05 May 1876
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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1876
Page
1
A fragmented directory page lists county offices and officials. Names include Clerk Fares and Treasurer McCabe, with sheriffs, coroners, and clerks cited. It also catalogs mail routes, lodges like Masonic and Odd Fellows, temperance groups, and church services with meeting times and leaders.
Old Job Dan presides as justice of the peace in a rugged Wyoming hill trial over Tiger Jim accused of stealing a broncho. The courtroom gathers on a rocky gulch. the word mother softens hard men and leads to a discharge on pledge to return to his mother.
Dr R V Pierce proprietor of the World’s Dispensary plans a large hotel on Prospect and Fargo avenues to serve his patients, with a front of 234 feet on Prospect and 332 feet deeper, near Prospect Park and the lake. Architects will be invited to submit plans. The note ends with anecdotes on newspapers teaching literacy and a humorous barroom tale, followed by a child at the Union Fair and mules replacing soldiers’ headstones.
A Detroit wife jokes at bedtime about securing every entry while her husband, sleepy, confirms doors and windows. She warns not to wake her if a burglar enters, noting she would scream anyway.
A meeker penitent man at New York’s Hippodrome moves Moody to prayer. The thief leaves with a timepiece and Moody warns about pick-pockets after the service. The column blends brief vignettes on morals and city life.
An ancient description recounts Publius’s epistle to the Senate about Jesus Christ. It notes Christ’s miracles and compassion and portrays his physical appearance with careful detail, including hair, face, and countenance, while praising his virtue and calm demeanor.
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