08 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Wisconsin Pinery
Location
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1862
Page
1
A chaotic OCR page mixes Civil War era commentary, militia notes, and Milwaukee market prices. It mentions government funds, army commissions, foreign volunteers, and weapon tests, alongside commodity prices for pork beef lard cheese sugar and flour.
A fiscal plan proposes an annual tax burden of 273 million dollars to fund government common expenses and war costs. It details allocations including domestic taxes and military expenditures with various regional and unit references, naming officers and posts, and noting ongoing camp readouts and health events among troops.
Local items report circulation shifts, an upcoming protest to bar official notices in non county papers, and a legislative call for county seat publication rules. Notes on rail conductors, language schools, and a fire at Avery House frame a miscellany of town life with mentions of local officials, a district attorney appointment, and market observations.
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