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The Hudson Chronicle 1859-1860

The Hudson Chronicle was a newspaper that was distributed Saturday’s in Hudson, Wisconsin. The editor of The Hudson Chronicle in 1859 was I. N. Van Slyke and the publisher was John S. Beal. In 1860 the editor was James Densmore. The paper mostly covered local news but also had weather, news from across the country, advertisements and some important global issues, like slavery.

There are many editions of the Hudson Chronicle that have stories on the front page, often times taking up the entire front page. Sometimes the stories were true and other times they would be funny or thought provoking stories. The layout of the newspaper is not like what we see today, there were few to no pictures or drawings. The paper was much shorter than we see today as well, The Hudson Chronicle was only 4 pages long. The front page was often composed of 6 columns that makes the paper seem more cluttered than it is now. The headings were not as vibrant or bold as they are now, only black ink was used and typically the font was the same, just a few point sizes larger.

The second page was typically advertising for local businesses. Ads were also placed in the newspaper for land for sale, homes to rent, livestock for sale and other farm equipment for sale. Seeds were advertised starting in early spring. Ads for services, like blacksmiths and other highly specialized trades were also in the newspaper. Often times, there was an accompanying advertisement for an apprentice or help that was needed in these shops. There was always a list of arrivals in the Hudson Port and where they were coming from. There was a section reserved for the weather. Many of the newspapers had past weather and forecasts included in this section.

The third page often had short news sections. This included new shops opening and short sections about new laws or regulations in the town or surrounding areas. These had large headings and were easy to get the information quickly. A business directory was included; this had the name of the business, the owners name, what the business sold or offered and the address for the location.

The back page of the Hudson Chronicle had news from around the country or very important news that needed more real estate on the page. During 1859 and 1860 there was a lot of information published on the slave trade and the news surrounding slavery.

Weather news, like major floods and fires were reported here. More ads were placed on the right side running down the page.

Court sessions, or police information was typically in the last page of the newspaper as well. However, if the news was very important or on a less local scale, it could have been included in a different section that would give more detail.

The Hudson Chronicle served as an important part of the lives of the people in the St. Croix Valley and especially Hudson, Wisconsin in the 1850’s and 1860’s.

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