22 Jun 1847
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1847
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a business card style item mentioning a person named Jin and a 78 year old individual. The readable text suggests a local notice or card distribution on Strathoon Kang Street with a partial address or name sequence.
A chaotic OCR fragment blends poetry and notices. It mentions Lake House and various names such as Mann and Muirasa. The text includes references to dates like May and March, with scattered lines about angels and prayer. The piece reads like a mixing of verse, notices, and garbled names.
A late 18th century style court scene unfolds with two elderly women jailed for libel facing fines and recognizances as judges admonish restraint. The piece then shifts to an array of notices and essays on slavery, frontier settlers, and the era’s commerce and transportation, weaving into letters from readers and reflections on English coach life fading under railways.
Disaster details a late night collision about twelve o clock Thursday off Conneaut between the steamer Chesapeake and the schooner Porter. Passengers and crew were rescued with some loss of life feared, as the Chesapeake sank after attempts to fight the fire and keep water out. The event prompts mentions of survivors, names, and humanitarian actions, ending with accounts of other maritime and local commentary.
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