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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1861
Page
4
Fragmented anecdotes recount playful mischief roguish lads and a growing war topic. A Deacon Bash’s tale and a dentist visit mix with rustic wit and sly retorts. A long string of social jests, moral quips, and eccentric characters fills pages with elderly humor and tavern chatter.
A Derby tale recounts Thomas Topham, public house keeper at Islington, as a prodigious strongman. He bent a heavy broomstick, lifted weights, moved beams, and performed feats with iron and household objects, drawing attention from magistrates and spectators alike.
The piece rails at Confederate sympathizers and Union traitors, naming figures such as Twig and Mallory, denouncing acts of secession, treason, and conspiracy. It critiques government corruption, declares loyalty to the Union, and discusses wartime logistics and supply scarcities with vivid, sweeping rhetoric.
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