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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1867
Page
2
The text presents a fragmented poem describing a sailor and sea voyage. Vague phrases echo waves breaking and an ancient motor, with scattered names and imagery of storms calm and iceberg to palm. The overall sense is nautical and lyrical though readability is limited.
A man recounts his father’s stay in Ipswich during a lodging search amid a city upheaval. In a haunted top-floor room overlooking a workshop, a spectral woman cries for her child as a blazing event unfolds, a baby is dropped from a shawl, and a skeleton is found beneath the shawl. The landlord and landlady react with fear as the room is abandoned. The body is laid to rest, and years later the survivor learns the house lay near ruins later cleared for Stevens Street.
A readable sketch portrays Dr Anthon's stern methods with delinquents in his school. He used varied punishments from detention to the cane, often making anticipation itself a deterrent. He prized independence, treated pupils impartially, and even his wit drew boys to think for themselves.
The narrative recalls Dr. Anthon in lively recitations with students. A clever student Lycurgus is teased for a deathbed eye riddle, while Nordheimer struggles with Hebrew terms. Anthon jokes about guests, showing his playful teaching style and twinkling eyes across moments of humor.
A Paris correspondent exposes the so called Black Amazon, the mysterious figure at grand reviews for the Emperor of the French. She wears a black feathered hat and mask, a cavalry sword, and a jeweled belt dagger, drawing crowds for weeks. The piece clarifies she is French and married, with a Norman noble father, separated from her husband, and has recently published a brochure against her relatives in Frankfurt. The identity remains uncertain as a brother in Paris recognized her, ending her disguise momentarily.
In Virginia area reports allege farmers dug up and sold skeletal remains from soldiers buried at Wagot. The bones were allegedly loaded at Bull Ring and transported toward Aluzsadma before reaching Washington for sale to bone dust manure factories.
Reports describe a German physician's out house laboratory producing illicit liquors and distillates that intoxicated neighbors daily. Health Inspector William Connors traced the scent to the premises. the doctor resisted, a warrant was issued, and bail posted.
The Memphis Post notes the local crop prospects are strong with higher yields of farm products consumed on the farm and broader regional improvements. The statement emphasizes beneficial conditions for immediate nearby areas and beyond.
A party of ladies and gentlemen overhears a mock proposal as a gentleman offers himself to Miss Smith with a hypothetical three thousand dollar income. Miss Smith deflects politely, referring to her father, while observers toast the "coming to the point" moment as the couple are said to marry soon after.
A Milwaukee newspaper exposes a circulated comparison of aggregate sales by city, noting Milwaukee leads in one million dollar plus firms and heaviest per house sales. It argues Milwaukee may soon rival Chicago Cincinnati and St. Louis in commerce while lampooning the press for omitting Milwaukee’s name.
The Daily Wisconsin notes a sportman’s claim that prairie chicken scarcity stems from chickens eating poisonous potato bugs. He warns that birds ingesting the bugs were infected, and implies people harvesting these chickens may be at risk from the same toxin.
A Champaign mechanic constructed a presidentially hopeful buggy described by the Campaign Union as a gem of art. The piece embodies inventive engineering aimed at the nation’s next leader, reflecting local zeal for political progress.
An advertisement touts Consumption Curable by Dr Selenek's medicines, listing The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co Milwaukee with 17 500 members and 2 300 000 assets. It extols the company as the oldest Northwest insurer, notes prudent management, low mortality, and profit sharing, and promotes various tonics and remedies for digestion and stomach disorders with prices and agents in Milwaukee.
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