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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1854
Page
8
A barroom anecdote tells of a rough client who declares he is a husband in law not in fact. He explains his wife has run off and seeks advice, prompting the lawyer to note the term is not defined in domestic relations. The exchange ends with the client calling the attorney an ignoramus.
The French actor Baron was a favorite with ladies. A woman of rank hosted a private visit with many in attendance. He burst in and, in a loud voice, asked for etiquette insisting it was for his night cap.
An individual out West advertised for a wife and reports a remarkable response. He received 764 letters, 13 daguerreotype likenesses of ladies, two gold rings, 17 locks of hair, one copy of Sir Marvel’s Reveries of a Bachelor, one thimble, and two dozen shirt buttons. The claim invites cautious skepticism.
A narrator advises vigilance while marveling at hash drinking scenes in eating houses. A friend reportedly tried to swallow unusual items including a jew sharp tongue a quarter yard of dish cloth a shell comb tooth and a chunk of coal. The piece extols hash as a field for discovery and miscellany.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recounts an anecdote about a devout old man who warns his sons not to fish on the Sabbath but to bring home the fish if they do. Joe quips that a woman is at the bottom of every mischief, and Charley recalls his mother being behind his own mischief.
A fragment shows a child asking about hush while an adult recalls asking Jane why her back sticks, the response being unclear. The quirky dialogue suggests curiosity and a casual domestic moment.
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