13 Oct 1869
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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1869
Page
1
A scatter of vintage quips and anecdotes on marriage woes, pranks, travel, science, and manners. The item riffs on lovers’ missteps, festive jests, and curious curiosities from 18th and 19th century humor, mentioning Napoleon, Garibaldi, and Beechers, alongside odd observations about lamps, dogs, and parables.
A Norfolk Journal report describes a major Dismal Swamp fire driven by long drought. About 16 miles of burning line from northwest to southeast has devastated farms, left ashes where rich fields once lay, and formed peatlike soils prone to reignition. The swamp’s elevated, tinderlike vegetable mat and deep ash layers create hazardous ground, with hot pockets and charred stumps throughout. The article notes Lake Drummond near tide-water and explains the swamp’s formation by ages of plant matter accumulation.
A university president reveals a hoax about a student named Carter who was said to be dying from alcohol abuse. The tale ends with Carter's death announced to a surprised chapel audience, while professors and students wonder who he was and why the ruse persisted. The piece shifts to a separate account of a young woman buried alive in Agen, France, illustrating fears of premature burial and a dramatic coffin exhumation.
An observer in Kentucky asked a Black farmer living near his observatory to watch his flock of hens during a solar eclipse. After darkness fell, the farmer’s chickens rushed to roost, while the observer exclaimed in a mix of dialect and astonishment. The tale ends with a quip about foreknowledge and the devil.
A famed politician sends home his wife after confinement with twins born at home and a telegraph notice arrives. A nurse borrows a third baby of similar age and places it with the twins. On return, the husband greets his wife and asks to be shown the baby. The nurse bursts into laughter as a mix up of babies becomes the talk of the household.
The New Hampshire Supreme Judicial Court heard Rickey versus Freeman in Dover over injuries from a playground fall when both were schoolboys. Freeman allegedly threw Rickey against hooks on a wall during a school recess, causing long lasting injury. the jury awarded Rickey 3250 after eleven years and the case was dated to September.
An Indian fighter recounts a brutal scalpings episode. He details a struggle where an Indian struck and pulled hair while a squaw screamed, a companion fired, and the scalp was forcibly removed. The narrator recalls waking days later with a terrible head wound and a blurred, feverish recollection of events.
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