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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1873
Page
6
A fragment from Forney’s Weekly features a scene with a pink sunbonnet girl and a speaker offering a promise of reward. The verse depicts cautious flirtation and idle domestic life as eyes linger, fingers idle, and peas roll from a basket amid questions of partnership.
In Lake Village, Joe Gorton the boatman confronts the tale of John Sawyer’s murder amid a stormy night. Margy pleads for help to save her father, the doomed old man, while Groom gloats over justice and the law. Joe faces a life decision, tests loyalties, and struggles with guilt as the vessel sinks and a life is spared only through a sudden, costly choice.
A French tale of a young couple defying money troubles to wed. Paul seeks witnesses when delay endangers their match, invites a stranger to share spare ribs, and a comic misrule leads to the crowd’s surprise at a stolen wedding feast.
General William O. Butler long associated with the Mexican War and a Carrollton resident for seventy six years has two brothers, one elderly, all noted in local notices.
A rambling, dialect rich excerpt reflecting on politeness, fear, happiness, and human folly. It features a long quotation attributed to Josh Billings with musings on manners, courage, and social perception.
A fragmentary historical sketch describes Pompeiian dress and grooming. It notes baths with scented milk, pale skin like camellia petals, and Greek stylistic influence. Garments include cambric undergarments, strophium bands, wool jackets, and a long tunic.
A Halifax Chronicle report recounts Augua Mc Lellan of Broad Cove sinking eighteen feet while building a harbor pier. With cork tied to a string he rose the buoyant aid to surface, saving his life after teammates noticed the line. The incident spurred social comment and a mock suggestion of a sideshow pairing with a diver, plus unrelated Vermont ministerial talk on sustenance and its future study.
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