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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1844
Page
1
The Wisconsin Argus lists subscription prices and payment terms for Maland Office Subscribers and Village Subscribers with advance payment and carrier options. Advertising rates are per square inch with penalties for unpaid subscriptions and details on mail payments and postage requirements.
The account details Aloazo de Ojeda’s daring capture of the Carib chieftain Caonabo in a forest marshalling first by stratagem, then by force. Ojeda and a small band transported the captive through perilous terrain to Isabella, while Columbus watched for broader peace on Hispaniola.
An 18th century foreign tale recalls M Lafitte, starting as a poor aspirant in Paris 1778. A chance act of picking up a pin impresses banker M Perregaux, launching Lafitte from clerk to cashier and later to ministerial leader, illustrating fortune favoring merit.
A fragmentary poem by a period voice evokes nocturnal tides and the queen of heaven. Vague landscapes of sea and sky unfold, with dreamlike imagery of bells ships and tranquil light. The piece blends mythic diction with misty reflections on rest and longing.
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