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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1866
Page
1
The Lwano County Journal lists advertising prices and formats for legal notices and business cards. Rates include per annum in advance and several column widths with six month and annual options, set by A. G. Mogawele.
The document lists state executive officers including Governor Spoons, Secretary of State Spooner, Treasurer and Attorney General, plus a long roster of district and circuit court judges. It also names county representatives and appointments under the governor, detailing positions across Wisconsin counties and branches of government.
A fragmentary verse tale recounts a royal banquet voyage where a prince is delayed by rocks and water. Henry mourns, bows his head, and never smiles again as the ship sinks into gloom. The piece contrasts appetite and reason guiding life's river through storms toward shore.
A letter from San Francisco editor describes social evils, detailing 1858 police figures on prostitution including 3,400 kept women and 600 Chinese prostitutes, plus a 1866 population estimate of 120,000 with 6,300 prostitutes. The piece criticizes vice and notes related public concerns and local incidents.
Fragmentary Wisconsin laws text notes sections on estate debts and heirs, and on per capita fund apportionment. It mentions public notices of monuments to deceased soldiers and village authority to erect such memorials with funding via general funds and local taxes. Also references church and local industry notices.
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