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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1874
Page
2
A fragmentary poem from the January 7 1874 Troy Herald laments weary, wretched, homeless hearts. The piece speaks of darkness, longing, and spiritual comfort, ending with the refrain that God is rest and joy for desolate souls. The verse, dense with archaic phrasing, reflects 19th century devotional literature.
Major Dill Anderson and his men ambushed Federal troops in Centralia on September 26 1804 executing a brutal raid. Jesse James and John Trailkill led guerrillas in a rapid assault that left Major Johnson dead and the Federals routed with hundreds killed or wounded, while Anderson suffered only minor losses. The event sparked wide vengeance and became remembered as a savage butchery of the era.
A humorous anecdote from an inland state describes a lumbering stagecoach called Noah's Ark traveling between two towns. A passenger shouted at the driver to hurry as the coach started, joking that everyone aboard was ready except the donkey, highlighting lively frontier humor.
A conversation unfolds about favorites among novels and a reference to Ten Thousand a Year. The exchange hints at a social setting where literary preferences are lightly debated and labeled as tastes.
Pennsylvania seeks information on large legislative bodies and governors of New Hampshire Vermont and Connecticut reply with brief letters. Governors Straw Jo well Converse express belief that many representatives safeguard integrity noting no corruption in their legislatures and that reducing size would weaken this protection.
A frightened child between two and three years old wandered from home crying and seeking her father. A kind passerby guided her toward downtown while asking for his name. The girl repeated her father’s nickname and longed to kiss him, later learned to be a recent death.
A St Louis paper promotes a water proof coffin with invented features. The author imagines a coffin with gas heating a furnace a bath tub a bowling alley and a smoking room with plate glass windows. The piece mocks the desire of the living to outshine neighbors even after death.
General Bernard Pratte, now in Montgomery county Missouri, is cited as the first American born in the Missouri area after U S territorial acquisition. Born December 17 1803 as the territory’s cession took effect December 14 1803, he is reported to be 70. Mrs Pratte, a former Miss Chenil, is said to be 67. Both are hale and look forward to a golden wedding. The text notes he was formerly mayor of St Louis.
A colored philosopher muses that men fear women’s power over them. He quips that when women see the moon they see a man and when they hear a mouse they imagine a man. He jokes that women look under beds for men, while he jokes about looking for a woman.
A hot-tempered lawyer berated an inattentive witness with a demand to pay attention, while the witness retorted that he was paying as little as he could, highlighting tension during testimony.
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