21 Jan 1860
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1860
Page
1
The Philadelphia Press notes a recent English rendering by Epos Bargent of De Ceiano's Latin hymn praised by Catholic readers globally. The verse dramatises judgment day with pleas for mercy and salvation, invoking divine grace and forgiveness amidst apocalyptic imagery and fear of hellfire.
The narrative recounts Michael Baird of near Little York who hoarded wealth, avoided cash, and bartered for necessities. After amassing an immense estate, a dispute over clover seed pricing led to his suicide on the farm. The piece also notes an Ethnological Society talk on Wea mound excavations near Madison Wisconsin and preserved skeletal remains.
The Southern Confederacy lauds William H. Seward as a leading abolitionist, tracing his rise from humble origins to New York governorship and Senate, praising his bold stance, and urging both North and South to nominate their rivals in a looming 1860 presidential contest.
A damaged account notes Leipzig University’s 450th jubilee with royal and princely attendance. It mentions Prague origin, Bohemian politics, rector Hanning Bolderhagen’s resignation in 1809, and mass migration of about two thousand students to Leipzig amid protests and upheaval.
The passage recounts lion mating customs and rivalries. It narrates a female’s multiple suitors and a male’s defense of her, including a fight with another male ending in death. A later scene shows two adult lions fighting over a lioness while she remains indifferent, a moral about conjugal fidelity.
Lola Montez delivered a characteristic lecture on Fashion before a large New York audience. Extracts describe fashion as a tyrant from Adam’s time, ridiculed origins, various absurdities from French point lace to gold nose rings, and the claim that starch and other fashions erase individuality while provoking laughter and applause.
The readable text hints at a device or machine topic with scattered terms like walking, machine, and geek. No clear event, person, or place is identifiable, and the fragment lacks coherent context to form a full news item.
A letter read to the Excellent Geographical and Statistical Society, from Dr. Livingstone, recounts Shire and Zambesi explorations. He notes trade viability eight months yearly, describes people, flora, elephants, and Lip ornament worn by women, with reflections on European contact and potential further travel.
The piece recounts the history of Superb, Napoleon’s favored white Arabian horse. It notes the horse’s height and build, his role with Napoleon in campaigns, and his capture by General Orloff during the 1812 Moscow retreat. It details Superb’s later life and a claimed lineage of memory linked to M. Tournaire and the circus.
Fragmentary text mentions July and two names Sone and Sasa with unclear context. No clear event or action. readers’ note appears damaged with illegible details.
The piece extols Minnehaha in winter as the most beautiful sight, detailing ice clad ravines and a crystal palace behind the falls. It vividly describes icy stalactites, pearly columns, and frozen grottoes while noting the surreal purity and dazzling splendor of the scene.
General Garibaldi issues a proclamation urging the women of Milan, Venice, and other cities to sacrifice luxuries and even children if needed to aid Italy's liberation. He cites historic female patriotism and asks one woman per city to rally others in the face of foreign princes. God bless this national undertaking.
A historical reflection argues nature’s laws reflect divine wisdom guiding life and preventing suffering at death. It cites cases of medical figures dying quietly, noting fear and imagination shape human responses while pain serves to protect vital organs.
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