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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1858
Page
1
Fragmentary lines reveal a vow to wed amid hardship and faith. The speaker mentions poor Jenny and Tam, while references to heaven, a friend, and a journey imply a personal, intimate pledge amid uncertain conditions. The text ends with a dated signoff "16 marcy rs" suggesting a publication or note.
A London paper recounts Adelaide, daughter of a rector, who calmly faced a masked robbery in her country home. She outwits eight robbers, helps recover valuables, and guards her sleeping father, earning praise for presence of mind and nerve under threat.
A partisan excerpt discusses John J. McRae and Southern defenses of the slave trade amid Know Nothing politics in Mississippi and South Carolina. The piece shifts to a lengthy, vivid survey of Japan’s opening to the world, describing Edo era style streets, nobles, emperors, and industrial potential with cautious optimism.
A reflective piece argues for early marriage as stability against urban vice, praising Franklin and Wordsworth while warning that delaying nuptials leads to cynicism and social decay. It recounts anecdotes of couples, economic hardship, and a magnet recovery tale, ending with a cynical jab at infidelity and domestic strife.
The piece notes Jedde’s well built fortifications reflect warcraft knowledge, yet observers saw no battalion under arms. It questions policing and governance while outlining a country with long history, no poverty, feudal aristocracy, wealth, and apparent social harmony, asking if such a society has solved Europe’s principal issues without the maladies of advanced civilization.
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