10 Jun 1845
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1845
Page
1
An archaic notice outlines subscription payments and delivery terms for Wisconsin Argos. It details advance charges for mail and office subscribers, carrier-delivered papers, and penalties for back issues. Advertising rates are set at one dollar per square for the first insertion and twenty-five cents for each subsequent insertion. Legal ads follow statutory rules.
The account recounts Ovando’s expedition to Xaragua to quell alleged Indian plots. Anacaona greets the Spaniards with hospitality. He betrays her with a brutal massacre and torture of caciques, followed by widespread slaughter of villagers and the execution of Anacaona. The region is later pacified and a town named Santa Maria de la Verdadera Paz founded.
A writer argues against fears of sea sickness language barriers and ocean dangers for travelers to London and Paris. He suggests English speakers find guides in Europe, notes many English residents in Paris, and outlines a three month European tour with a $1000 budget and specific costs for steamship passage to Liverpool, a two day stay, and the Liverpool to London rail trip.
The text estimates a one month residence for a British traveler in London and Paris with a budget of 275 dollars in London and about 270 dollars in Paris. It details living costs in Paris including Meurice's hotel and various pensions, meals, and entertainment, and notes travel back to London via the sea route with total costs around 1000 dollars, concluding with cultural observations of Paris and London.
A Newark era piece discusses Maelzel and the automaton chess player once famed in Europe. It recounts how Maelzel allegedly split parts abroad after leaving the U.S. and how a hidden operator allegedly controlled the game via magnets and threads. The piece notes a German operator named Stomburger and hints at a Parisian connection and public curiosity about the contraption's secret.
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