Kentucky Story Slams Cass and Carries Louisiana
A Kentuckian tells a crowd a Digression on Durham calves Berkshire pigs and a comic pig swap tale. The anecdote links political mischief to a pig joke and ends with the crowd cheering as Louisiana votes are discussed.
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Kentucky
Rome
Louisiana
Zack
Laaughter
Gen
Cass
Cleveland Plaindealer
Nashville Union
North
Gen. Cass
Wilmot
Union
Gen Cass
Michigan
Durham
Mart'n
Bird
Martin
Sam Smith
Bob
Old Tom
Hall
Tom Delas
Tom
Berkshire
Fragmented Legal Rambles and Local Banter in 19th Century Tale
A disjointed newspaper fragment recounts a courtroom scene with jurists and counsel disputing admissibility while a sheriff and locals engage in banter. Anecdotes include remarks about Spanish law, a grocer exchange, and a parson jest, ending with a riddle about the letter B and fire.
The Doctor and the Politician Beneath a Poor Woman
A wealthy doctor known for strict business habits and quiet charity is approached by a politician seeking funds for a victory salute. They visit a tenement where a consumptive woman struggles. The doctor offers ten dollars to heal or fund the woman, then departs leaving the choice to the politician.
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New Orleans
California
Nce
City
Col. Weller
County
Ohio
Tom Corwin
Pearl Street
Gennse
Perils of Falsehood and A Dairy Woman’s Account
Lesson on honesty quotes from Ledger with emphasis on trust in business and personal relations. Includes a subscriber’s dairy earnings digest showing cow milk and butter profits and a note on Captain Robert Brown’s whale harpoon invention and whaling progress. also a humorous remark about a cautious marriage-wary old lady.
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Brindie
Robert Brown
New London Conn
Brown
Aleo
Brows
Jscientibie
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