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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1874
Page
2
A Troy Herald correspondent details Texas life from Prior Port to the Sherman railroad, describing crops, prices, and emigration trends. He notes fruit trees blooming, cotton shipments, and scarce money, while recounting a candy pulling at Mr Coville’s and a humorous misadventure with a boy covered in molasses.
A report describes an incident in Milwaukee where a man faced a bribe and assault accusation at a theater. The assailant allegedly threatened an elderly man and was promptly arrested and brought to the police court for adjudication.
An amateur poker recount from Louisville shows Mr Simmons leading a lengthy deal with Ike Rugwles and Jonas. The narrator props a bet up to sixty more, cites an ace full of kings, and Brown’s stubborn play ends with the night in town and a sharp comment about Brown’s habit of twisting the knife when a man is down.
A summer Sunday tale of Jack Starlight who visits a village church. He moves from the gallery to the body to escape heat, prompts a sermon admonition, and replies coolly that he prefers the warmer gallery to hell. The minister resumes with the next hymn as laughter stirs the pews.
A young Evana ville man, rowing from Hintivar to the next town, chased a line boat with a man and woman on the opposite bank. The river current and the rival oarsman's stamina challenged him as he kept sight of the couple for hours until the strange, drawn-out contest ended.
In a brief town rest, Omremasp and a companion wait before boarding the next steamer home. On the voyage, a passenger from the skit recognizes them and the young man speaks with a boastful line about trying to wet falvendd and an old man’s reaction. The scene ends with plans to marry and a sense of strain aboard.
An Irishman in Brooklyn rides a heavy bag down Montague Street toward the Wall Street ferry. The boat shifts, he leaps onto the dock, narrowly missing bystanders as a clerk and merchant recoil. He recovers, declares victory with a quip as the boat arrives.
Testimony recounts Ellis's activities across November dates with the witness questioning about wood chopping wheat threshing and hunting. A disruption erupts as the witness’s wife forcibly removes him from the stand shouting about there being only thirty one days in November. Meanwhile in Providence agents prosecute a man for throwing a cat from a four story window and injuring it. Liniment labels circulate freely among Indiana residents who misuse them for green curry.
Notice of public sale on May 7 at the Troy court house in Lincoln County Missouri. The sheriff will auction the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the north part of the southwest fractional quarter in Township 50 North Range West, totaling eighty five acres, to satisfy a note secured by a deed of trust on the property. The sale is at the request of the note holder and follows a court order.
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