By the Minister's Wife in a Rustic Northern Wedding
The minister and his wife attend a marriage at Burke's settlement where Sally and Lemuel wed in a cluttered log cabin. The ceremony fumbles through a jumping ladder near the chimney, a leaking churn, a disrupted coverlet, and cheers from amused kin. After a dust cloud and a comical kiss, the elder reconciles with muskrat and cabbage as wedding gifts.
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Burke
Mr. Burke
Marm
Folke
Dad
Mr. Morrison
Sam
Sal
Bill
Hill
Mrs. Burke
Darken
Han
Abe
Lemuel Lord
Sally
Lemuel
Father Burke
Sallie
Yeas
Elder
Marrying a Widower in a Quirky Courtship
A humorous tale features Judge C a famed Roickerbocker fifty something widower with five children teased by a witty Miss of twenty five who pledges to wed him despite an unusual condition. The judge concedes the challenge and jokingly offers five men and notes on demand for the rest.
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Roickerbocker
Freedmen Bureau circular on contracts and labor in South Carolina
A December 1866 circular from Assistant Commissioner Scott directs landlords and laborers in South Carolina to adopt fair free labor practices. It urges clear contracts, minimal conditions, education for freed people, fair wages, and financial support during dismissal. It stresses mutual trust, humane treatment, and adherence to laws, plus guidance for croppers and subsistence provisions.
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Freedmen's Bureau
Byeneral Scott
South Carona
Craurxston
8. C
South Carolina
K, Scott
Notice of Freedmen’s Emancipation on Plantations
A posted notice on a plantation gale post declares the ex junior proprietor has freed all enslaved people and invites them to enlist with any new employer. It lists demanded tools and stock as prerequisites and offers five to six acres of land for a family, signed by Green Horn, late planter.
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Boston Post
Congress
Tibbee
Expedited Ejectment Law For Trespassers Authorizes Magisterial Warrant
A colonial style bill empowers landowners to seek a five day notice to quit and instructs a magistrate to issue a writ to eject trespassers with force if unheeded. It allows bond to delay warrants if the possessor proves a color of title and requires five dollar fees to seekers and to officers, ratified December 15.
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Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Court tale of a quack and a dramatic cross examination
In a courtroom tale by Hon. David P. Brown a quack sues a neighbor for medical fees. Williams defends by cross examining the doctor who confesses to decapitation cesarean and autopsy, ending with quackery being declared mortal as the defendant survives.
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David P. Brown
Philadelphia
Williams
Why don't they do it now they did in baby days
A fragmentary juvenile verse recalls how caretakers showered affection in infancy while a modern incident tells of a young man who recently rescued a drowning lady and plans marriage, ending with a moral about chivalry.
Why does an aching tooth impose silence on the sufferer
An aching tooth forces the sufferer to hold his jaw in silence. The pain constrains speech as he braces against each bite and seeks relief from the throbbing ache.
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Ferontier's
Gheyhettar
Bit
Kingatree Star
Barineau
Flor
Robert H. Flinn
M. F
Kentucky
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