06 Jul 1847
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Newspaper
Columbus Enquirer
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1847
Page
1
A long miscellany itemization discusses farming practices using hogs to control caterpillars, a Richmond correspondent praising African church singing, humorous anecdotes about preachers and travelers, and excerpts from London dock observations plus notices on bees, old portraits of Gen Taylor, and other curious anecdotes from the era.
A fragmented verse recalls a soldier's grief after a bloody battle. The speaker laments never sharing time with a comrade again, beneath a time worn oak, and notes the missing name amid the chaos of war.
A Cincinnati jury awarded $31,600 to a plaintiff in a breach of promise to marry case against tavern keeper Taylor who allegedly raised the orphan girl, with editorial notices debating moral justice. The piece then shifts to a spoof about husbands and a domestic anecdote, ending with a theatrical flourish about a catapulting unicorn debate and a joke dialogue on marital happiness.
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