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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1868
Page
1
The item lists sailing times for the Guylin Bay and Ratts routes with departures on specific weekdays and arrivals on others. It also notes a price cut to one dollar for subscriptions through January 1, 1868, urges readers to subscribe, laments publishing cost increases for Wisconsin Public Laws, and reports fires, medical moves, and a 1868 almanac.
Public notice from Shawano Wisconsin dated December 11 1505 requests payment from named subscribers and warns of 10 percent interest on credit purchases after February next with a three month payment window. It advertises Uphams clothing store in Shawano and urges cash payment.
Tolerant of budget constraints the Jamesville Wisconsin Institution for the Blind reports a shift from a charity school to state free schooling. Pupils rose from twenty to forty five, with fifty four instructed during the year and nine new enrollments. The school operates three departments library industrial and musical with rigid examinations guiding pupil standing. Writing using a new point–system alphabet is tested as a potential improvement. Industrial work includes broom making and bead work for younger students. The report notes reception limits from 1860 law and emphasizes skill training to prevent idleness and build confidence.
The notice lists statutory prices for legal advertisements in Kawako County. It details rates by column width and time period including one year and six months options with amounts such as 45 00 and 86 00, plus per line and per square measurements for business cards and notices. The document outlines one year and six month pricing across column fractions and emphasizes statutory pricing.
An old advertisement from Peterson & Co of Philadelphia offers Premium Engraving and Club lists. It details prices for copies of The Saturday Evening Post and Lady's Friend, membership options, sample paper requests, and how to remit payment. It mentions Walnut Street address and contact for ordering.
A terse notice proclaims a challenge or arrival directed at a Bison. The wording hints at a provocative, perhaps boastful stance, with phrases suggesting imminent presentation or confrontation. The exact event or organizer remains unclear from the fragment.
The Western Rural debuts its sixth volume with strong endorsements from the Western press. It offers dual editions for Chicago and Detroit, aims to double subscribers to 50,000, and doubles as a family reading paper with sewing machines, premiums, and club rates. It invites subscribers to secure 1867 issues and previews 1868 terms.
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