30 Oct 1863
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1863
Page
1
The text presents a fragmented selection of poetry with themes of equal day and night, aging, battle, and longing. It includes lines about the changing seasons, dawn and dusk, and a soldier’s death, mingled with reflections on love, tears, and mortality. The piece references equinoctial imagery and a historical battlefield context.
A satirical guide argues that distinguishing between polite attentions and true romantic intent is essential. It lists cues in behavior that reveal whether a young man merely admires or truly courts, urging readers to test suitors before committing to love or marriage.
In Gates near the city, a breach of promise suit heard in Supreme Court. Miss Shepherd, 18, alleges engagement to Porter, later broken after he proposed marriage to a second party. Guardians say breach harmed education and future prospects. Jury awards 750 dollars to plaintiff.
The Nevada Daly Standard reports California suffers rapid population drain after a sweeping election. Emigration to Nevada, Idaho, Colorado and beyond leaves cities dull with closed stores and falling property values. Copper and quartz mining potential may lure new workers, while surrounding regions depend on California’s fertile lands for sustenance.
The article describes details of gun mechanisms including grape shot cannon and shrapnel shells, comparing construction and powder charges. It shifts to social notes about people who are touchy and irritable, then closes with a short obituary mention of Mrs Wannamaker of New Pleasant, Bergen County weighing 700 pounds before death.
Readings mix history with local humor noting Julius Caesar Manlius Dentatus and Mithridates with feats and flaws. It shifts to Nevada’s Virginia City scorching on silver glass and roads paved with rock while Toledo Blade reports a Bedford couple’s matrimony en route to Newburgh and a bright future.
A Blackwood's Magazine writer extols paper’s range in Japan from trunks and coats to wall coverings and everyday ties. He notes paper imitates leather, serves as durable curtains, and even replaces silk or cotton in many domestic uses.
A 25 ton 15 inch gun built at Fort Pitt works reached Hoosick station and rolled on a platform car toward Sixth street. An alert Witch Man opened a switch to derail it, saving a potential catastrophe as two locomotives towed the stubborn car back onto a track. The incident ends without further damage, reported by the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A dramatic 19th century view traces the Rothschild family from Mayer Anselm in Frankfurt to five branches in London Vienna Naples Paris and Frankfurt. It details intermarriage within the house and the shift of influence to Nathan Rothschild in London. It notes plans to consolidate to four lines and hints at political and financial leverage spanning Europe. The piece blends rumor with history, praising the family’s vast wealth and global reach while noting internal tensions and distant royal ties.
A fragmented account describes a Norwegian man in Hamilton New York displaying shoes and gear with notable measurements including ten inch bare feet, an instep twelve inches and ankle eight inches. The item references government contracts at S216 3.85, a proposed exhibit value, and a curious public interest in footwear as part of a broader wartime or parade display.
An army correspondent recounts a guard who became voiceless after a throat injury. Four weeks on duty he whispered and spoke only with faint breath. A bottle of whisky led to intoxication and a failed attempt to secure discharge despite a supposed recovery.
The Rebel Ram Atlanta, captured near Warenw Sound on June 17 by the Monitor Wreliwken under Captain Rodgers, was moved to Philadelphia under Captain Sleedman. Formerly the blockade runner Wogal, the ironclad measures about 800 feet including the deck, with four Brooke guns and one F-loch pivot gun, heavy armor, three internal decks, and a central engine section.
A widow, twenty one, mother of eleven, refugee from Tennessee, born to a large brood after teenage marriage. Her husband died at the Battle of Stone River. she seeks charity and placement in Illinois to avoid further hardship. Includes a Civil War reminiscence and observations on gender and society.
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