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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1867
Page
2
Poem from the Boston Transcript describes a wife waiting for her husband’s return, the home filled with warmth and happiness. It portrays the step on the stairs as a welcoming sound and the couple’s shared contentment. The speaker attests that if called to the bright home above she would still wish for his return to the stair.
Horrible scene in London as two prisoners are executed today. John Wiggins hanged at Newgate for murder after a dramatic struggle and defiant last words claiming innocence. Witnesses describe a tense, crowded scene with a large crowd outside Old Bailey.
The Dean Richmond, sunk after a Hudson River collision with the Vanderbilt, was raised and brought to the People's Line wharf. Captain Merritt of the Coast Wrecking Company oversaw the operation, which raised the ship from 32 feet to the surface using 16 pontoons, with minimal damage and potential to resume service in about 25 days.
A man called at a widow near Richwood Station on the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad asking to stay all night. He locked doors, threatened violence, slept with a revolver in place, and departed at dawn after breakfast. He matched the description of Urbann arrestee suspected in Mr Hertuler's murder. Camilla Urso received the Paris medal violin.
Edward Payson Weston, famed 1861 Boston to Washington pedestrian, is set to start in Portland Maine and push to Chicago Illinois in 26 walking days for $10000 aside. George T Goninan backs Weston while T F Wilcox risks on his failure. Weston plans 100 mile bursts and five trials with two witnesses in a following wagon.
Reading on poverty contrasts with a Jewel House tour featuring crowns for Victoria and Maria II Este, the Prince of Wales crown of pure gold, Queen Consort’s crown, diadems, and regalia. The display includes the royal scepter, coronation spoon, bracelets, swords of Mercy and Justice, and the Kob-i-noor diamond at Hyde Park in 1851.
A report on beaver behavior notes sophisticated canal work on Lake Superior's southern shore in Marquette County. Beavers built long water channels and three foot deep canals, moving cuttings between fallen trees and lodges by damming at intervals. The canals ranged 300 to 500 feet, three feet wide, and three feet deep, using a lock-like method to transfer cargo between water levels.
A September letter from Canon, Crete's principal seaport, reports severe earthquakes in the town. The first quake on September 9 fractured buildings, while a stronger following tremor destroyed roofs and walls. Reports describe collapsed houses, toppled arches, and ships trembling in the harbor, with inhabitants fleeing and widespread disruption across nearby villages.
James Harrington of Flaimbrough England is awarded a Medal by the King of Sweden and Norway for meritorious service in saving four men from drowning. He was also presented with a 428 Dursa.
A historical ad for Caswell, Mack & Co.'s Ferro Vuosphorsted Elixir of Calisaya Bark claims color restoration to blood, nervous energy renewal from phosphorite, and digestive tone improvement with calisaya. It promises relief from dyspepsia, general debility, and low spirits, manufactured by Caswell, Hazard & Co. of New York and sold by all druggists.
Advertisement touts Hazard and Canwell cod liver oil as pure and sweet from healthy livers. Claims patients who use it will not take any other brand and directs readers to ask Caswell Hazard & Co New York, with druggists carrying the product.
Ad for Juniper Tar Seap a cure for chapped hands rough skin irritation and various skin conditions including ringworm salt rish pimples and cuts. Manufactured by Canwell Hazard Co New York and sold by all druggists. Det scow.
An old time remedy praised as a universal cure for coughs colds croup and consumption. The text markets Cox's Covak Box as a trusted remedy and constant helper in every case.
The Wisconsin announces a subscription promotion offering fourteen months for the regular price to new subscribers from the receipt date through January 1869. The proposal details different combinations for weekly and semi weekly editions, including copies for members who recruit others and club arrangements, with various counts and prices.
The notice outlines dividend options for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance members including applying dividends to future premiums or purchasing additional insurance. It notes temporary insurance can increase coverage and be continued by dividends, with full benefits for deceased members upon premium payments. A passage promotes Holloway's Pills for Heartburn, claiming rapid liver action and relief of stomach irritation, sold by druggists.
Dr Nathaniel Heeris of Vermont endorses Arurx Luxe Bales as superior for bronchitis and lung ailments. He predicts it will become a leading cure across the lungs throat and chest. The ad cites other doctors and firms in Ohio Missouri and Wisconsin praising the remedy and its powders sold nationwide by merchants and wholesalers.
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