09 Jan 1862
Page 6
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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1862
Page
6
The Weekly Times reports a price rise for the Daily Times after this week and confirms subscribers will receive full term coverage. It notes country remittances, bank stability opinions, a solar eclipse note, and announces staff changes and enlargement with new pricing aligned to local papers.
A chaotic excerpt mixes travelogue style with colorful dated diction. It describes explorers, Indian figures, a shipwreck survivor, and humorous stage-like scenes with misfit dialogues and exaggerated imagery before shifting to a brief News by Telegraph section.
Reports from Leavenworth and surrounding counties describe Confederate raiders near the Kansas border, burning Papinsville and Butler, with killings and arson. Col. Montgomery moves forces as Price’s bands terrorize settlements. prison ships and Confederate raiders retreat under Union pressure. News also notes political moves in Washington and Tennessee, plus prisoner releases and Mexican events.
Fragmented verse laments avoiding dye through seasons from winter to summer. The speaker imagines outcomes of weather, harvest, and social life, expressing a preference against dying and a longing for simple seasonal pleasures. The rough text evokes rural life and aging.
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