28 Aug 1858
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1858
Page
1
A fragment from a Whitewater Wisconsin issue dated August 28 1558 contains garbled verse about angels and a holy band amid odd text. The readable lines hint at a dreamlike scene with dancing figures and palm imagery.
The text describes settlers in a frontier community during a harsh winter. They build fences and lumber, hold evening gatherings, and enforce a rough sovereign code with a land sale, sheriff, and posse. The account covers arrivals, cabins, mills, a court system, and social cohesion among early residents, plus a notable burial and local industry mentions.
The Aug 2 message urges Kansas freemen to stand with free labor and liberty against oppression. It recalls trials of Kansas, calls for ballot justice, and pledges fidelity to free soil and free men amid national opposition. The piece frames the Kansas cause as a test of democracy and anti despotism.
A Sunday sermon on the parable of the two houses ends with the preacher admitting a swapped line. The narrator asks if the mistake was corrected and the parable clarified. The preacher declines to correct, arguing the moral is that others may discover errors. Knickerbocker.
A scattered 19th century item reports Judge Jones of Ladiana amid a humorous moment as a Dutch Jew misinterprets English. It recalls Douglas Jerrold’s brougham joke and a moral exchange about violence and charity. Also quoted is Channing on true churchmen and a note on Leviathan’s supposed pins and a volume on drunkenness.
A rambling tale recalls Captain Ryss and Jack Constable drawn before a Montgomery judge. The judge fines Ryss and committs him for assault while Jack protests lack of trial. The story blends drunken bluster, poker banter, and courtroom humor in a late 19th century Alabama setting.
A Frenchwoman in her kitchen shows frugal culinary skill using minimal coal and simple ingredients, highlighting domestic economies and clever meal planning. The piece contrasts French private life with English habits, noting thrift as a cultural aim and a gentile stubbornness against labor-saving comforts. It also mentions a musical party fire concern and Professor Maury on cable laying, plus a note on abolition debates and Lord Napier contributing a poem.
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