06 Aug 1850
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1850
Page
1
The Wisconsin Argus lists yearly and quarterly rates for advertisements and notices with advance payment required. It details subscription terms, publication frequency, and pricing for single and multiple insertions, including allowances for changes and position, with specific charges per square and year-long commitments.
A mixed run of professional notices and legal advertisements from Wisconsin, listing attorneys such as D J M Loop and Mobart & Woodbury along with land agents, notaries and physicians. It notes public sales, probate tasks, and forthcoming meetings in Cambridge, Madison and surrounding areas with dates like January and August.
An 18th century account recounts a boy named Mrelac Boal who learned a rare whistling art, mimicking birds and tunes with sonic skill. He performed with guitar and violin accompaniment, drawing crowds at taverns and exciting claims of European fame.
Recounted experiments describe hand contact with molten metal and protective methods amid other items. The column covers enormous swamp gum trees near Mount Wellington, balloon endeavor by Mr. Bell, depths of seas, a lavish dinner model of the Atlantic, and various scientific and colonial notices with local and imperial details.
A Philadelphia tale recounts John Knox junior a defiant youth in Cherry Street clashing with Mr Leech over assault and battery. His father John Knox Sr declines vengeance, lamenting the family's decayed reputation as the mayor considers prosecution.
Fragmented OCR text mixes vivid animal imagery and philosophical prose on religion and the universe. It references Captain Reid, Sorta Merion Vasines, and the Hateriat Gulverse, but presents garbled dialogue and non coherent sections, making the specific event unclear while preserving the sense of a sprawling, ornate discussion of mind, God, and cosmic scale.
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