13 Feb 1867
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Newspaper
Sparta Eagle
Location
Sparta, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1867
Page
1
A fragmented verse imagines ice, frost, and skating romance. The speaker yearns to freeze the moment and describes a girl with velvet eyes and an angelic face in a bonnet, imagining wearing her skates if only to share the scene.
The Madison correspondence notes a sparse Senate chamber, delays due to absent committees visiting state institutions, and ongoing tax bill debates. It covers Bills No. 31 and No. 32, expectations of revision, and the challenge of aligning Assembly and Senate positions amid broader statutor y revisions. Also mentions Gen. The Winona Bridge proposal and potential Minnesota trade impact.
Narrative notes elephants move noiselessly through dense cover, a feat paired with their swift ground crossing and keen senses. The account cites experiments in India showing elephants draw guns uphill, traverse difficult terrain, and survive harsh winter isolation in Sierra Nevada cabins with notable feats and discoveries.
The article notes Thuoby O Howe was reelected as United States Senator from Wisconsin for the term ending in 1873. It also recounts biographical details of Senator Flowee born February 1816 in Livermore Maine, highlighting his career and stance on state rights and the Fugitive Slave Act.
A cobbled collection of short oddities and quips, including admonitions on money and promise, a British nobleman’s epitaph, a polite traveller’s milk dispute, a drowning cat tale, and a report on Indian Bureau policy debates. Also a celebrity anecdote about a royal abstainer at Queen Victoria’s table.
An advertisement extols a “Prepared Prescription” claimed to cure asthma consumption and related lung and nervous disorders. It cites patient testimonials, including Rev. 0 LD Jota Rooie Was and Ezra G Langdon, and promises rapid relief within days. Sold by Palen & Gage in Wisconsin and other agents with free circulars offered.
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