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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1866
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR from Sitawano County Journal lists numbers and codes in four columns. It includes odd phrases such as wards per Jing six months and a reference to Upham with various figures like 1200 and 64. The readable portion lacks a clear event or person to report.
The fragment lists key federal leaders including President Andrew Johnson and cabinet members such as the Treasury Head Salmon P. Chase, War figure Edwin M. Stanton, Navy Edwin M. Stanton, Interior John P. Usher, and Attorney General Edward Bates among others, reflecting the wartime administration lineup.
State of Wisconsin lists numerous officials and appointees across counties Kept by Governor Lucius Fairchild With names including LUCIUS FAIRCHILD WYMAN SPOONER THOMAS ALLEN CHARLES R GILL and many circuit judges and clerks The document details counties Dane Jefferson Milwaukee Waukesha Racine and others with appointments in state government education and law enforcement roles.
An old newspaper snippet advertises GEO. A. PRINCE & CO. instruments with full name branding, offers discounts to churches and schools, and notes agents for Shawano County. It includes poetic verse by CHARLES BARROWS and excerpts praising the Spirit of Poetry as inspiration for writers and music.
An eccentric journalist publishes The Resurrectionist and extols Horace Greeley in extravagant, ironic terms. The piece mocks political figures while praising Greeley as a fearless foe of corruption, noting his humble origins, adversity, and intense, piercing gaze.
Col El S Parker a Six Nations chief and Grant staff officer spoke at a Chicago Masonic banquet. He described finding brotherhood through Blue Lodge to Royal Arch and encampment, and noted his memory of Red Jacket and Washington. He displayed a medal from Washington to Red Jacket, dated 1792, as a token of ancestral ties. A Stephenson Alabama restaurant later barred U S soldiers, prompting closure.
Oshkosh firm Lines and Allen advertises harness goods and blankets, promising prompt attention for orders by mail or otherwise. The bladey misspellings obscure details but indicate a sale or weekly special for horse equipment and hosiery related items north and west of Milwaukee.
A first person narrator describes an impulsive plan to go ice cruising after reading pockets of skating lore. He buys a pair of proven steel clippers, tries to skate in Fairmount, and witnesses a lively scene with Dimity and other skaters. He attempts to skate, fails, and learns the basics from a Christian mentor while colliding with others on the ice.
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