shells and gunfire continued, with troops and observers gathering along the Front and ravines as French English and Russian forces clashed and the bombardment resumed.
The fragmentary text references a murder case with a pending Supreme Court decision and a planned hanging on June 1, a Louisville council vote on license revocation, gambler withdrawals in Cincinnati, cholera cases in St Louis, and a snowfall near early February.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Nashville era newspaper hints at breaking news and a local event. It mentions a heart-rending incident and scattered references to March, a standard newspaper tone, and unidentified individuals.
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