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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1863
Page
1
A fragmented verse sheet from the New York Tribune critiquing patriotism and public virtue. The poet references Coriolis and nursery rhymes, laments betrayal by "Yankee boys," and contrasts sacred ideals with political infidelity amid national strife.
A former city postman recalls delivering letters to a rich daughter and ailing father, the temptation of secret notes, and a failed romance framed by a city office and a dramatic family setback. The piece ends with brief disaster notes about the Ella Warley sinking and Arthur Shawcross’s death.
The London underground opening, a four mile wholly subterrene line, faced grave difficulties with at least one porter Napir and another man hospitalized after exposure to vitiated air. Reports describe police aiding ticket collection as crowds faced disruption but trains resumed with no further accidents.
A detailed sequence outlines making malcot steel wires into needles. Wires are cut from coils and heated, straightened, rolled, punched for eyes, split, formed, hardened, tempered, polished, dusted, and finally washed and dried before sale.
A correspondent argues refinement is a heart felt quality not mere manners or diction. It transcends class, seeing kindness toward the poor and respect for the elderly as essential, while noting luxury does not guarantee superior character. The piece cites the Golden Rule and contrasts social pretensions with genuine courtesy amid life’s inequalities.
The coroner's inquest into Augustus C. Brodhead's death notes a former British Army officer who rose to wealth via a baroness from the Paget family. Their whirlwind alliance ended amid dissipation and poor farming, with Brodhead becoming a drunkard and pawned medals as his fortune vanished. his wife died drunk a year earlier.
A gardener family in western Cincinnati was poisoned after eating oat meal soap prepared by Mary Steinbrecher. Nine year old Christian Bernhard died, others—Philip Bernhard, Margaret, Frederick, Lizzie, Margare t, Gottlieb Jagle and Vijazie—suffered severe illness but mostly survived. Mary Steinbrecher was arrested then released, later confined. neighbors described a heartrending scene at the two room house on Liberty Street.
A column argues for cheerful family life and home enjoyment to prevent youth from seeking disorderly venues. It urges parents to allow modest merriment by the firelight to guard children from gambling and degradation, asserting a bright domestic sanctuary protects against daily cares. A comical wartime scene at a German Hospital in Philadelphia follows, highlighting cultural tensions between Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners with humor and irony.
A Granville Army correspondent for the Missouri Republican describes a major plan to cut a canal from Lake Providence into Bayou Tensaw and Bayou Macon then up the Tensas to the Oua chita and Red Rivers to shift Mississippi water toward Vicksburg. Generals McArthur and Bissel are at work, with fears of water overabundance and regional disruption if the plan missteps.
The piece argues thousands of two year volunteers will be discharged and questions supplying their replacements. It suggests large colored troops are not readily available north or south, yet asserts practical and moral support for black soldiers if needed. It also recounts German tales of hair cutting and other odd incidents in Europe.
A dailies notice recalls Gen. Hooker seeking to appoint George W. Smalley of the Tribune as an acknowledged reporter of the Antietam battle. The narrator recounts a wartime interview praising Smalley and crediting a young volunteer, George W. Stanliny, with delivering a dispatch to Gen. McClellan, amid heavy combat.
A Lomton Review excerpt details Damascus sword blades once famed in Europe and the East for toughness and a wavy pattern. It describes manufacturing with alternating iron and steel layers, the tempered edge, and a blue heat method once believed to aid tempering, citing Russian re discoveries and contemporary replicas in Solingen.
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