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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1870
Page
4
A rambling collection of sketches and anecdotes recounts pranks with oxen and logs, census quips, Irish humor, wedding fees abroad, long marriages in Ohio, and curious facts from census takers across the country. The tone blends tall tales with rural mischief and social quips from various locales.
A Pesth court hears a Jewish man deny taking an oath claiming a prayer grants all Jews a share in the life to come. An audacious protest reveals a prior sale of such a share for money, and the court upholds the protest as legally binding. Noting a separate Irish anecdote about a waiter and a plate of hash ends with a wry remark on a man who believes he can eat what he chews.
A Louisville clerk claims hereditary mercurial disease vanished after using Harvey's Sarsaparilla. He details long suffering, prior remedies, and success after four bottles, offering to answer inquiries. Signed Hunt Turner, Citizen of Obie.
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