18 Nov 1854
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Newspaper
Danville Advertiser
Location
Danville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1854
Page
4
Ancient remains in the Manvaise Terres or Badlands along the Upper Missouri reveal a 90 by 30 mile valley filled with petrified vertebrate fossils. Discoveries include two rhinoceros species, a smaller palelike creature, and many strange long-named animals, forming a vast prehistoric cemetery.
A Western District judge in Tennessee earns bemused headlines for a wardrobe mishap. While packing for a circuit trip, he mistakenly used his wife’s sleeve-less undergarments, leaving him in a comical outfit with only head arms and feet visible as he mused about Betty cutting off his sleeves.
The one ounce ball fired at the Battle of Bunker Hill is cited by Alexander Everett in a June 7 1836 oration. Rev William Montague’s affidavit confirms the ball’s origin from Dr Joseph Warren and its journey from London to Charlestown.
A string of quips and moments from daily life in town appears with tales of a printer facing trouble with the devil, a recovering man from an Irish bull, a steady worker, and a stammering lawyer with a deaf judge. Dialogues include Miss Dobbs and playful exchanges about sights and misses on this side.
A collection of sayings and brief vignettes discussing wealth influence and social advice. Includes lines on becoming rich to aid society, echoes of a fisherman’s tale, a wish for ash covered streets, a witticism about a roasted lamb, a Perry County Illinois election note about a woman constable, and scattered quips about hired girls and a mysterious reference to Richard and Shakespeare.
An advertising claim extols Jora Cherry Pectoral as a rapid cure for coughs colds hoarseness bronchitis whooping cough croup asthma and consumption. It asserts broad trials across the nation prove its efficacy against pulmonary diseases and invites readers to request the American Almanac for full particulars and proof.
Tod d and Christie announce latest arrival at S. Pl. Foote s old stand. They have just received and opened their assortment of new items for customers.
A promotional notice offers a one thousand dollar wager in any U S city to any physician dealer or vender who will cure diseases of the nervous system with a patent hydro electric chain worn on the body. It cites cures for rheumatism neuralgia dyspepsia headaches and other ailments as caused by nervous debility and promises certificates from scientific institutions and eminent physicians as evidence of success.
The prospectus outlines subscription options for the Daily Globe and its Congressional Gloss, with yearly and six month terms, special rates for bank notes, and a push to recruit agents. Publisher John C. Rives notes acceptance of par in local currency and mentions deadlines before Congress meets.
An odd rhymed verse extols Indiana players as the swiftest and tallest among rivals, praising them above teams from New York and Kentucky. It mentions Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan Iowa and Louisiana in a playful brag. The text reads with misspellings and archaic style.
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