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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1867
Page
2
A historical verse-like tribute extols laborers and craftspeople. It salutes the man with strong hands, the plower, and the shipwrights, praising devotion to toil and the communal pledge supporting national wealth and wartime effort. The archaic spelling reflects a period voice.
The article details the construction of a vast building with nine piers and a 48 foot arch, describing its roof lattice design and massive interior space. It notes the layout including doors, windows, seating for up to 800, and the interior organs, with various measurements, entrances, and safety observations from the period.
The speaker's desk stands sixty feet from the western piers and seventy feet of flat floor in front of the stand. The rest of the floor rises gradually with a one in ten slope toward the east end. Comfortable permanent benches fill the horizontal section and Bowery benches fill the remainder. Completion is expected by April sixth for dedication after many months of work. The Saint group praise the project and extend wishes for President Young to continue guiding the mission.
In San Francisco the Danziger triplets were circumcised at Congregation Shaar Zion Shomayim. Rabbis, civic figures, and the three presidents’ wives led the procession to the altar where the rite was performed in six minutes. Gold medals were given to the infants, each engraved in Hebrew with biblical imagery as guests enjoyed a festive meal and speeches from notable attendees.
An American report details a young man from Ottersboro Kentucky who died by morphine suicide at the Bates House in Indianapolis on a Sunday. He left a letter to his brother, lamenting reading habits and urging others to avoid novels, while referencing his mother and family beliefs.
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the Despan Des Grange Clark case centers on Sophie Despan’s long contested estate. After decades of legal battles and many witnesses, an estate valued around 15 million dollars was awarded to her niece Mrs. Gaines.
A west side proposal urges a fifteen mile boulevard along the Bergen plateau from North Bergen to Bergin Point. The street would be 150 feet wide and reserved for private residences only, aiming to become a street of palaces. The plan seeks New Jersey legislative approval next term.
Mrs Milan, accused of murdering her husband in Chicago by giving him poison, has been arrested. She was found in St Louis with her paramour and denies the crime, appearing astonished when told her husband was dead.
From La Liberte dated September, Garibaldi's letter reflects fierce Roman and Italian resolve to free Rome from papal control. He urges unity, praises past republics, and foresees a day to place the Vatican under Florentine bold action.
The anecdote recalls young John Quincy Adams and a youthful Quincys in Hampden County famed for early rising. Judge Story lectured to his class while the two presidents slept in the front row, then warned that their habits served as a melancholy example of the evils of early rising, eliciting laughter.
The Daily Wisconsin extols Milwaukee's National Spence tino Business College of Milwaukee as the top institution of its kind in the country. It claims the college offers superior facilities for pursuing business study and commercial education, highlighting its healthy environment and advantages of a major center for business improvement.
The report recounts Mrs. Ingalls from Burma entertaining at our office with experiences from her missionary work. She narrates a vivid episode with native priests, a stormy visit to a high priest, and the so called God Medicine failing to revive the dying, leading to religious tension and a healing claim from a local doctor.
Observations note civilization creeping westward on the plains as buffalo herds retreat. The grass shifts along with the herds, with Kansas and Nebraska cited as affected areas. The text reflects a period view of frontier change and ecological response.
A popular artist endorses a remedy named by a vendor as best for croup and throat distress. The claim suggests it surpasses rivals and offers quick relief to sufferers, with notes of its effectiveness observed in a sample of cases.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century medical note warns of pills that affect blood circulation and the nervous system. It mentions dangers for people with certain conditions and urges cautious use but is difficult to parse due to OCR corruption and misspellings.
The fragment outlines a subscription push for the Wisconsin weekly and semi weekly editions. It mentions pricing for various terms and a date around October 1868, with garbled figures and multiple delivery options. The text is incomplete but indicates promotional rates and terms for new subscribers.
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