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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1845
Page
1
Wisconsin, Argus publishes a wary subscription notice stating rates and payment methods. It lists charges for advertisements and mail remittance, warns of discontinuation for unpaid arrears, and instructs subscribers to address changes to the office.
In Paris Madame C, married to a successful railway operator, schemes to coerce a thief into robbing her master’s safe. The plan backfires when the conspirator is shot by the master’s concealed pistol. The police arrest the thief and Madame C withdraws to her family as details emerge.
The article reviews Ole Bull's Niagara composition presented in New York, praising its four movements and orchestral support. It notes the Grand March honoring Washington, the Triumph of Freedom finale, and Bull's farewell to America as the piece appeals in Europe and promises a strong reception locally.
A survey of Professor C. G. Page s newer magneto electric machine claims it surpasses galvanic batteries. It supplies a constant galvanic current by a crank, powering electromagnetic devices, producing oxygen and hydrogen, and can operate without consumable materials. It allegedly enables large weight lifting and distant ignition for defense.
A reader recalls a dog named Guro sent to fetch an axe from half a mile away. The dog returned empty handed twice, then dragged a heavy adelle from a log after discovering the axe was wedged in the log. The tale, dating to 1545, highlights canine sagacity.
A satirical monologue by a Cambridge professor portrays Lynn as the paradise of shoemakers. It mocks local trades, customs, and beliefs, blending industry terms with absurd comparisons and playful insults about town life and its crafts.
The Cincinnati Atlas recounts a bachelor’s awkward eve when a wife, mistaken for her husband, kissed a visitor in the dark. The man nearly fainted and had to recover under a tree, while the note warns ladies to beware kissing in darkness to avoid injury to delicate gentlemen.
A London letter criticizes Miss Martineau for claiming cure by animal magnetism. The piece argues she is self-deluded, noting her long opiate use and inward focus, suggesting faith rather than medicine cured her. It cites similar patterns in esteemed writers and hints at broader credulity.
A Washington visit in 1830s sparked by a widow who had run a boarding house and fallen into debt. Andrew Jackson allegedly endorsed the note by writing on the back, pressuring a debtor to pay the widow. The tale ends with the note honored, and the debtor later claiming Jackson did not endorse for anyone. Also reports on mackerel prices and market shifts in Boston Bay, noting fat fish flooding the market and price declines for No 2 and related impact on buyers.
Maria Child recounts a Tyrolean tale of a regiment ordered into a town held by a colony that trusted in faith by works. A courier warns of advancing troops. the townsfolk ask what soldiers they have. Answer comes, none. We have come to take the town, they reply, as villagers look on from their daily tasks.
A visitor to the vaults of the church of St Denis in France notes a lamp kept burning on the coffin of Louis XVIII. The lamp supposedly stays lit until the next king’s death, with legend claiming Napoleon and Charles X did not die on the throne. The scene is described as eerie and shadowed by the lamp’s glow, as if the chamber of death itself.
The writer notes jewelry descriptions are adulterated by galvanizing, yielding items that appear gold but contain little genuine value. Prices drop from genuine gold pieces to low-cost surfaces, with profits rising for counterfeiters as true gold content diminishes and copper underlays dominate.
The Bloody Footprints recounts a puzzling incident where mysterious bloody tracks in Baltivore were linked to a retired millionaire and a sudden family disturbance. A husband, rushing to escape, loses control as a bloodied boot betrays his escape, leaving a bloody mark along the city streets, while a single kiss marks an even stranger detail.
A comic scene shows a tailor in Charles Street pressed by a waggish debtor. The wag asks about debts, the tailor claims none, then repeats the joke. Also reported is a tragedy of a Toronto man who drank whiskey and died after being deprived of senses. he was found on his father's steps after being left there.
A fragmented description places an island near the northwest coast between 48th and 50 degrees north latitude, with limited English trading posts and possible restrictions on crossing by nonlocals. It warns of tensions with white settlers and mentions potential dangers from the so called devil and misunderstandings among tribes.
The trial centers on breach of mortgage terms and damages amid a disputed promissory obligation. Key parties include Buckeyu awand Toe elorseter and the plaintiff Wayne Toomity Che, with the Cleveland EHerald noting a verdict and ongoing court actions.
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions a night event at a private dwelling with loud talk about a house, cages, and unusual creatures. Names and places are garbled, but hints of a curious scene and unsettling atmosphere emerge from the broken text.
A garbled OCR passage presents a dialogue fragment about a learner weaver and a debate on a word’s standard meaning. Names, places, and actions are obscured by errors, but hints of a discussion on interpretation and social phrases appear between unclear speakers.
A fragmented account recalls Norbury as a tyrant figure tied to a church setting. Dibhin and Salli appear in a tense scene where a prayer leads to a dramatic moment prompting mercy recommendations for a penitence or punishment shift observed by an unnamed observer.
Fragmented OCR style recounts a fray at Frankfort Kentucky with a large crowd, a speaker list, and a trial-like scene. Mentions Daniel Boone nostalgia, a delivery by JF Grit tencen, and a misdeed tale of a dealer selling a worthless bearer. Includes a Washington County Ohio Grand Jury noting a kidnapping case and a governor’s refusal.
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