Richest Thing of the Season in Market Neighborhood
A curious tale describes a green bullock driver entering a billiard saloon, winning about four hundred dollars from patrons after bold bets. The crowd laughs and cheers as he plays, then leaves with his whip and a remark inviting reports if the steer is seen again.
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Netteburyport Herald
Falfndoxan
Ivoriea
Jerusalem
Phelan
Laugheo
Jonathan
Ateer
Rhode Island General Assembly Acts 1861 on Unclaimed Goods
The text outlines acts authorizing public sale of unclaimed goods by railroad firms after four weeks notice, and perishable property sale with or without notice. It also details money distribution to the state treasury if owners do not claim proceeds within six months, plus amendments to representation in the General Assembly and miscellaneous appropriations.
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Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
General Assembly
Gale
House of Representatives
Newport
Providence
Portsmouth
Warwick
Westerly
New Shoreham
North Kingstown
South Kingstown
East Greenwich
Jamestown
Smithfield
Scituate
Glocester
Charlestown
West Greenwich
Coventry
Exeter
Middletown
Bristol
Tiverton
Little Compton
Warren
Cumberland
Richmond
Cranston
Hopkinton
Johnston
North Providence
Barrington
Foater
Burrillville
Fall River
Congress
Secretary of State
Acta
General Treasury
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
County of
Providence Reform School
John R. Bartlett
The Confession of a Guilt-Ridden Soldier
A condemned man recounts his descent into crime from a military career to murder. He details envy of his brother, manipulation of his wife, plotting to kill a child for inheritance, burying the victim in a garden, and the ensuing sleepless guilt, investigations, and eventual arrest leading to execution.
Observed Animal Remedies For Wounds And Illness
An observer notes how various animals seek unusual cures. A jackdaw fed on gum from plum trees when ill, cats eat grass, hares mass plant matter, and a goldfinch wounded by a hawk dusts a dry puff ball on a shoulder to stop bleeding. A test with a finger mirrored the reported effect.
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Rutledge
Riddle of Eggs and the Market Basket
A girl with a basket of eggs on her head had them knocked off by a rowdy youth who was fined and must pay for the eggs. The girl explains the count puzzle: when divided into two groups there is one egg left. into seven groups it divides evenly. The question asks how many eggs she had to pay for.
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Meeo
Sybil
Heaven
Earth
Emigrant Chinese Treated as Slaves in Peru Report
A Panaima Star and Herald correspondent from Lima reports 600 Chinese emigrants arriving at Callao and being sold for 300 to 400 dollars each. They sign eight year contracts at five dollars a month, endure starvation, mistreatment, and forced labor with little medical care, overseen by former slaves who beat and threaten them. Sixty sought relief in Lima and were jailed after officials intervened.
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Tng Coon
Panaima Star and Herald
Callao
Peru
Lima
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