Old Colonel Bob Delivers Uncensored Brown County Hanging Tale
An eyewitness recounts a Brown County Mississippi execution arranged by a stern Sheriff. Eph Tolley faces a crowd of planters as Uncle Bob and companions ride in, whiskey in saddlebags, while the sheriff improvises an improvised gallows and delivers a blunt, grim verdict amid rough, rural humor.
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Sheriff defies law as Tolley nearly hangs in arson tale
A chaotic scene unfolds as Tolley is nearly hanged by a rope for arson but spared after a debate over legal time limits. The Sheriff, taunting Tolley, releases him after a brutal boot punishment and warns him to flee the county. Old Bob rewards the Sheriff with liquor, celebrating a rough justice ending.
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Bill Simmons
Tulley
Frank
Tolley
Eph
Tolley Bone
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Wash the Dishes as a Woman’s Work Challenge
A Boston woman solves the servant girl problem by having her little boy wash the dishes. The piece mocks male editors who claim any simple domestic task settles women’s labor questions, arguing the household routine is vast and varied beyond dishwashing.
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Boston
Hans
Leavenworth Times
Tax Deed Conveyances Of Lands And Town Lots Sold
Public notice states lands and town lots have been sold for taxes and will be conveyed by tax deed. The notice lists the sale and required actions for interested parties to claim or contest the deeds.
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Kline & Co
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New York
Postoffice
Railroad Schedule Notice from 1873 Transit Map
Trains begin November 9 1873 with options for express freight and accommodation runs. Southbound daily schedules include stops at Lawrence Ottawa Garnett Humboldts Chadate Independence Coffeyville Thayer and Union depots with specified times. Additional accommodation trains run from Leavenworth, Baldwin and Ottawa toward Lawrence and Kansas City, with several daily services and Sundays excluded.
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