August 9, 1880, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
August 31, 1880, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
So often the newspapers of this era have such dry and stilted prose that the copy is unreadable. But I still get a kick out of reading the news of that era.
Here's a couple of stories that are entertaining, even for today. Plus, they come complete with language of the day. When's the last time you saw the word "vagabond" used twice in one paragraph, or a woman referred to as a "man eater?" And "humbug"? I think we only get that every December when we watch Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and hear it used by Mr. Scrooge.
In the top story the bank referred to as Hewitt's is the Bank of Menasha. It's charming to me that the population of Menasha was still so small and apparently everybody knew everybody, that it could be referred to by the operator's name instead of its legal business name and there was no confusion over that.
In the top story the bank referred to as Hewitt's is the Bank of Menasha. It's charming to me that the population of Menasha was still so small and apparently everybody knew everybody, that it could be referred to by the operator's name instead of its legal business name and there was no confusion over that.
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