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Tarborough Press
George Howaarn
Arteara
A Parody of Law and Farming Lament in Verse
A humorous verse contrasting a lawyer and a farmer, both lamenting seasonal woes. The lawyer savors court life while the farmer endures rain and ruined crops, joking that neither path fully satisfies, and wishing both groups happiness. The piece ends with a playful plea for harmony among all creation.
Unclaimed Dividends and Old Debt Reported
A Congressional document lists creditors of the U.S. old funded and unfunded debt. About 8000 creditors are named, many deceased, with about 500 having sums of $50 or more. Fraud concerns cited in Washington and Erie county man sentenced for seduction in Alleghany.
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Congress
U.S
Cressi
Washington
Erie County
Alleghany City
Pennsylvania
Baltimore Men Contract for 84 Million in Russian Rail Work
P Thomas Winans of Baltimore and Joseph Harrison of Philadelphia have agreed to build cars and locomotives for the Russian Rail Road totaling 84,000,000. The New Orleans Tropic notes a Parish Court suit by P Soule against Laurent Millaudon for 30,000 in legal professional fees during 1843. Also, The New York Sun reports four Christian women baptized and joining the Jewish church, with recent marriages to Jewish partners amid broad religious excitement.
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P Thomas Winans
Baltimore
Joseph Harrison
Philadelphia
Baltimore Sun
New Orleans
P. Soule
Laurent Millaudon
Millaudon
New York Sun
Executions and mob justice in the era score
A Philadelphia crowd witnesses hangings for murder in Columbus with clergy present while a Towanda case heads to execution. A white woman is assaulted by a black man near Fourth and South Streets. a mob forms, striking the perpetrator before police can intervene.
Remarkable whiskered child christened Esau Bushrod
The Rockville Journal reports a four week old infant described as a whiskered prodigy. Citing observers and a physician, it states the child is healthy and heavily coated with hair on the face forehead back shoulders and chest. The child is to be christened Esau Bushrod.
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Rockville
Journal of Frislay
Esau Bushrod
Emigration to Oregon Estimated in Missouri Spring
The Fredericksburg Recorder editor notes about 2000 Missourians plan to move to Oregon in the spring. He suggests a possible settlement before the Oregon question is resolved.
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Oregon
Missouri
Fredericksburg
Talking machine exhibit in New York draws crowds
A CPA talking machine is on display in New York attracting attention. The notice notes many men find the talking machine no novelty, highlighting its novelty still for others as a public picture caption.
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CPA
New York
N. UO. Pic
Catching a Bachelor in Early Courtship Tales
A quirky vignette portrays a 16 year old girl who wakes to breakfast, performs discordant piano jigs and negro ballads, and boasts of marriage plans. A witty exchange follows as a young woman questions a bachelor about marriage and he jokes he’s spent ten years seeking someone willing to marry him.
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Batchelor
Edgecombe County Slave Patrol Rules and Duties
Rules for night patrols to search slave houses for arms or seditious material. Patrollers may seize items and bring offenders before a justice, punish slaves with lashes, and arrest those traveling without a pass. Officers must enroll slaves aged twelve and up, patrol worship places on Sundays, and enforce obedience with appointed patrol committees and levies to cover costs. The document outlines supervision, disputes, and penalties under the law.
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Edgecombe
Sail
Patrollers Authorized Under 1844 County Rules
The document outlines penalties for refusals to serve as patrollers, details compensation from a district tax fund, and allows volunteers to serve with the same powers as paid patrollers. It mandates copies of rules to patrol companies, oaths if required, and outlines administrative steps by the County Court and Patrol Committee.
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Trusee
Test
John Norfleet
C. C
Death by money bribes cited as moral malady
In Clinton Hank Ohio a teller died of smallpox, said to be spread by bank notes exchanged in his official capacity. The piece compares disease to corruption, recalling a leprosy tale from a Syrians money hand and warning that bribe culture spreads moral decay more than disease.
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Clinton Hank
Ohio
Death by Own Hand in Philadelphia Area
James J. Bertram a Philadelphia resident died by shooting himself over the Schuylkill River opposite Fairmont after a visit to his mother in Kingsessing. He told a friend he and the companion would bury the loser on the spot then fired. Bertram a locksmith had shown melancholy mood and planned marriage in a few days.
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James J. Bertram
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Fairmont
Kingsessing
Mr. B
Sad Stary Boy Found Nearly Frozen in Lumber Yard
An eleven year old orphan of Irish descent was found in a Boston lumber yard on a Tuesday morning, groaning from exposure. He had slept under boards for months while selling penny papers to survive. He was too frozen to move but has since found a home and a supportive guardian.
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Pest
Boston Bay State Dem
Dreadful Affair Ends in Arrest of French Tea Dealer
A city watchman found a severely injured woman at Spruce and Fifth streets about 3 am. She, wife of Monsieur Frontin of 117 Spruce street, says he attempted to murder her. She leaped from a second story window to escape. Frontin is arrested and held for examination as her life remains despaired of.
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Spruce and
Fifth Streets
Monsieur Frontin
No. 117
Spruce Street
Frontin
Gaz
Destructive Conflagration at Orleans Cotton Press
A fire on the 11th at the Orleans Cotton Press in New Orleans destroyed about 15,500 bales valued at 340,000 dollars, totaling losses near 375,000 dollars including the building. The vast structure, claimed the largest in the world, measured 652 feet by 308, built at 763,000 dollars and leased for 25,000 annually, with all losses reportedly insured.
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Orleans Cotton Press
New Orleans
Tragedy in Clark County Murders and Fire Fatality
From Vicksburg reports a family in Clark County Mississippi was killed when their home burned. G W Gardner returned from hunting to find the house in ashes and the remains of his wife, children, and a thirteen year old brother. Authorities suspect murder and arson.
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Vicksburg
Clark County
Mississippi
G. W. Gardner
Cure for Bots Remedy From Columbia Planter
A writer in the Columbia Planter prescribes a lip scarification method for bots in horses. Upon first signs, raise the upper lip and cut shallow transverse gashes in the inner lip coat to induce slight bleeding. The author claims instant relief, with violent paroxysms subsiding within five minutes, and notes uncertainty about any link between lip and man.
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Columbia Planter
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