03 Sep 1863
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1863
Page
1
A narrator fumbles for luck while fishing two hours yields no bite until meeting a calm stranger who secures a large bass. The exchange highlights patience as a sure path to success beyond frustration. The tale underscores perseverance as a key to reaching goals.
A man proclaims lifelong devotion and repayment in a romantic bed scene. The Cleveland Herald recounts Brocksville suitor's odd marriage proposal to an institution resident, offering land and cows in exchange for a wife, a bizarre plan that ends with a promised license and a strained union spark.
A Union sergeant on a picket posts near Ashby’s cavalry dinners with the Jeffs family in Virginia. After conscripting his men, a surprise assault by Ashby’s troopers is thwarted by Union cavalry and artillery, leading to surrender, parole, and the ladies pledging allegiance. The tale mixes flirtation and combat in the Shenandoah during the Civil War era.
Tue Pasha of Egypt questioned why the canal is winding in a level land. A French engineer notes French rivers are crooked. The Pasha asks who made rivers and quips that only Allah knows best, then adds a final jab about not knowing more than divine will.
A tale from a distant plantation follows Uncle Jim steering two quarrelsome apprentices Billy and Jack to settle a dispute with fire bricks and cayenne pepper. A colonel, Old Jim, and a riverbank finale conclude the mock duel with laughter and a truce.
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