Dr. John Mitchell commenced a new paper called the "Democratic Standard," and the two papers (it and the Badger State) were merged into one.

The evidence

• “Brown, with him. In the following Oct., 1851, Dr. John Mitchell commeneed a new paper called the "Democratic Standard," and soon after by a mutual arrangement the two papers were merged in one, published by Dr.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 207 / book p. 187

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

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