30 Jan 1863
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1863
Page
1
The piece presents a distorted patriotic meditation attributed to W. D. G. Kentucky dated December 27, 1862. It laments leadership crises and urges steadfast courage, urging the nation to trust and endure as it faces a critical hour.
A lengthy meditation contrasts country youths with city gentlemen and argues for patient, steady labor. It recalls a Canadian or American frontier tale of Niagara, a Seneca chief, and a ceremonial offering where a daughter guides a white canoe toward the Spirit of the Falls, father and child sharing a final farewell.
The article notes German countryside thrift shaping farming practice from fruit tree shade to manure use and cow care. It highlights women and children gathering moss and grass for bedding, leaves stacked for fertilizer, and evergreen cones dried for lighting, illustrating pragmatic labor and frugality among Germans who settled in the country. It then recounts Gen Sumner’s Trojan Horse ruse, where a foraging expedition triggered a rebel ambush but Union forces concealed in wagons and captured the raiders and booty, returning with prisoners and horses, an amusing sensation at camp.
A report describes over 300 girls employed in sewing when several suddenly fell into hysteria. The superintendent notes a contagion effect as 19 girls were affected, with historic references to Boerhaave and a controversial remedy using heated pokers to avert fits.
Edward Tomlin, 17, a clerk in a Chambers Street clothing store, embezzled over $1000 over a two year period. After a recent deficit and large bills he shot himself in his boarding house, likely funded by family remittances. The case warns against dishonesty and public disgrace.
Heidelberg professors Kirchoff and Bunsen report that spectrum analysis maps the sun's composition. They show iron nickel cobalt and other metals visible in the solar atmosphere and outline a method to identify elements by dark and bright lines in the spectrum.
The 1861 Paris letter to a Lady in Rasta praises liberty and denounces slavery in the United States. Hugo argues the US must renounce slavery or liberty, calling the practice a monstrous blasphemy and urging moral leadership against it. He vows to voice support for abolition to the American cause.
Attendance at Salt Lake City fairs and conferences grows with robust exhibits of agriculture and mechanics. Utah shows vast wheat and grain output with potential two year bread supply, strong domestic textiles, and emerging cotton manufacturing. Visitors note Mormon artisans are among America’s skilled workers. A Mortar venture and Parla henry details appear incidental.
A historical account describes the upas tree on Java, its poisonous sap, and the deadly practice surrounding it. A French naturalist risked life to map the site near a river valley, detailing the barren surrounds and a priestly system that orchestrates poison collection for revenue. The narrative covers executions by poisoning victims and the wide fear it inspired among locals and travelers alike.
An account of a Confederate attack on Springfield Missouri describes 6 000 to 7 000 enemy forces under Marmaduke Holby and Kinnett McDonald. Town militia and troops withdrew to stockades near brick college as battles raged at Fort No 4 and other positions. Casualties total around 125 with about 100 wounded and 18 killed on Thursday, as residents endured shelling and fires.
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