Highwayman Nixon Curry and Arkansas Senator Hill tale
A long-lost North Carolina highwayman Nixon Curry leads to a dramatic Arkansas episode. John Hill reveals Curry’s past, Hill faces pursuit, and the chase ends with confrontation and a fatal duel. Hill’s later escape to upper Arkansas ends in tragedy and exile. The piece shifts to reflections on frugality and medical pay, urging wealth through diligence and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hi
Glasgow
Scotland
Iredell County
North Carolina
Curry
Nixon
Alleghany Mountains
Catawba
St. Francis River
Arkansas
John Hill
Senate
Iill
Strongs
Hill
Strong
Nixon Curry
Upper Arkansas
Conway Court House
William
Circuit Court
Pope County
Howard
San Antonio
Texas
Long
William Hill
Europe
Submerged Forests of the German Ocean and Mammoth Teeth
The German Ocean once formed a western extension of the mainland with forests and animal remains now buried beneath the sea. Cromer forest near Norfolk is famed for submerged stumps and cones, while Happisburg fishermen yielded two thousand mammoth teeth in under fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Ocean
North Sea
English Channel
Cromer Forest
Norfolk
Woodward
Happisburg
Norway
France
Ireland
Stop Nose Bleeds By Pressing Artery Against Jawbone
A historical remedy explains pressing the facial artery under the jaw to stop nosebleeds by applying pressure for several minutes. The passage also notes similar technique for facial wounds and recounts a Native American origin tale about the Great Spirit creating humans in stages.
Reflections on wealth virtue and daily humor in a 19th century paper
A mix of philosophical musings on wealth happiness and restraint with comic snippets. It argues money is a burden beyond basic needs and celebrates wisdom self control and contentment. Also includes anecdotes about Diogenes hats undertakers and editor jokes plus local industry notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Diogenes
Alexander
National Granger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pasper Auleas
Othday
Masonic
Cuthbert
A. M
CC. Bunxe
Washington Lodge
F. and. A. M
C. C. Burke
W. M
F. Hart
W. B. Tackett
Gillespie's Corner
BM. Fielder
Idus L. Fielder
J.L. Warner
America
England
Jeblly
Jas. H. Guerry
Dawson, Ga
8. G. Robertson
Westmoreland
Lumpkin Street
Novil Tf
R. WM. J. Johnson
Fort Gaines
R.E. Kennon
United States
J. L. Warner
Cuthbert, GA
Aving
Randolph
Savings Bank
New York World
Johnson
Indiana
Andrew Female College
Board of Instruction
A.h.flewellen
Anxie HW
Porter
Jasiz Warn
Lucie Williams
M. A
A.H Flewellen
Georgia
T. 8
Powell, Druggzist
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Office
B. W. Ellis
Hardeman & Sparks, Third St
Macon, GA
Robert J.culverwell
Chas. J. C. Kline & CO
Bowery
New York
P.O Box
Buck
Powell
Mike
Lewis
Alonzo Wells
Maine
Whitehaller
Florence
Mass
London
Eng
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