23 Dec 1868
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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1868
Page
1
A fragmented column blends verses about love and Amaranth with satirical polemic on Grant era politics. It recounts Thyrsis and Amaranth, a mock moral, then switches to Nasby’s Cuba scheme and postmaster antics, plus a humorous farmer romance and a Judge misadventure.
A clever Yankee farmer plagued by rats traps them in a cage. The rats devour each other until one survives. He releases the lone rat, which, driven by bloodlust, preys on all the other rats on the premises, killing and eating them.
A humorous vignette on a train night portrays a husband eager to comfort his wife. He checks her comfort and window tightness, then offers to swap seats, highlighting light domestic irony in a compact exchange.
A refined poet flirt and his correspondent note a printed error changing a loving line to a crude insult. The writer laments that his phrasing appeared as bully in the published version, noting the unintended misprint altered tone and meaning.
The article details Vice President elect Mr Colfax marrying Miss Nellie Wade of Andover Ohio on November 18 after his election. It describes Nellie Wade as a modest, disciplined woman of quiet life, her family ties to Benjamin Wade, and hints at her balancing domestic duties with public life. It also notes Guilford Connecticut's claim of having the oldest house, built in 1640, with cement walls and a first wedding in that edifice featuring pork and beans.
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