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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1857
Page
1
A poem describes an unseen battle in each breast where two forces contend. Victory comes to those who learn to love confide endure and trust in faith hope and love as a guiding cross upon the chest. When the inner conflict ends the field births peace and flowers of praise rise in gratitude to God.
An English travel book recounts Walker from Nashville as a quiet studious boy who grew into a daring filibuster after a dramatic romance with a deaf and dumb New Orleans girl. The narrative links his transformation to a great personal shock, and notes his notable silence as a trait.
The piece argues newspaper use in the home enriches children’s reading and discussion. Citing B D M of Thy Springs Mississippi, a parent writes that selecting suitable papers fosters reading, debate, and shared learning among eight children, keeping them away from bad influences and building self education.
A Genesee Farner details practical tests of Chinese sugar cane Sorghum Saccharum planted May 25 and harvested in September. Juices yield about four quarts per twenty five canes with potential higher output by pressing. stalks yield far less juice and inferior syrup. Smith of Flushing, Mich reports syrup success, sugar production, and a grinding mill that could reach 100 gallons per hour with modest adjustments.
The Illinois Central, Great Western, and Chicago and St. Louis railways test coal burners against wood burners. A 240 mile run shows coal cost about 44 dollars cheaper, with potential two thirds fuel savings on average. Coal burns hotter, steadier, and uses less smoke, though maintenance may rise due to harsher firebox wear. Observations by Mr Watson of the Great Western record ongoing results as months pass.
A North Western Fruit Growers Association meeting at Aton Illinois recommended general cultivation of many fruit varieties. Listings include apples such as Jonathan, Rome, White Bellflower, and Winesap. pears like Dana and Newton Pippin. peaches and others with names like Early Harvest and Summer Rose. The report compiles regionally suited cultivars for latitudes between 89 and 1 degrees north.
The piece argues England's maritime power secures global peace and commerce, warning that its loss would trigger vast upheaval. It notes New England’s Thanksgiving origin as gratitude for liberty and abundance, then shifts to anecdotes about Dutch and German merchants in Louisville, and mentions a Great Eastern plan to publish a daily onboard newspaper for travelers aboard steamers James E Woodruff and others.
From the New York Tribune, farmer Roswell Plummer near New Brunswick shows sorghum cane yields with crude sap to molasses and sugar. He cut cane on Sept 27 and Oct 6 producing multiple gallons of sap, high quality sugar, and spirits, noting best results when tops half turned and sap boiled promptly.
A Paris report describes female clubs in France that fund mutual aid to overcome spinster stigma. Each member pays monthly dues and participates in lotteries, creating a fund to grant marriage portions of about thirty to forty thousand francs to two or three members yearly. If unwed after a year, funds return to the pool and new candidates are funded. Members pledge lifelong support for each other.
A colored porter named Barry, employed by Metz and Clark, stands out among a hundred rescuers on Monday. He worked eight hours with pick, shovel, and crowbar to recover the body of his employer Mr Clark after the wall collapse and fire, amid rain and stifling smoke. He wept at the sight, but relief came as the body was finally removed for burial.
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