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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1867
Page
2
Fragmentary verse recalls a wanderer returning to land and kin after twenty years. The speaker envisions a shoreline scene with a mother’s voice and a child’s prattle. Images of waves, bells, and distant songs carry nostalgic longing and hopeful visions.
The article describes Vienna and Munich brewery systems, the Schwechat plant near Vienna established in 1632 with major expansion after 1886, its capacity and modern equipment, and notes Munich as a leading brewing center with sixteen breweries. It contrasts beer growth with wine decline in Lower Austria and cites government revenue from breweries and workers’ wages.
A New York Times style dispatch from Isptawona Texas records the spread of yellow fever from July to September 1867. Galveston Fort Worth Houston and other towns report high mortality and urgent need for nurses as the disease devastates military and civilian communities.
The obituary notes the actress Mrs Avotiia Jones Brooke known for domestic virtue and professional talent. She was married to tragedian Gustern Brooke who was lost at sea. Her parents are Joannes Comul and Rirs Melinda Sones. Her last appearance was at the Winter Garden in works by Daily Judith and others.
A sketch of Elias Howe Jr the sewing machine inventor recounts his enlistment moment aided by his coachman Michael Cahill who signed Howe into service. A paymaster episode followed as Howe received a partial advance and later full regiment pay after the war effort. Howe later discharged and offered factory work in Bridgeport.
A survey of authors and playwrights shows many earned large fortunes from books and plays, including Dickens, Hugo, Dumas, Sand, and Sue, while others lived in poverty despite fame. The piece contrasts profitable copyrights with grim fates and debt, noting both celebrated earnings and harsh privations.
A female novelist’s name is linked to a fake Circe novel attributed to Babington White and translator claims spark letters from Miss Graddon and others. In New Orleans, a box with bones and a child's skeleton reveals a long crime story of a man named Duran, his wives, a daughter, and embezzled relics. John W. Gough’s temperance career grows despite controversy.
Readers learn of a scandal surrounding Miss Braddon who is accused of authoring a forged letter and publishing a borrowed novel under another name. The Edinburg Review allegedly promoted a fictitious author and misattribution, with Miss Braddon denying any wrongdoing.
Chicago Journal reports a Mrs Milan killed her husband with morphine at their Armory district home. She mixed the poison into his drink while the daughter swore out a warrant but did not appear in court. The wife then fled the scene after the death rattle began.
A trial of potato diggers near Bishopbriggs Scotland last month tested two devices. One uses a broad scoop with a rotating grape to separate potatoes from soil and fling them to a netted side. another places the grape differently without netting. The grape harvest is starting on the islands of San ke Erie with over 50 tons received at Sandusky for early shipment.
The text describes how the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company determines policy values and dividends. It explains cash and note payments, loans secured by policy value, and deductions from policy amounts upon death or withdrawal. It also mentions an individual, B. Goltkand of Paducah, Kentucky, and a testimonial about Goo’s Dyspepsia Pills.
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