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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1860
Page
2
The opposition press and speakers circulated a falsehood that Lincoln won a majority of votes in Illinois in 1838. The Detroit Free Press analysis shows Lincoln trailed by 2,985 votes, with a Democratic majority of 2,411 in some districts. It argues Republican aims distort truth and calls for restraint.
A fragmented strip reports arrivals at Pitu's Peak, a steam powered shoe peg machine, considered by Crispin as end of his trade, and plans for a Chicago steeple chase on the Fourth of July. It notes the Rock Island railroad bridge destroyed by wind, Queen Victoria's age, a suicide in Milwaukee, and various local notices including commencement speakers, a Sing Sing sentence, and a petrified body found near Criss Fortisville.
A garbled account references Garibaldi’s forces, Neapolitan ships, and a sensational clash or incursion. It mentions Naples, a dramatic departure, ships, and a public reaction amid broader European turmoil, with scattered notes on crime and civil unrest in various cities.
A garbled clipping from a Wisconsin item mentions a public history project and editors in the state. Names and events are jumbled, but references to press, editors, and a potential history offering appear amid scattered phrases and odd placeholders.
A fragmented Melbourne trade item refers to commercial Milwaukee events and a Wise Me to usp lay. The unreadable OCR limits clear facts but hints at a local business notice or market update involving named places and persons.
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