Willhites Column on Texas Towns and Saints in Belton
A long, mixed-breed piece extols Texas towns Belton Tyler and Temple, praises Georgia transplant influence, and lauds Bell County resources. The essay weaves personal travel notes with sermons on faith, warning against pride and noting notable politicians like Dick Hubbard. It blends ads, observations on agriculture, and moral instruction from Reformed Presbyterian thought.
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Avor
Belton
Texas
Bell County
Ghent
Aobar
Almet
Georgia
George
South Carolina
Alabama
Ion
Temple
Salado
Waco
O Frianda
Taylor
Middle Texas
Tyler
Pittsburg
Old Georgia
Old Georgia—yes, In Old Gwinnett
Walton
Meath
Dick Hubbard
Blue Jenne Williams
Duncan
Angle
Alek Stephens
Strange Case of Credulity in Coymarox Ga
April 17 report from Coymarox Georgia recounts a Alabama man claiming to find a chest of gold by digging in two canebrakes. He hires two workers, hires wages, and continues work amid water filled holes and rock, aided by Bible and superstition. The correspondent visited the deeper hole and found no gold.
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Coymarox
Alabama
Gus
Theo
Alsat
Heavy Failure in Cincinnati Linked to Confederate Bonds Scheme
The Lois Cook Manufacturing Co. failed, assigning $92,000 in preferences to ex-Mayor Thomas J. Stephens as assets near $297,000 with liabilities around $200,000. Judge Witherspoon ruled a railroad expense issue unconstitutional. A London Paris conduit led to destruction of Confederate bonds, traced to Judah P. Benjamin and secret service funds, paying off January 1865 coupons to satisfy Confederate creditors.
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Crecinnati
Lois Cook Manufacturing Co
Tay
Thomas J. Stephens
He Saya
CoLoers
England
Europe
Hance
Judah P. Benjamin
Confederacy
Deatin
Ordnance
Quarterthaater's
Medical Purveyor
Inted
Amala
Pontaeit
Confederate Department of State
Confederate Congress
Secret Service
London
Paris
Brownsville
Texas
Great Britain
France
Benjamin
United States
Syahit Confederacy
Partia
Benjammin
Aznil
The Mule Portrait and Political Debt Tale
A nostalgic essay extols the mule as patient and steadfast, contrasting it with the horse while noting harsh treatment shapes behavior. It also reports the National Democratic Committee’s debt at 21 000 dollars and recounts a Cincinnati Enquirer note about charitable aid restoring funds and favoring patrons who gave little effort.
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National Democratic Committee
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Shirt-tail scheme in a night march at Fredericksburg
In a Fredericksburg battle council Jackson urged a risky night march to Fredericksburg, proposing to send his corps through the open river passage while Lee doubted the plan. Jackson claimed his men would know each other by shirt tails as they advanced. A Union officer recalled Pope’s army fearing Confederate incursions that night.
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Satan
Peter
Apostle
Jewish Council
Pater
Henaaty
Iman
Abraham
Job
Osea
Meribah
Jacob
God
Frederickeburg
Burnside
Stafford
Lea
Jackson
Marge’s Heights
Lee
Nother
Lesame
Aaid Leo
Jim
Federicksburg
Phage
Pope
Fabius Maximus
Leare
Bia Coldiers
St. Lowie Globe Democrat
Maria and William settle a long groom delay in court
A overlong courtship and a stubborn mother clash over Maria and William. The mother recounts years of waiting for marriage, a stubborn proposal, and threats of assault charges as a ministerly witness recalls a hurried, last night wedding scene and a possible warrant, amid town gossip and family feuds.
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Maria
Beau
Norm
William
Maris
Lowa
Marin Lig
Detroit
Wild Mountain Family Story Emerges From Maryland Hills
A grim tale from Western Maryland reports Thomas Murphy and Ellen Gerrod eloping into Blue Ridge mountains circa 20 years ago. The couple, living in a crude mud shelter, fathered children while Murphy planned murder and suicide. Ellen died after a tree accident, leaving a seven year old son and a severely illiterate daughter. Local authorities vow care for the two young orphans as the strange family life comes to light.
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Batiore
I Fistory
Maryland
Thomas Murphy
Carroll County
Ellen Gerrod
Hundingham
Phelps
Blue Rides
Frederick County
Tomay
Hunt
Kermit
Mane
Murphy
Ellen
Seleen
Lankingham
Henningham
Murphy Asya
Frederick Rosny
Starving mother before judge and empty home
A vagrant mother pleads for food in court. She recalls a week in town, a hospital denial, and a grave by a pauper burying ground. An old man directs her to a wagon and a coffin, and after pleading for sustenance she learns her child lies dead on the judge’s desk.
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Miling
Coffie
Ior Redeemer
Bones for grape vines and a daring Oregon marriage
A curious note claims bones planted near a grape vine root draw the root toward the bone, feeding the plant with delicate fibers. It also recalls a dentist in Oregon schemes to wed by ether with a clergyman present, leaving the man surprised by a second wife. The piece ends with a riddle about which paper resembles tissue.
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Ater
Oregon
Life In a State Prison at Wethersfield Penitentiary
A detailed, critical description of Wethersfield Penitentiary, portraying harsh conditions and punitive routines. The article outlines stark cell design, bare furnishings, and a climate of extreme discipline. It recounts the early, humiliating processing of newcomers, brutal drills, forced labor expectations, and rigid daily rituals including confinement, punishment devices, and compulsory religious observance.
How to Oil a Boot for Weatherproofing and Shine
A London Field article explains a simple boot dressing method using cold-brown castor oil. Clean dry boots are oiled around the well and tongue, then over the leather including edges. Apply about a tablespoon per boot, saturating the tongues, then polish to blacking. Oil forms a waterproof seal improving weather resistance.
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London
Home lore and political notes mix in a scattershot essay
A reflective piece on home as shelter and symbol, tracing lines from Milton to Bunyan and noting, in a clipped, fragmentary editorial voice, how domestic life shapes virtue and status. It cites Ex-Governor John P. St John and public figures, hinting at party shifts and rural prosperity.
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Milton
Bunyan
Linutén
Adday Hon
Treasury
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Lampaias
Anil
A. P. Tobustoné
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Uas
Wderson
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Cincinnati
Witherspoon
Columbia
Railroad Commission
Iricka
Shirt-Tail
Stonewall Jackson
Mure
Dadiex
Bae
York
Fie
Aly
John M. McConnnell
John M. Hubbard & Bro
Mie Rilge Mountains
Wethersfield Penitentiary
Baa
Hie
Beia
Jock
John P. St. John
Frami
Republican Party
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