07 Nov 1865
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1865
Page
1
A mosaic of Civil War era items includes Grant Polk toast anecdotes, patent and interior department rulings on allegiance, property moves in New Orleans, Dexter the trotter report, demoralized draft branding suits, and diverse local miscellany from Milwaukee sources.
The article sketches a presidential carriage with two large iron scroll supports, a front running gear, and an oval base box. Two driver seats are prepared, one dark green lanover cloth and a Dickey seat. Interior described as modest yet magnificent with dark green cateline trim. Mount Hood area eruptions noted as possibly linked to a California quake.
Mr McHenry has purchased Ri erdstadts cure of The Rocky Mountains for 25000. The buyer calls it one of the greatest compliments ever paid to an American artist.
A noted claim states that scolding a husband adds facial wrinkles while smiling at him can erase an old wrinkle. The rumor is presented as a demonstrated fact with emphasis on the healing effect of a smile on marital appearances.
The article notes a king may rule at fourteen but not marry until then. It mentions a cav e near Port Ruey California nearly as large as Kentucky's Munaroth Cave, an immense subterranean lake with limestone walls and a fifty foot ceiling. A Witthey boy replies that they are used to make mines.
A humorous tale describes a woman eager to please who races to a neighbor’s crane to view a baby’s bay. She misreads the scene but exclaims, Oh what a sweet child, the very picture of its father, revealing a comic error in perception.
The letter describes happiness with the wife visiting her mother and a calm home. The writer notes peace, freedom to stay out late, and relaxed routines without reproach. He highlights friendly gatherings, lack of tobacco smells, and a forgiving, content domestic scene.
In Columbus Georgia a pair of fifth grade students with books discuss learning the alphabet. One says he knows two letters, A and X, and plans to learn the rest next week. The casual remark reflects classroom literacy themes in a local Atlanta area report.
The article notes exiles from East Tennessee driven by Governor Brown's supporters fled to Louisville and Kentucky, with many settling in Memphis. It praises their industrious character and warns they have already achieved recognition in law and medicine, proving they make good citizens wherever they go.
General Magruder visits his sister in England, wife of Lord Abinger. Miss Magruder once a Washington belle, known to Lord Abinger during his Canada posting. In Jamaica's east, a negro insurrection has broken out. troops will be sent from Halifax to quell the uprising.
The Legislature of Mississippi has elected the Hon. W. L. Sharkey to succeed Jefferson Davis in the United States Senate and the Hon. J. L. Allison to fill the unexpired term of A. G. Brown.
LePthief escaped from Aberdeen jail and was recaptured. He told the police he might have escaped but had conscientious scruples about traveling on Sunday.
Aaron Bedbug of Montgomery County Kentucky petitions the Legislature to change his name. He says his sweetheart Olivia objects to A Bedbug and the children being called Bedbugs, prompting the legal request.
A patient Illinois judge sat through two days of lengthy arguments by wordy attorneys over a legislative act and then interrupted the dispute by saying the law is repealed. The moment highlights the judge’s stoic stance in a historic legal confrontation.
Vermont veteran Battery A member recounts a sudden spring of pure water in a sand hill near the dead line at Andersonville. He notes the spring began after a heavy August 1864 rainstorm and supplied clean water to about 25,000 to 30,000 prisoners for the rest of their captivity.
A fragment references a young lady and seeking a hand in a temple context with a price tag of fifteen thousand gold pieces, suggesting a purchase or betrothal notion tied to a temple setting. The OCR text is garbled, leaving key names and exact acts unclear but centers on a costly transaction linked to romance or alliance.
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