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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1862
Page
1
A fragmented poem traces spring awakening and the corn field from gray hedge to living green. Vivid imagery contrasts barren late winter with thriving growth, as whispers travel shore to shore and the corn rises morn by morn toward harvest. The speaker questions fate and perception, pondering paths and unseen guides.
A lengthy 1862 Richmond note surveys an 1835 essay on how nature, beauty, and refined pleasures shape the mind. It traces publication drift from New York origins to its Erie and Wisconsin appearances under various signatures, then argues music, art, and contemplation elevate virtue and happiness through divine order.
In a May scene from colonial Connecticut, Hetty Marvin helps Governor Griswold flee pursuit after a price is set on his head. As horsemen close in, the twelve year old cunningly stalls the hunters by sending them toward the mail wagon while guarding the riverbank and her dog TuWser.
A governor escaping captors hides under a cousin’s clothing as six horsemen pursue him. Hetty Marvin, a truthful child, refuses to lie and reveals her cousin’s plan. The governor uses a signal lamp and river escape, thanking Hetty in the wake of the chase.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt lauds General Carl Schurz for strong leadership of his division. It notes daily rides, personal attention to soldiers, new clothing and shoes, paid-off troops, and sanitary rules improving health and morale. The piece contrasts Schurz’s order with past unrest and implies German troops’ loyalty. It mentions Monroe’s funeral remains and other brief notes.
The piece assesses U S naval progress citing the Monitor fleet and ironclad projects led by Capt Ericsson and others. It notes standardized designs, extensive government scrutiny, and upcoming ships for Western rivers, with optimism on naval strength and impending European view.
From Agacin's article in the Atlantic Monthly May issue on methods of study in natural history. It surveys immense geologic time and the evidence from rock strata and fossil remains for Earth's long formation. It notes how successive populations, shifting continents, wear of rivers, coral reefs, forests, and fossil stores reveal vast epochs beyond human experience.
A battery man, posing as a courier, used deception to obtain a horse from a secessionist stable. Claiming Yankee pursuit, he swapped to a prized horse, hid in a wood path, and rode off with a fine bay steed gifted by a sympathetic owner. The elaborate ruse showcased ingenuity amid wartime tensions.
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