April 18, 1874, Appleton Crescent
Not long after Menasha's first election as a newly formed city, this Appleton newspaper takes exception with the election's outcome and that's putting it nicely! It is fairly obvious the editors of this periodical wanted Mr. Curtis Reed to be the victor. I had to look up many of the sputtering epithets thrown around in this piece. Very entertaining, Appleton Crescent!
Oh my! Unshriven citizens...unkempt locality...manure heaps adorning the streets...and don't forget the whang doodle! That is some lovely prose!
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