Local Merchants Offer Wheat Corn and Barley Prices
W H Congar, a grain dealer, posted high prices for wheat corn and barley at his warehouse on Railroad Street near the Depot. W Cutler, dealer in wines and whisky, runs a store on Railroad Street opposite the Depot. T Bassett also listed as a local merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Congar
Cromble, Marston & CO
Main Street
J. Cultice
Snawissin
Denys von Stirzer
Mainet
Whitewater
Exchange Hotel
Richardson & Smitu
Wisconsin
A W. Cutler
Railroad Street
T. Bassett
Whotleshatt
Boots and Shoes
Whitewater Hotel
Barclay of Ury Sainted in Aberdeen Tale
An 1857 Whitewater Register fragment blends verse and prose. It includes the ballad Barclay of Ury recounting Lord Urr amid Aberdeen crowds with a loyal salience for courage, faith, and restraint. The piece interlaces a dramatic scene with a moral reflection and a short reflective note on a letter from a village girl to a gentleman. A converted Turk in Constantinople is described as preaching the gospel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlin
Ury’s
Aberdeen
Barclay
Gland
Surzen
Gustavus 2
Bangal
George
The Economy of Madam Flourish and Valenciennes
A husband recalls Mrs Jones buying a blue dress from Madame Flourish. He learns the bill for making and trimming costs eight dollars while the dress cost nine, plus two dollars for Valenciennes. The wife extols the lace and fashion, while the husband privately questions the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Jones
Philadelphia
Marynn
Valenciennes
Surin
A Curious Depression and Death Beneath a Sand Well
The article recounts the strange case of Barnes the digger who vanished into a buried well near Penobscot River. After years, he reappeared and dictated a dramatic tale of being buried alive, then dug himself out by Holden six miles away. Included are notes on a Maine hydraulic expert and a murder trial in Edinburgh, plus a staged duel in Lawrence over literary retractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Penvbacat
Wid Barnes
Bey
Lo Is
Darnel
Esroner
Suehapauay
Hattur Barnes
Incagaiio
Holden
Penobscot Riters
Bangor Jigrisonsen
Edinburg
Great Britain
Webster
Burdell
Madeline Smith
Glasgow
Pierre L'Angelier
Marvels of science and theory on theatres and mail
The article surveys scientific progress from silk digestion without worms to revived theatre reform debates led by Dr Channing, discussing religious influence on amusements and the Tremont Theatre. It also notes Wisconsin mail routes via Mississippi and slow deliveries, plus a Providence Journal take on spiritist tests in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Knickerbocker
DR. Channing
The
Providence Journal
Itaeys
Henry Clay
James Buchanan
Prize for Harvard prize pupil leads to turbine dispute
The Harvard prize for greatest mathematical skill is tied to a turbine water wheel by Boston civil engineer Triah A. Boyden. He claimed 76 percent water power savings for Atlantic Cotton Mills, with escalating bonuses for higher savings. the matter went to court after testing difficulties and complex calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Mathewati
Triah A. Boyden
Boston
Massaclmzttte
Atlantic Cotton Mills
Layraunee
Boyden
Joel Parker
Cambridge
Benjamin Pierce
James B. Frances
Lowell
United Companies of Lowell
Parker
Dresden ware and its discoverer Battiger
The Dresden porcelain discovery traces to the early 18th century. An apothecary’s lad named Battiger, famed as a young alchemist, morphed into a confidant of Augustus the Strong. He gained liberty and the Meissen porcelain monopoly for life, but drank himself to ruin, dying at thirty-four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Augustus the Strong
Saxony
Battiger
Konigstein
Archangel Gabriel
China
Augustus
Buttiger
Meissen
Bottiger
Hin
Paris
Bonaparte
France
Napoleon II
Stupendous Steam Scheme Promises Liverpool Fleet
A Liverpool plan proposes a new line of steamers with thirty day passage times at 2600000 each. Projections claim annual Australia receipts of 100000000 and monthly interest of 4200000, yielding 12700000 yearly. Builder Clare claims ships can sustain twenty mph, be wind and wave proof, leak proof, fireproof, and rugged against foundering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Australia
Aar
Clare
Sabath Evening Meeting At Methodist Church Sparks Remarkable Chat
At a Sabath evening gathering at the Methodist church young folks attended including girls. Deacon Das a known moneylender and outspoken elder sparked a humorous exchange during prayer when he prayed for greater heaven interest. A youth outside retorted you’re for five percent here and not worse there. The moment closed with lighthearted heckling as the service progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Das
Early Massachusetts punishment and global curiosities
The piece cites a 1635 General Court order fining Robert Colee for drunkenness in Roxbury and forcing him to wear a red cloth neck device for a year, then discusses Hester Prynne as Hawthorne’s symbol. It moves through brief anecdotes on Calzado’s dignity, a racist arrest incident, a coal dealer joke, and items on Sterling de Walewski, Campbell, and a peculiar clothing-related vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
General Court of
Massachusetts Bay
Robert Colee
Roxbury
Hester Prynne
Llerr Sterling
Warsaw
Paris
Count Walewski
Mathilde
Herr Sterling
Count de Walewski
Lomdlen
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Ofice
Halt‘ Block
Corner First
Centre
Walworth CO
Otter and
Moi
Legel
Lanzu
Serr Communications
T Haid
L. He Ram
Wastewater
Walworth Go
Register
M. H. Dare
Saweeyaan
Svt
Rayiand Strert
N.S Murphy
Soli Iter
Chancery
Gene Erandr
Oice Directly
PostoMee
Wintewater
Witomin
Joan Deich Marx
I. D. Wroivesl
Sainslivez
Tae
JL. Pratt
Intewater
Winchester & Dowolf
E. A. Synth & Con
Noa
Commonweath
Wwreonan
Bok
Smiths
S.C. Hale & Co
Congal & Day
H. Ss. Klein
Dentit
Corth
Cheney & Williams
Corpes Moin
Tewcoms & Co
Wit
Crenxet
Williams
Beans, Co
Ree
Cotier
Partridge & CO
M. P. McLaughlin
Taz
M.H. Deke & Co
de Bar
Morehouse
M. WH. Bakers Groveiry
M. P McLautuliy
St Whitearer
Whitewater Register
Wis
Ury
Kirk
College Green
Lord of Urr
Suki Ury
Henehoi
Steue
Reve
Kneve
Eport
Mirage
Tily
Arrel
Gry
Tuppier I
Wien Reeve
Squire Vers Econ
Crp
Tolbootly
Trappy
Constantinople
Exervaods
Kysie
Frances
Pierce
Mer. Boyden
Lawrence
Is.t
Richard Raelf
England
GW. Brown
Herald
Brown
Brawn
Raelf
Raclf
Omic
Racif
Independent
Lewis Tappan
New York
Channing
Tremont Theatre
Bad Jong
Milwaukee
Superior
Mississippi
St. Paul
Fargo
U. S
Kettle River
Philosophy OF Court
Bresden Ware
Napoleon and the
Stupendous Steam Enterprise
Sharnins
Mondojur
Valencia
Clark County
Rim
Columbia
Ohio State Journal
Casprees
Frazer
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Thomas Campbell
Cacedelan
Archie
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