Turkey Ghosts and Witchcraft in a Mountain Ravine
An old hunter recalls a night hunt where a colossal turkey on a grapevine vanishes in a flash storm of fire and thunder. He and his brother Ned escape through a bewitched, cat-haunted forest, later blaming a witch for sabotaging their rifle until a silver bullet breaks the spell.
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Ned Tocko
Hanes
Trifles
Battle of
Brandywine
Washington
la Fayette
Turkey
Missouri legislator entry as backwoods swearing in fails
A member elect rode to the Missouri State House with rifle bowie knife and hunting frock. He burst into the senate chamber demanding the swearing in but was corrected. after a grand display he was convinced he belonged in the lower house. The episode concludes with a bow and apology for risking the grogery.
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Manners
Missouri
State House
Senate
Luke
Boston News
Effects of kissing across different states in old newspapers
A compilation of comical regional quotes about kissing behavior from Baltimore Mississippi Broome County Portland Tennesee Arkansas Illinois and more. The snippets portray playful to sharp reactions and reflect local newspaper tone.
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Baltimore
Grand Gulf
Broome County
Broome Co. Cour
Portland
Portland Argus
Tennessee
Lagrange Gaz
Arkansas
L. A. Gaz
Illinois
Springfield Pioneer
Not at Home Visit to Mr Bustler
A servant explains Mr Bustler is away and a caller seeks to settle a small bill. The visitor is asked to wait in the drawing room while Bustler is fetched, indicating an arranged meeting upon his return or later that week.
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Mr. Bustler
Pppoe
Keep’s Creek
Clymer
Eli Rogers
A Tavern Incident
A dialogue depicts a slave waking a master at dawn, protesting the cooking schedule and the servant's attempt to remove bed clothes to ready breakfast. The exchange reveals tensions around labor and domestic service in a tavern setting.
Tobacco tolerant animals cited by Dr Caldwell
Dr Caldwell of Transylvania University asserts only three beings can endure tobacco the American rock goat the tobacco worm and man.
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Wueat
Dr. Caldwell
Transylvania University
Mississippi House Seats Decided After Invalid Elections
The House determined that Chai borne and Gholson and Prentias and Ward are not entitled to seats in this Congress and ordered a new election for Representatives from Mississippi.
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House of Representatives of
United States
Chaiborne
Gholson
Prentias and Ward
Mississippi
Invention of a Spoke-Free Railroad Wheel by Wolf
Mr Wolf of Columbia Pa has devised a cast iron wheel for railroad cars with no spokes. The wheel resembles a hollow shape with a convex outer rim and weighs about 30 pounds more than the common wheel. A tester claimed it could not be broken by repeated hammer blows, underscoring its potential to improve safety.
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Vananir
Wolf
Columbia
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