24 Jun 1845
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1845
Page
1
The Annus will be furnished to Mail and Police Subscribers at Two Dollars per annum, payable in advance, and to Village Subscribers at Two Dollars and Fifty Cents. Advertising inserted at One Dollar per square for the first insertion with twenty five cents for each subsequent insertion. Legal advertisements published at rates prescribed by law.
A long excerpt recounts Charlotte Corday’s assassination of Marat during the French Revolution, her trial, stoic defense, and stated aim to halt anarchy. The piece blends moral outrage with hagiographic detail, noting her serenity, letters to family, and public reaction as the crowd witnessed her execution and the era’s political theater.
A long garbled column blends mock letters from a boarding house tale, shipboard incident near Crescent City, a Cambridge preacher prank, dialect snippets, and oddball clock experiments. Readable portions include a money dispute note, a steamer encounter, and humorous vignettes with various characters.
A rambling exchange recounts rumors about a starling story of secrecy and punishment among townsfolk. The dialogue touches on Mrs Fonday and Mrs Trot, then shifts to a claim about a clan boat captain arriving from distant lands and mermaids in a coastal tale. The piece closes by noting a Louisiana constitution ban on those who duel or accept challenges to duel.
Thomas Moon is arrested after a Frida night incident in which he clashes with a watchman. Moon pleads for mercy as the watchman locks him away, noting the offense is not lawful but poetic mischief and ordering a quarter of a year in the shackle.
Fragmented dialogue recounts Patrick’s fearRunning echo tale with Irish brogue and mock confrontation A Chicago Democrat note describes a suitor learning of a six month refusal in a witty legal twist
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