16 Jun 1859
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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1859
Page
1
A humorous Constellation vignette tells of a anxious wife who buys a long Persian merino morning gown for her husband. To fit, both she and her sister-in-law secretly shorten it, causing a comic chain of events culminating in the husband donning a shooting jacket instead. Also included is a biting footman joke and a preacher’s quip about stories.
April 20 report of Austrian advance across the Ticino River with crossings at Pavia and Bereguardo, brief success near Novara Vigevano Pallanze Romagnano and Vercelli, headquarters first at Robtio then Mortara, forts along the Seasia and Lago Maggiore, reconnoitering toward Stroppiana Santhia and San Giorgio, and south to San Giorgio and Voghera. French arrive from Mont Cenis into Suza join Sardinians at Turin, Genoa forces march to Novi, Sardinian HQ at Alessandria, Imperial headquarters at Occimiano, leaders La Marmora and Vanrobert coordinating.
A jovial mock ceremony on a passenger train leads to a real scare as a supposed preacher, secretly not a preacher, and an amused older traveler burst into a state room. The prank escalates to a booted chase and a humorous, chaotic revelation that the wedding was in earnest.
A garbled excerpt shows a mother scolding a child for mispronouncing a word. A bakery keeper apologizes, then refers to something as an incorrect or laughable utterance. The muddled text mimics early newspaper OCR with quoted speech and dialect.
An incident at a rural school shows boys urged to maintain quietness and order. A pupil snapped another’s fingers under a drinker’s ear triggering a spill on the master and a chaos of accusations, culminating in a teacher’s cane for Owen after blame shifted to Gun.
A female shopper on a Broadway excursion sat with a well dressed companion, then discovered her purse missing after purchasing items at a jewelry store. The ring, valued at five hundred dollars, reappeared from a convenient pocket as the thief was identified as a neighbor from the consolidated line. A separate incident recounts a Chicago excursion train derailment caused by logs on the track, with suspicions cast on Wm. Ford, his armed associates, and a swift Indianapolis response while rail officials aided passengers.
Cincinnati Gazette notes a comic incident at the Presbyterian General Assembly in Indianapolis. Dr McMaster finished a great sermon on the Seminary question and, as reporter hurried to grab manuscripts for Cincinnati, the sixthly section vanished on the train. The moment the doctor realized the loss, the assembly erupted in laughter.
The editorial correspondent of the New York Evening Post describes a young prince in Rome, praising his self possession and beauty. He notes the dome ascent at St Peter's, a breakfast delivery from the Pope, and the tablet record of their visit. The prince has visited American studios and left a favorable impression.
The Salem Observer reports methods used to trap and fatten wild pigeons in Essex County Mass. Grain spread in clear spaces lures flocks, then whisky-doused grain sedates them. Nets are sprung with saplings, killing pigeons swiftly as trapper applies neck pressure. Alana Nonats of Newburyport Mars sentenced to five years for biting off a woman's nose.
A party of eight left Middletown Illinois last spring for the mines taking a cow named Old Brindle. Two weeks ago a letter from Kansas, two hundred miles away, explained the cow caused trouble. Soon after, Old Brindle appeared at the gate having travelled about two hundred miles back home alone.
Henry T Barns junior, son of Henry Barns senior editor of the Tribune, was found dead in the fourth floor Gymnasium near F Raymond’s bookstore. A jury ruled accidental hanging after an inquest, with the room described as a place he used for exercise. He joined the Baptist Church a year ago and was previously cheerful and not prone to despair.
Dr George B Winship, famed for prodigious strength, fainted twice at a Steandlle Hall lecture on Physical Education. The crowd endured a interrupted talk as physicians treated him. Reports cite impure hall atmosphere and public debut strain as causes. He is 25, 5 7, 143 pounds, Cambridge graduate, known for feats like lifting 926 pounds with hands and 141 pound dumbbell presses. Topham could lift 800, Belgian giant 800, rivaling but fallible on this night.
The Newcastle Courier notes locals along Blue River have found gold while prospecting near Greensboro. William L. Brown of New Castle shows a twelve cent specimen from washing one panful, with doubt on profitability but equal odds to Pike's Peak if mining fever grows.
Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post says Virginia Republicans hold the balance of power between the two parties. Northern freemen are moving into Virginia and many northern voters in a town near Washington favor Republicans. An earlier gubernatorial contest influenced GOP support as they seek to leverage influence in the state.
A Continental Review piece recalls an aged prophecy of a great Euro war where Turks cross the Rhine. It notes carriages without horses, Prussian soldiers resembling Roman legionaries, and contrasts Turkish decline with France’s Algerine regiments. The text questions superstition versus historical likelihood.
The piece describes Louis Napoleon as cold and stern with a feathery body impression, while Victor Emmanuel is depicted with a broad dumpy face and vulgar manner, and Francis Joseph as better proportioned yet unprepossessing. Malven is noted for a dim, pened rape de mer hint to shorten his.
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