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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1868
Page
2
A fragmentary poetic meditation describes twilight rain, dying leaves, bells, and wind carrying memories of autumn. The speaker recalls loved ones, comfort by fire, and a vow of companionship through solitude, as shadows and distant chimes evoke longing and renewal.
A veteran observer narrates the final pursuit of Lee's army toward Appomattox Court House. He portrays Sheridan's cavalry, the enveloping Union advance, and the last hours of combat, culminating in the formal surrender and reflections from both sides.
Professor Simpson of Edinburgh, a longtime expert in mothers and children, addressed Italian readers on hygiene. He urged mothers not to expose arms while other parts stay warm, calling out how neglect leads to child death and questioning why women reveal bare bosoms in refined society while hearts and lungs suffer in the mud.
A fragment describes the "lady agnan" as contemptible and unworthy of women of sense. It extols men of purpose and deep feeling over surface charm, noting the target would mock the critique at social gatherings and despise honest contempt from an alderman.
The new year signals major reforms in the Far East with Japan moving from eremitic isolation to direct imperial oversight. A Daimy council will aid the Mikado, ports will open in Suwan and Osuce, and a China-US treaty revision may place the US Minister as Commissioner in negotiations.
A heavy lumber wagon carried Mr Martin Burna his two sisters Ald Ryan his wife and daughter Mary onto ice at First Street and the horses fell through. All occupants escaped to solid ice except the horses which drowned. Water depth near twenty feet. Wagon retrieved with effort. Worth of horses set at 450 dollars. Source: Dubuque Times.
A digest of 1867 figures covers Davenport manufactures, Detroit fires with insured losses, St. Joseph building values, New York public education costs, and Paris exposition profits. Also noted are gold excitement in Arkansas, granite quarries in Maine, and rail expansion plans from Union Pacific toward Denver.
The fragment lists discontinuation of London Society republishing by Hard & Houghton, announces Mrs Julia Tigersoll as a Sweet-poet of the Weak editor in Muscatine Journal, and previews forthcoming magazines, poets and works. It mentions Alfred Tennygon in Atlantic Monthly, a feature The Victim, plus auctions in Boston of John Eliot's Bible and a Dibdin Milton edition.
The text combines an odd list of company names and insurance terms with a jagged domestic scene. It mentions Northwestern Life and various roles on railroads, then abruptly shifts to a chaotic tale of a stairway fire and a family incident, ending with scattered product and regional notes.
The piece warns that the January Thaw leaves many with colds and coughs but notes a Gor's Conan Bar sister remedy is claimed to control symptoms. It suggests adults and children with croup-related risk may benefit, asserting infallibility when taken in season.
Advertises Helloway’s Pils as a cure for nervous debility and female complaints. Claims thousands of women in America rely on the remedy for health and vitality. notes ease of use by delicate patients and broad druggists availability through Bosworth & Sons as wholesale agents in Milwaukee.
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