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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1884
Page
6
A whimsical verse narrative follows a playful romance where a suitor woos a queenly heroine. They discuss June nuptials, hidden glances, and the vow to wed in a nearby church, as light dialogue and rhymes unfold through a rustic, affectionate voice. Ballads of love and wedding plans frame the scene with cheerful humor.
Five travelers ride a coach when a bold robbery unfolds led by a jovial Lothario. A Quaker passenger asserts authority with two Derringers, halting the thieves and recovering the stolen purses watches and papers before the coach reaches its destination. The middle-aged gentleman and the two ladies stay unmolested as the Quaker secures relief and order.
A sharp detective tracks a band of desperadoes who seized a coach and signalled by a scrap of paper. After the first robber’s capture, they tried to hide the loot by passing it to an accomplice at the next stop. Both men, for the season, did the state some service.
A Washington Capital report claims Mr Dana earned a salary of 10 000 dollars for editing the Sun and held stock. He proposed sharing all dividends above 25 percent, later 40 percent, with half to him. Stockholders agreed. profits rose to 50 percent and above. Last year his total income, salary plus dividends, reportedly reached 207 000 dollars.
An idle yard at the Methodist church is auctioned for Bermuda grass with A W Bramblett winning the acre plot for 10.10. The Forsyth Advertiser notes construction of the Washington Monument resumed July 4 1848, with 410 feet of masonry and plans for a final height of 150 feet, while a Madisonian column criticizes periodic factory shutdowns as political.
A Cincinnati Times Star correspondent in Lexington recounts a United States Marshal’s raid in Eastern Kentucky. He visits Hector Davis, a man described as boneless, and details a bizarre day of examining his deformities, tying knots, and rolling him in a barrel as part of the eyewitness account.
A personal tale describes a man about 40 who lived in good health until a peculiar affliction began two years earlier. Bone softening started at the toes and spread, though he remained capable in vital functions, prompting concern about doctors after years without one.
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