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Newspaper
Maumee Express
Location
Maumee, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1837
Page
2
A medical case describes a conger eel found inside a patient’s stomach after opium anesthesia, shocking a physician during extraction. The eel, four feet long and electric, caused life-threatening disturbances until severed and removed in portions. the patient recovered with the wound healing and strength returning.
March reports from Wasuinervoy suggest daily cabinet discussions favor revoking the usury order. Also noted are Pennsylvania convention shifts, House appropriations, counterfeit notes, bank emissions, and health outbreaks reports. A brig from Gatlis reports continual earthquakes and British naval actions.
A Maine correspondent reports a fishery town built vessel of seventy two tons on shore, drawn to the sea by 60 yokes of oxen and 400 to 500 men. The ship slid 80 feet long sled, with chains and ropes, over six hours to the water without accident or disorder. The feat drew awe as a sublime, almost miraculous, display of effort and order. The report also notes an alert from Pensacola about hostile Creek incursions near Black Water and a volunteer expedition being organized.
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