Gambling in a neighboring state ends with bold magistrate plan
The Picayune recounts a wave of gambling suppression from across the country. A noted gambler’s visits drew zealous local attempts to enforce the law, including a magistrate who used a pistol and wallet to confront the offender, then aimed to drive gamblers from the state by unconventional means.
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United States Bank
Yemen
Gwenteiman
Upar
Parson
Leannot
Geatlemera
Sory Caretelly
Gamble and magistrate clash over cards in village tale
A gambler, Tom, and a magistrate engage in a high stakes card game while a preacher watches with anxious hope. The gambler ends broke, the preacher exults, and the next morning the gambler vanishes from the village, prompting discussion of how laws are executed.
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Tom
Amea
Ilav
Tadeo
The Crore Y He Burped a Real Life Tender Tale
An unnamed narrator reflects on death and memory after meeting a sorrowful seventeen year old girl in a New England village. He describes her radiant beauty masking deep grief from lost love, her slow decline to illness, and her eventual death. He wonders about fate and whether earthly life is our only home, imagining a realms beyond where love endures.
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Gagung
Angey
Newfangland
Sam
Earth
USA
Molly Gray of Wappingtown and Her Suitors
Molly Gray, a proud seventh daughter of Deacon Nehemiah Gray, seeks a match beyond farmers and mechanics. Joshua Ploughshare, a sober young farmer, woos her strenuously while pressing modest wealth and status, dreaming of a happy marriage as he lavishes effort and money to impress.
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Molly Gray
Wappingtown
Nehemiah Gray
Molly
Toppingtown
Joshua Ploughshare
Joshua
Berry
Hera
Molly Gray and the Tinker: A Cautionary Tale of Love
In May a young man named Joshua Ploughshare courts Molly Gray at Deacon Gray's house while dogs and geese create a noisy welcome. Molly rebuffs several suitors including a blacksmith and a shoemaker, keeps delaying, then marries a wandering traveling tinker after many refusals. She dies within six months, a victim of social scorn and disappointment.
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Toshoa
Deacon Gray
Molly
Mr. Plouglshare
Joshua
Mrs. Gray
Maroo
Mourrey
Park
uPshaw
Molly Gray
Mr. Anvil
Misa Molly
Joshua Ploughsh Jrong
Wat
Sealer
Maly
Sailor Quips About Razor Sharpness With Barber
A sailor named Suavine is shaved by a barber using a dull razor. The barber asks if the razor is too easy, and Jack responds seriously asking the barber to define the term. He notes if the word used is skryxie the shave seems easy, but if MAVTSS is used it becomes outrageous and not acceptable.
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Jack
Speech Against New Tax Policy in Early Session
Representative from Virginia argues against the proposed tax and borrowing plan, contending existing revenues suffice and warning the measure could undermine constitutional and republican principles. He questions the need for additional duties before borrowing and predicts potential long term damage to the nation's financial system.
Congress Denounces Ewing Expenditure Demands
In a sharp speech, the speaker argues that Treasury Secretary Ewing seeks nearly seven million dollars more than annual and permanent appropriations allow. He questions the necessity, notes discrepancies in receipts and notes redemption, and demands detailed justification before approving extra funds or stock issues.
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Treasury
Ewing
Post Office
Post Office Establishment
Massachusetts
Mr. Saltonstall
Senate
Bank of the United States
Treasury Department
North Carolina
Mr. McKay
Florida
Lanton- Stall
United States
Lam
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