18 Sep 1858
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1858
Page
1
A fragment from the Whitewater Register dated September 18 1858 includes a quoted verse about Niagara and freedom with lines praising speed and cable work. The readable text mixes an editorial or promotional tone with literary couplets lacking clear news items or structured events. The piece reflects period publication style rather than a cohesive current event report.
The account describes Whitewater and Lima settlement growth from 1840 to 1842, detailing temperance efforts, school dances ending in controversy, timber theft during winter, hunts by Wheeler and others, new stores and mills, and social tensions. It notes legal action over a dancing school incident, local officials, and religious reflections on Hindu and Christian interactions within the community.
A Austrian resident physician in Constantinople is attacked in a harem after treating the favorite wife of a Turkish noble. A bystander believes the act to be inappropriate, leading to a stabbing and the doctor’s eventual death days later. Also updates on Morphy Lowenthal chess match in London with a $1900 purse and a New York theft tactic involving tote-pipes used to tamper dock works.
The Marysville California Express describes a striking atmospheric illusion seen thirty miles from the Mirnboldt river. A floating city appears above a flat plain with six mile circumference, towers of silver light, and streets converging to a point, creating a flawless, palace like metropolis suspended in clear sunlit air.
In the Philadelphia Gazette from September 41, reports say grasshoppers devastate farms near Philadelphia until immense flocks of plover appear and feed on them. Tests show crops full of grasshoppers after birds pass. Birds’ numbers then keep swarms in check. earlier, turkeys, ducks, geese, and chicks failed to curb the infestation. Providential relief is viewed as timely for farmers.
A traveler visits a German spa near Mayenne sud calling it a Saratoga of Germany. The hot mineral waters boil with gas, tasting like hot chicken broth when heated. The grounds feature a Kursall with dining, reading, dancing, and famous gambling rooms attracting Counts, princes, and the public alike. Spectators watch fortunes swing as old and young gamble, many risking large sums while others dream of sudden wealth.
John Dean and Mary Ann face unwanted notoriety as a Maine editor reports on Asha Dean and Marylyn Baker. The Deans live in a quiet Williamsburg area and hope to shield their family life from intrusive commentary. Readers are urged to refrain from repeating offensive claims about the couple.
A Nebraska correspondent of the New York Brewing Post notes unexpected Republican gains in the recent election, especially in Douglas and Otoe counties. The piece cites shifts in House and Council seats, mentions Omaha as a key political center, and describes federal patronage and contractor influence backing Democrats amid a Republican advance. Also referenced are unrelated notices about a London Italian exhibitor and local political moves in Illinois and Mississippi.
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