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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1866
Page
1
The page lists advertising prices including per annem in advance 200 dollars, one year rates for various column widths, and business cards per line. It notes legal advertisements at statute prices and names Brockwell & Upian as proprietors.
Official directory listing federal officials and cabinet posts. Notable entries include Andrew Johnson as President, Lafayett y Foster as President of the Senate acting Vice President, and William H. Seward as Secretary of State alongside Stanton Chase and other key offices.
Wisconsin government officers and district judges are listed, naming state leaders, secretaries, attorneys general, and circuit court judges across multiple counties and regions. The roll includes lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, bank comptroller, prison commissioner, adjutant general, and several circuit judges by district.
Poem by Rev W E Platt from the Louisville Journal portrays Death as a relentless pursuer over seas and lands. It speaks to all people from children to rulers, urging contemplation of mortality and the omnipresence of death in every class and condition.
The Farmer's Club debated the ideal butter churn temperature citing 55 to 66 degrees as optimal. Observers note churning is mechanical with no chemical change and urge farmers to use thermometers to keep cream at 60 to 66 degrees for better quality and less labor.
Edgar Crocker of White Oak Springs drowned himself on Sunday the 4th after years of drinking and failed reform. The 20-something young man served in the army and left a note blaming liquor. His funeral drew the largest crowd ever in Marsheth, 1866.
An editorial argues that the court decision on black suffrage should be respected until reversed, asserting that black voters are equal to whites in political rights. It contends their participation will elevate the state and, if proven harmful, the people will apply a remedy. An alias, Aliwanitee Nees, signs the piece.
Wanpun reports 2 new prison commitments in six months, more than four times the prior year. Total commitments since prison organization reach 1036. Roads to Wanpun blocked by high water and a railroad bridge damaged. Butter sells at 60 cents a pound and eggs 40 cents per dozen in LaCrosse on Monday. Wells the boy who fired Reform School moves to Wansen for a ten year sentence. Moran arrested in Waukesha for illegal voting and bound over for 100 dollars. The steamer Phil Sheridan departed Cincinnati for LaCrese on Lith.
Informal radical meeting favors keeping Congress in session through the Invest period with a September adjournment unlikely. The piece argues Johnson opposition in federal offices, predicts vacancies during recess, and urges Congress to remain in session to curb presidential power and protect the nation.
The text contrasts a prophetic vision of renewal with a call to action for Congress. It urges the legislature to strengthen the majority and press the session to continue without adjournment to fulfill the spirit of reform and accountability. It references past, present, and a manifest destiny of unity and progress.
A veteran writer argues that bad luck stems from bad habits and mismanagement, not fortune. He asserts early rising, hard work, prudence, honesty, and steady earnings prevent ill luck, while tavern slumps and drunkenness signal the only true luck curse.
A garbled column offers assorted vignettes including political name changes at the Capitol, humorous animal fables, and reflections on societal flattery, fate, and domestic life. The piece blends satire with scattered quotes and moral musings from a late era newspaper page.
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