New Goods and Cheap Goods From Moyer and La. Lake Charles Ad
A compact notice notes Mia D Lover selling car parts and various goods from William Moyer, touting cheap goods and constant supply. The Picayune is cited for authoritative report on Gov Warmoth likely calling the Legislature together soon. The Opelousas Journal is praised as valuable and well printed. The Radicals win Ohio and Pennsylvania elections with majorities near 15,000 and 40,000 respectively.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Crystalized Oil Burning Fluid for Safe Light
Do not spoil your eyes with tallow candles and pine knots fear of lamp explosions gone. Science and US patent protect Crystalized Oil as non explosive fuel. For sale by W. Francis McLean 135 Carondelet St agent for non explosive coal oil portable gas lamps glassware etc. Beware of counterfeits how long immaterial. Capt. W. F. Gray agent for Calcasiva carries the true article.
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United States
W. Francis McLean
Carondelet St
Agt
W. F. Gray
Calcasiva
Fragmentary Tale of Marriage and Forgiveness
Fragmentary OCR reads of a troubled couple and a plea for forgiveness. A wife pleads tearfully with her husband and father, while a line hints at illness and remorse. The text is incomplete and unclear.
Whiskalow Misreads Embers as Child in Odd Tale
A Whiskel low misreads glowing embers as his child after sitting by the fire. He signals to the hidden figure and proclaims my little son yous poor father while declaring the worm killers story.
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Worm
Old Queen Anne Musket Scares Young Shooter
A narrator recalls learning to shoot a Queen Anne musket from an old man. The gun kicks hard, nearly knocks the old man over, and shatters a sapling as the weapon flies. The old man injures his jaw and shoulder, forcing three days of recovery, while the narrator fears its kick and the thunderous report.
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Aene
Queen's
Sandown
Vessel Fons Dans Drifts. Crew Stricken by Yellow Fever
The vechooner Fons dans from St Domingo was found drifting with all crew either dead or dying from yellow fever. The lone survivors were not reported, and the discovery raises concerns over disease aboard Caribbean-bound ships.
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Fons Dans
St Domingo
Ses
Bangor Whig notes advertising aids Athan’s booty found
The Bangor Whig reports a curious case where advertising found a lost boot and the owner Athan benefited from the notice. An 847 amount is mentioned as the value or result of advertising in the paper.
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Bangor Whig
Athan
Two Irishmen Hide From Mosquitoes at Night
Two Irishmen shelter in a bed to escape a skirmishing party of mosquitoes. One, gasping from heat, peeks out and spots a sentry with a lantern roaming the room. He urges his companion to come out, saying the sentry will find them with a lantern.
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Jamie
Fragmentary romance lines reveal strained marriage tone
A fragmentary passage describes a young man and his wife with tangled affection. The wife conflates love with beauty, while the narrator urges restraint and dismisses bitterness, though the exchange remains incomplete and unclear.
Quify Well I in it to you
Quify says he will license or not license to avoid losing customers and warns against rival driving him out. Cuffy refuses to argue and says he will ask one of the big lawyers to explain the rights and enforcement.
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Ribe
Janeshan
Antuan Foop and a French Child’s Daily Bread Question
A short scene shows Antuan Foop, recovering from illness, resisting touching animal feed amid a physician’s warning. A French child asks a priest why daily bread is asked each day rather than for a longer period, and the priest’s reply uses a brusque pun.
Mrs Boyd Assaults Husband in St Louis Street
Mrs Captain Boyd, who previously paid a debt in cowhide, again attacked her husband in St Louis last week over a divorce bill. She beat him with an ax and tore his beaver, but he repelled with a cane and she withdrew, noticeably demoralized.
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Capt. Boyd
St. Louis
Fraternity Quip Over Feeding a Skelton Pony
Adam Merchant recalls a fellow fraternity member boasting of a pony described as a living skeleton. The owner retorts that the horse already has a bushel and a hull of oats at home but lacks time to eat them.
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Adam Merchant
Irishman on Horse Car Carries Bundle Rather Than Set It Down
An Irishman with a heavy bundle on his shoulder rode the front of a horse car and was asked why he did not place the bundle on the platform. He replied that the horses have enough to drag him, so he would carry the bundle.
Fragmentary Quote on Courtesy and Punishment
A damaged fragment discusses a gentleman who is steady and a lady’s beauty tied to judgment. It mentions the phrase kiss the rod that smote him and hints at moral discipline in a dated voice. The readable text shows a moral admonition without full context.
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Ntleman
Riddle Yielded From Biblical Wit In Local Folklore
A humorous old saying asks when a young man's arm is like the Gospel noting it makes glad the waist places. The quip reflects regional humor and religious phrasing in early community lore.
Notice to Lake Charles Residents on Tax Payments
Tax payers within the corporate limits of Lake Charles are advised not to pay taxes or licenses to any person other than those levied by the state or city authorities. A specific provision references the Act of March 7 1861 and the court house and jail under the 4th Section authority. The notice cites dates dating to 1861 and warns against improvised charges or assessments. The fragmentary text implies an official order controlling tax collection within the town.
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Lake Charles
Notice to Creditors and Debtors in Calcasion Parish
Notice to creditors and debtors in Calcasien Parish Louisiana to present claims and proofs of debt to George H Wells at Lake Charles for approval. Indebted persons urged to make immediate payment to James Cole administrator of the succession.
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Hickory Flat
Calcasion Parish
George H. Wells
Lake Charles
Perons
James Cole
Suscession
Notice to assess Calcasieu Parish property for 1868 69 taxes
A notice under the 1869 Louisiana legislature act announces property assessment for Calcasieu Parish. The schedule runs October 1 to November 1, 1869, daily from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4, excluding Sundays. Officials listed include J. B. Krmeman Recorder and Guasspoon Clerk with Sheriff J. M. Rum.
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Louisiana
Calcasieu
Lown
Lake Charles
Jattes
Krmeman
Calca- Ui Guasspoon
Sieu Par J
M. Rum
Notice of Taxes Owed for State Collectors Parish
State tax collector for the parish of Oaloasieu announces census for 1868 and 1969, listing those owing state taxes in 1860 and 1806. Officials urge those responsible to come forward within 80 days or face penalties. September 28.
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Censes
Parish
Oaloasieu
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