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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1876
Page
3
A reminiscence from fifty years ago in Louisiana recalls a stormy night in a town near the Ouachita River where Rezah Bowie and a firebrand stranger clashed over a hotel bed. Bowie calmly defused the threat, offering to share the bed and sparing a violent confrontation as onlookers urged restraint.
A fragment praises Resin Bowls as the most distinguished figure of his time, noting his unmatched talents and his role as the inventor of the bewie knife, while paying tribute to a friend who stood beside him.
A crowd of more than twenty women confronted Mr. John son at his home organizing The Foreign Beneficial Society. He offered ten dollars if enough women and their husbands’ attire met a coin oath test, but Mrs. Graham reminded the guests that donations require members only. The episode ends amid ridicule as the hostess asserts the society’s rule. In California a church entertainment featured rain punch. In Metuchen New Jersey a 15 year old boy, Jeremiah Mayes, was struck by lightning while eating dinner. a lightning-riven tree lay nearby with its bark matching the force of the strike.
Editor asks what proof exists that Governor Tilden will fulfill his pledge and whether Hayes can deliver. The letter asserts Tilden’s proven past integrity as New York governor, noting reforms and fiscal prudence, while criticizing Hayes as lacking personal power and controlled by Republican rings.
In the centennial Agricultural Hall two enormous bogs or hogs with precert placards were mistaken by a couple for taxidermists. The wife declared they were hogs after reading the labels. The husband examined the placards, then insisted they are hogs, not taxidermists.
Boston readers learn of Professor Bell's telegraph advances enabling musical tones to be heard across continents and the human voice sent over wire. Bell demonstrates with America and Auld Lang Syne, suggesting future concerts and speeches heard live in distant cities.
In Wallingford a tale circulated about General Burnside told by two veterans Pat and Jamie. Pat recalls Burnside asking Captain Quinn if he is hurt and urging him to let the battle go on as the fight rages at Bull Run. The humor centers on the general's famed temper and gallantry from Civil War days.
The New York Sun reports Maine votes are six weeks away with a growing canvass. A new Legislature will elect a senator for six years. Morrill, a Republican, has joined the Treasury. Blaine has taken his place as interim. Dinlye’s appointment lasts until January when the Legislature must fill Morrill’s remaining two months and then the six year term.
The couple's quarrel begins with Healy leaving for housekeeping and choosing breakfast after while the wife criticizes his grocery run. The dispute centers on his shopping choices and the division of household duties rather than a fading sense of harmony.
A terse exchange unfolds as a bell-boys query about a bar leads to a joke about a bar of soap. The stranger at the scene asks what kind of bar, prompting the boy’s dry reply about a saloon bar versus a soap bar.
An exchange remarks that some people are wholly unable to appreciate delicate irony. The remark is observed in practice, especially in the Washerwomen case and white bosoms.
A lawyer quips that circumstances change cases after a defeat, prompting the client to retort that the client’s management has nearly valued the cases. The exchange highlights the quirks of courtroom strategy and perception.
A garbled line describes nightly activity at a port area with males arriving and departing hourly. It mentions a base and deceivers, referencing females and sanity in a fragmented way, but the intended meaning remains unclear.
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