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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1862
Page
1
Fragmented text describes businesses such as VALET & CAIN and Sweetland & Steward, plus an attorney list and a district attorney in Walworth County. The readable items include names, addresses, and legal action references, with multiple garbled phrases and place names.
The letter fragment blends biblical imagery with political argument, condemning Confederate treason and urging stronger enforcement of the confiscation act to free enslaved people. It criticizes Union policy seen as too sympathetic to slavery and calls for decisive action to win the war and restore the Union.
A letter to the U S president urges immediate enforcement of emancipation and confiscation laws, condemns Border State influence, and demands a uncompromising stance against rebellion. It argues slavery fuels treason and warns against leniency toward traitors, citing Ohio Indiana and Magoffin as examples of supported military action.
A 1862 letter from Ivoratce Greeley appeals for loyal citizens to unite with the Union, praising Northern aid and European allies while urging scouts and workers from the South to aid the effort. The writer stresses principle and the nation’s survival as humanity’s welfare hinge on victory.
The correspondence from 1862 shows Lincoln defending his Union saving policy over slavery issues. He states his aim to preserve the Union within the Constitution and declares readiness to free slaves if it helps win the war. Greeley’s reply urges enforcing laws against treason and freeing enslaved people aligned with Union victory.
The August 24 1862 message from Horace Greeley declares that slavery can only be abolished by liberty and calls for prompt, practical action amid national strife. Written from New York, the missive emphasizes children's future and national salvation over violent conflagration.
A summary of the Times newspaper history detailing ownership by the Walters family, their political stance, and the rapid growth of circulation and advertisements from the late 18th century. It notes key milestones including 1803 leadership, printing innovations, postwar expansion, and the record 1852 Wellington funeral issue with 70,000 copies.
Rev Dr Hamlin describes a cholera remedy with parts tandanum camphorated tincture of ginger capsicum and water. The note also mentions lakes in Portugal with possible subterranean ocean connections and a whirlpool pool that absorbs objects, plus a fordish tale of Gov Ranpatz arriving in New York aboard a fast mail steamer.
The piece argues Providence withholds pestilence and famine this year, notes abundant harvests and food supply, and contrasts public gloom with visible health and plentiful markets. It laments neglect of thanks for blessings while war rages and warns of imagined pestilence within camps and cities.
A centuries old Indian fable tells of a girl promised a talisman if she plucks the finest ear from a cornfield. She scans endlessly for the perfect ear, leaving behind taller stalks, then finds only withered stalks as she exits. The genius rebukes her folly and grants no second chance.
The passage depicts James Hargrave demonstrating a homemade device on a floor drawing to mimic a spinning wheel. He envisions a future where fortune comes from trade, naming the invention Spinning Jenny as his wife watches and asks questions about their new craft and its implications.
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