25 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
1
A jumble of names and offices appears, including attorneys at law, notaries, and a treasurer’s tax notice for 1886. The fragment references legal practice, property deals, and a broad vendor list with businesses like furniture, liquors, and insurance.
A sprawling, fragmented OCR text blends literary musings with social commentary, venturing through fashion, elopement tales, medical ads, and long digressions on physiology and public discourse. Sparse named individuals appear amid loose scenes of 19th or early 20th century newspaper life.
The piece recounts DBL Moody telling of his boyhood school days at Mount Hermon, the woodchuck bounty change from 25 to 10 cents, and a student boycott over the lower pay. It blends humorous anecdotes with Moody's assertive stance on labor agitation and benevolent visits to the homes of the poor.
Narrative recalls a 1463 voyage from Nassau to Charleston with arms and stores for the Confederacy. A mutiny led by William Savage and companions erupts, storms the captain, seizes the ship, but a Yankee blockader captures them after a night of fighting. Revenue from the prize totals three months of pay.
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