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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1857
Page
1
A wartime veteran General Lessie Coombs narrates a tale on a stage coach with a phrenologist. The discussion veers into dogology as the General offers portraits of a pointer owner, a bulldog owner, and a bull terrier owner. The landlord, crowd, and a shouting match end with a drink toast to Kentucky.
The Rev W C Milne narrates a comic China chapter in Life in China. He lands at Pibkwan in disguise, keeps calm amid curious villagers and a bustling inn, and narrowly avoids police suspicion while planning onward travel to Shaobing.
The article reports a Massachusetts style steam plow test near Chednesford England. A 23 acre field called Mill Field near the White Heart Inn saw initial heavy plowing with four horses then four single plows attached, yielding deep even furrows amid spectator interest.
Reported from the Sandwich Islands that Mauna Loa on Hawaii shows renewed activity. Lava threatens to reach the sea, with fears it could bury Ilo or carry towns into the water. Hilo remains a small settlement of about five hundred people near the island’s northeastern flank.
A missing horse from Sibland near Thorsbury returns to its old quarters after a week’s search. The owner Mr King, a baker, used the Hue and Cry and letters to locate it, and a St George Bristol resident later revealed the animal’s safe return and past ownership. The note ends with a curiously sexist remark about women.
Rev Jacob Young recounts early witnesses to the jerks exercise in 1804, noting Presbyterians' prevalence and the varied reactions. He cites clergy, congregations, inns, and camps, detailing dramatic episodes from parsons leaping from pulpits to ladies spilling coffee, and a dancing-master preacher who collapsed during a ride, ending with reflections on divine judgment and public controversy.
A long instructional note explains wire fence construction using No 0 wire, posts 30 feet apart, anchor-posts every 140 rods, and methods to tension and fix the wire. It covers tying, staples, and a wooden crank device, noting high production of staples and a critique of fashion, with a New York Times aside on fashion and a New York City tax levy figure of 8,166,566 dollars for 1257.
The speaker denounces local bigotry in Middle Tennessee while recounting Methodism’s trials. He recalls enemies taunting that Methodists are hypocrites and vow to stop preaching, prompting a spontaneous outburst as five hundred people began stomping and shouting. The scene ends with no further sermon that day.
A Russian officer's report from 1852 54 sketches Corean life and dress. He notes middling stature dark skin black hair and Mongolian features. coastal settlement density and white linen dress. officials’ wide sleeved coats. lower classes with straw shoes and no shirts. men's hair tied high and women with red cheeks and short hair. Unmarried wear queues like Chinese. Cattle and chickens spared. whiskey favored. pilfering common. moral compare to Japanese and Chinese.
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