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Newspaper
Western Times
Location
Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1857
Page
2
The editor is away this week as RC. Biewee takes charge of Times columns. The staff rearrangement signals a temporary change in editorial direction and page layouts.
The piece laments rising crime and social decay across the United States. It questions whether progress and learning lessen vice, urging better moral education to curb murder, riots, and corruption while stressing duties of schools and families. It warns against neglecting foundational values.
Editor notes a state convention at Portage City where fraternity members praised the move to adopt a resolution urging the curbing of abusive personalities by Choe. The report highlights the commendable tone and the effort to promote respectful conduct.
A muddled note cites claims about Pimont lying in a Fremont House setting in New York Cay. It mentions Bar Fam and Pasno New York Esan urging Lot 72 cars to move from a Pearl area and queries road value. A figure shows Milwaukee and Millindppish road earning $116,327 during the post month of June.
In La Crosse locals push the question of building a bridge across the Mississippi River while Old Man Mississippi is mocked for vanity. The piece notes the bridge will likely be built. In Watertown a knitting factory runs five spindles producing stockings and cloth daily, with rooms producing six dozen stockings and 80 to 100 yards of material per day.
The piece is a final editorial from a small paper, noting warm weather with occasional heat, crops looking similar to prior years with corn green and cabbage similar, wheat and oats yellowing slightly. It mentions good health, market talk, and a plan to return when the paper grows larger, ending with farewell.
Professor Osgood the Egyptian Wizard performed last week for two evenings. His acts included balance on a slack wire and balancing plates. The show provided light entertainment and sparked laughter, said to help lift morbid melancholy with hearty laughs.
Rumors rise over an escape of a horse thief and three men bound over to the Richland Circuit Court. One man reportedly bought the horse from Mekny who fled with the beast last Sunday. The others await trial as the pursuit continues.
The article contrasts the orator with the newspaper editor, noting the newspaper's enduring power to shape memory. It asserts that oratorical speech fades with the air, while print stamps ideas in marble and fixes them across the globe for all time. Printing preserves art and gives voice to dying words.
In Madison a gathering of Wisconsin’s old settlers recalled pioneer Col Childs, born in America and first to settle Wisconsin. He arrived May 6, 1820, when the region was sparsely inhabited by white settlers and largely occupied by Native peoples.
A speech praised Mrs Baird and Wisconsin’s early residents while noting Governor Doty’s legacy and local pioneer ties. The State Historical Society reported additions to its library including 510 volumes, 700 pamphlets, and rare works across folios and octavos.
The fragmentary article presents political endorsements and party tensions, mentioning N. PF Basis and the American Convention, with critiques of coalitions and references to Know Nothingism. It also discusses a six column paper named The Wonderment, praising layout choices and local content. Additional sketches recount social gatherings and a sailor anecdote amid war reportage.
The Sheboygan Journal notes varied responses to Preston S. Brooks known as Bully Brooks. The report mentions a christlike sentiment, observations on his passing, and quotes from local figures. It also covers mineral findings near Waupaca with gold particles and potential mining steps, plus a note on Rev. Mr. Tracy tiring with sixty New York street boys sent west for guidance.
A dialogue debates whether beauty or ugliness will prevail in the afterlife, concluding that right actions and good affections determine beauty in heaven. The piece then notes a commendation for Chief Justice Whiten upon Buloflege commencement, praising his jurist standing and comparing him to top state leaders.
In the estate of Charles Bucetti deceased Ste phen Pedretti of Benen Wisconsin petitions for administration. Hearing set for August 15 1857 at 1 PM at the Probates office. Notices to heirs and interested parties published for three weeks in Western Times at Viroqua. County Judge Wo. F. Trencax dated July 23 1857. Also Wisconsin Badax Circuit Court summons to Jesse Howard and Fredrick Carp to answer Ann B. Clapp complaint dated July 1967.
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