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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1857
Page
2
The piece argues crops will exceed all prior years in the state while noting speculation in lands and real estate has harmed Tarners. It urges farmers to sell now at current prices, pay debts, and live within means to restore prosperity. It cites Ep ward McGraw criticism and reports from foreign news about ships and Atlantic Telegraph, with breadstuffs dull and crops secure.
A Baltimore riot over feuds leaves multiple shot victims. Bail set at 8000 for Mrs. Cunningham. Ohio and other state elections planned for October. Miss Mary Valentine dies in lamp explosion. New York banks hold over 10 million in specie. AmEx office robbed of 15000. sugar losses total 359 million. British troops to India approach 59009 by December. Atlantic cable cost 1.28 million for materials. Nicaragua expedition prep under Walker. Tennessee debt climbs toward 24.5 million with sinking fund. London notes on various banks and a new Waupun Times editor. Cultural fair set for Janesville with 36000 in premiums and multiple state fairs cited.
The New York Journal of Commerce defends Governor Walker against rumors of intemperance. It asserts, with authority, that Walker has not drunk anything stronger than light claret since arriving in the Territory and has since consumed only water. The piece argues such personal attacks reveal a weak cause and praises his temperate conduct in the Kansas crisis.
The advertisement extols Aoyers Cherry Pectoral as a universal remedy for coughs hoarseness consumption whelps and throat ailments. It claims astonishing cures and long lists of benefits with testimonials from neighbors and physicians, asserting wide acceptance and urging readers to buy from Waldo Jefferson.
Commercial listing from Milwaukee Market reports yesterday prices for Winter Wheat 6?, Spring Wheat 0?8'9?55 Rye Barley and corn values. Dry goods and grain quotes appear, with coded figures and limited legible details for the day.
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