05 Jun 1866
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Newspaper
Waukesha Plaindealer
Location
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1866
Page
1
A wounded chieftain binds a dying lover as Danube’s banks fade to mist. The scene shifts to the lady Milde who witnesses the hero fall, while the river bears crimson tears and the bridegroom’s fate hangs in a bitter triumph.
A garbled clipping offers scattered quotes on religion and society, then a farmer's daughter jokes over a traveling preacher. The tale shifts to a misjudged encounter as the daughter finds liquor in the preacher's saddle bags, labeling him a Baptist in error.
In Lancaster Evie Go., a German woman suffers paroxysms with choking fits and a swallowed snake-like creature in her stomach as doctors debate removal. The patient grew from good health to bloated, cadaverous, nightmare symptoms with visions of a serpent. A former army surgeon recalls a similar case and suggests extraction by medical procedure. The piece blends medical curiosity with moral reflections on life and charity.
Me Coan in the Honolulu Friend of February recounts the 1847 Kilauea eruption on Hawaii. The lava fountain burst from near the summit, peaked at many hundreds of feet, sent a continuous column a thousand feet high for days, and lit the night sky for miles with a blaze described as an awe inspiring, terrible sight.
An 19th century account describes a seance with Jones and a cadaverous medium. Spirits answer questions about birth, family, and happiness while a chaotic scene erupts with misread signs and a lamp thrown. A later note mocks revivalist imagery and notes on war disease ratios and social scandals.
On the Ike river a Newfoundland dog saves a baby after a boatwreck. The nurse clings to the child as waves sweep the craft away. The dog returns with the infant, earning a grateful embrace from the mother who begs to keep the dog. The owner declines parting with the heroic animal.
A fragmented account contrasts Southern and Yankee behavior through a narrator named Sembe, noting differences in hospitality, dress, and conduct at hotels and with Black locals. The text also briefly describes a 23 year old man described as a damaged, intoxicated individual from Mazatlan, Mexico, observed in a social setting.
The piece notes Prentice promoting Bloomer fashion amid busy social life and mocks elite circles with a revised public wit. It parodies the tilt ing hoop and ends with an old pun on leg sight as a social commentary.
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