Calcasieu River trade figures and legal notes
A Lake Charles column reports January to March 1869 lumber exports at Calcasieu River totaling over 1.2 million feet monthly, with oranges, hides, and tallow also shipped. Vessel counts, bar conditions, and plans to trade directly with New Orleans are discussed along with Wickliffe misdemeanor cases postponed for a new jury panel. A humorous exchange about legal definitions closes the item.
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Calcasieu Pass
Christian
Jan'y
New Orleans
Calcasieu River
Calcasian River
Mermentau
Sabine
Proclamation Brutally Bans Absences in Bayamo Cuba
Bayamo dispatch from April 4 proclaims death for native males over 15 found away from home without a white flag. It orders all unflagged dwellings burned and women away from their houses to come to Bayamo or Jiguani or be forced back. News from Cuban theater reports Catalonian volunteers reaching San Antonio and insurgents destroying Sagua la Itía.
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Havana
Puerto Principe
San Antonio
Sagua Bailro
Bay-ame
Cuba
Count Valmaseda
Bayamo
Jiguani
Sporting man quips on belle winning by a neck
A sporting man remarked of a belle known for low neck attire who won a matrimonial prize by capturing a rich old widower. He quips the victory was “by a neck,” signaling a sharp, humorous take on the match of romance and fortune. The comment reflects social matchmaking slang of the era.
How to Spot a Fool in Class Exam Follies
A theological student, deemed deficient in judgment, faced a professor during a class examination. When asked by the professor how to identify a fool, Mr. E. quipped that one measures wisdom by the questions they ask.
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Mr. EB
Better Than a Dozen Feels Like a Feed for Eleven
A laborer’s family joke turns into a lighthearted moment as a gentleman miscounts the children. The father quips that eleven is better than a dozen when one must feed them all. The exchange highlights rural humor and communal warmth.
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Tran
Father questions son on chewing tobacco
An anxious father asks why his son chews tobacco. The boy, unready to answer in a polite spirit, says he chews to get the juice.
Misread Classroom Exchange Prompting Reading Copy Quip
A teacher scolds a student and threatens a spanking while the scholar retorts that the teacher has no right to spank. The teacher insists on hearing the student read the copy, and the student recites a distorted line about ends that should be for the country, reflecting a misread quotation.
What is the ten year of office bill
In a car conversation an old lady asks about a ten year limit for official terms. A bystander remarks such a rule would fit her son Billy who works in the customs house. The exchange reflects public curiosity about a proposed office tenure law.
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Billy
Delayed cider raises cautious question during New Jersey survey
Survey party in New Jersey reaches a house where the proprietor is slow to produce cider. A careful inspector tests the beverage, asking for more as a deliberate choice is weighed, and the exchange hints at a larger pause in the visit.
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New Jersey
Great Storm at Jefferson Texas Jimplecute report
A severe April storm near Jefferson Texas brings hail wind and rain with extensive property damage. Houses roofs fences and outbuildings are destroyed and telegraph lines down. No loss of life reported though livestock perished. the storm extended toward Dangerfield and Bend with uncertain farthest reach.
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Jefferson, Texas
The
Times
John B. Ligon
A. H. Rowell
Dangerfield
Scott's
Road to ruin kept in repair quote
A fragment notes the road to ruin is kept in good repair and travelers pay the expenses. The line reflects a cynical view on public works and accountability.
Pun riddles on bald heads and paradise
A humorous observation compares a bald man’s head to paradise as a bright, shining place with no parting or dyeing, delivering a light joke about hair loss and religious imagery.
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Paradise
Ivy compared to a woman by a vile bachelor
A crude simile equates a woman with ivy and claims the more she clings the more ruined you are. The offensive remark underscores a misogynistic stereotype, noting how the bachelor sneers that ivy’s clinginess ruins the man, a rule described as poor and one that allegedly works both ways.
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Ivy
Nashville Bride Marries Quickly After Fatal Shot
A young man near Nashville shot his sister's lover during a wedding last week. The bride clasped him in her arms and the ceremony proceeded, ending with the lover's death.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Three Daughters of Lemuel Denman Noted for Their Colors
The wife of our old friend Lemuel J Denman living in the parish is safely delivered three fine daughters. One has dark hair one is red and the other light. The unusual trio of sisters stands out in the community.
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Jackson
Lemuel J. Denman
Vdamonia
Aging Horses By Nine Years Adds A Mark
A writer in the Ohio Farmer notes that after a horse turns nine years old a wrinkle appears on the eyelid and each year thereafter an additional wrinkle forms in the same spot. For example a horse with three wrinkles is twelve years old.
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Ohio
Furmer
Tragic Rope Incident Reported Near House
An incident outside a house ends in two youths attempting suicide by hanging. The elder first acts with a rope around his neck, followed by the younger. a mother discovers the scene and finds the elder with a blackened face but still alive. The scene suggests serious self harm in a domestic setting.
Doctor’s lecture on lobsters inspires clever retort
In a recent lecture Dr Boynton explained how a lobster molts by asking a child what she does when outgrowing clothes. The girl replied Let out the tucks, turning the moment into a witty exchange that the doctor admitted she could not top.
Woman marries for money. dies at age one hundred
A brief historic anecdote recalls a sixteen year old girl who wed a sixty year old man for his wealth. She died last week at age one hundred, leaving a husband aged one hundred and four children to mourn.
Succession of Johnson Mow and Martha Lyons
In Louisiana Parish of Calcasieu Administrator ENRY MOSS files tableau and account of administration seeking approval. Interested parties must oppose in Lake Charles court within thirty days from May 6 1869. otherwise the tableau and account will be approved and homologated.
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Court House
Passol Lake Charles
Charles
Enry Moss
Domet Ion Ot
Lake Charles
Demandant
Icelui
Bureau du
Lac Charles
James Brown
Lake Kala
Lake Caco
J. Reid
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Ile
Jefferson ,Tex
Paboven
Joliet
A. Simon
Buck
Jan Y
Chartres Street
Catharine Lebleu
Loutaiana
Dunia
Calensien
D. J. Reid
Succession de
Ee Sallier
Ayant
Suadite Parvisse
A. D
David J. Reid
Johnson Mow
Martha Lyons
State of Louisiana
Galenaioa
Parish
Johnson Moss
Etat de la Louisianne, Cour de Paroisse
Calcasieu Paroisse
James Woart
T . Parish of
Calcasieu
Geeee
Maton Ee Wiceesia
J, Reid
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