12 Oct 1866
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1866
Page
1
Terribly mistaken narrative recounts 1817 events in Barren County Kentucky wherein John Hamilton, aided by financier Sanderson, clashes with crime rumor. After a cash loan, Sanderson disappears and Sanderson’s murder is charged to Hamilton, amid a tempest of public opinion, trial, and eventual execution. The piece traces scandal, justice, and social judgment.
The Kingston C W correspondent of the New York Sun reports a fatal flogging case near this city. A five year old girl named Kate Sibley, illegitimate daughter of Schufler Sibley and Kate Davis, died after a brutal beating with a rawhide for not saying prayers. The inquest found severe injuries and prior floggings, with death caused by the flogging and related internal injuries and starvation. Parents were committed to prison for murder.
A garbled OCR fragment appears to reference a legal matter G aioe v Garey and mentions health wealth and personal remarks. Content is largely unreadable with nonsensical wording. No clear facts or outcomes emerge from the fragment.
A Georgia correspondent criticizes the Johnson administration and Democratic leaders, condemning demagoguery and radical opposition. The piece also includes an extended domestic note on feather beds and a practical guide to making husk beds from corn husks, with tips on storage, sun-drying, and refreshing the material for future use.
The Paymaster General faced questions over rejecting powers of attorney for bounty claims from 1860 acts urging agents to sue for solider claims. Reports describe a Saratoga honey bee performer drawing large crowds, with safety concerns raised by officials. Maine and Portland papers criticize the President’s leadership amid Copperhead sentiment. A hunter attack by bees near Alton, Illinois killed horses and injured Mr Berry. A Worth, Missouri widow died of hydrophobia, driving her husband to drown himself. Cholera and yellow fever deaths continue in Nashville and New Orleans.
A ragged boy urges his companion Billy to bite bigger as they share a half picked apple on a city street. The tale praises the noble heart of generosity over wealth, urging kindness, order, and early good habits. It also notes fall apples in New England and a political visit by a Southern royalist party to Chicago.
A fragmented 19th century page offers advice on winter pruning and orchard care, describing tar and dust mixtures for orchard health, top balance, and proper timing. It also includes anecdotes, jokes, and a note on preserving tools with quicklime storage, plus Civil War era humor about Generals and soldiers.
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