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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1872
Page
2
The ad highlights a new style patent hunting-case watch by J W Bryan and B Hutchens offered in Graham. It touts quality and value, claiming the watch is a wonderful timepiece at the price of $12, with endorsements appearing in the weekly ad.
A hostile band led by Henry Berry Lowrey terrorizes Senilletown and surrounding areas. Locals decry lack of federal aid while claims tie Lowrey to radical carpetbaggers and violence. White Dr Avery cited as cautious, amid claims of partisan motives and failed state protection.
A vivid account from St. John's Newfoundland details a murder trap involving a beautiful woman named Tin and her accomplice Gehan. The coroner rules accidental death but a confession follows, and the doomed pair face execution with poignant religious appeals and moving final moments.
The London Society quotes advise a suitor to judge a future wife by her home tastes and books, music, and associations. It warns flirtation can be pleasant winter comfort, yet cautions against unwise acts. A comic anecdote shows a father punishing a boy for hiding fruit with a leather apron as a joke.
A Rural Herald excerpt explains bee hunting using a smoke box with honey and bee bread, a smudge fire, and careful positioning to draw a wild swarm. It details preparing comb, guiding bees by smoke, and tracing bee lines and tree shadows for locating the hive.
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