23 Jul 1859
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1859
Page
1
Fragmentary verse laments fallen soldiers amid battle, invoking brave riders and the fallen, honoring those who perished on the field. The piece blends sorrow and praise for endurance, referencing mothers, guardians, and the spirit of independence in martial hardship.
A long, garbled OCR page blends poems, personal notices, legal cases, travel tales, misprints, and brief society items. It mentions a Paris tribunal over a napoleonic snuffbox, a Philadelphia cherry spill for pigs, droughts in Scotland, a German student’s wanderings, and a Newark editor’s notes, all interwoven with street gossip and historical musings.
A village tale centers on Aunt Lizzy a prolific gossiper who spied on neighbours and spread slander. When confronted by the Squire she boasts of a Bible oath never to reveal a secret, leading to a church meeting where a shocking confession unfolds ending with a public, pointed twist and laughter at the expense of reputations.
A travel letter reports variable weather and agricultural notes from southern Illinois along the Mississippi. It mentions crops wheat corn oats and vegetables, river scenery, climate influences, and local observations on roads and gardens. The writer also references fruit trees, native berries, and trees like American Larch and Catalpa, with personal travel anecdotes and a note about a Waterloo tale.
A young showman James Steavens staged a shocking knife and nail act at the Merideon on Thursday evening, drawing a small but elite audience including physicians from Transylvania University. He pierced his own body with pins and knives, nailed limbs to chairs, and offered to repeat the act on any spectator for 1000, but the crowd declined.
Senator Doolittle's Buffalo Fourth of July oration draws praise for its manly style while provoking debate over his stance on African American colonization. He discusses the Destitute Colored Race question and suggests relocating a portion of the population to Central America and the Isthmus, contrasting with Anglo-Saxon settlement and other policy ideas. A Tribune correspondent notes ongoing controversy and response.
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