10 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1876
Page
1
A long rambling reminiscence features a Blacksmith guiding two shipboard lovers across a voyage from Liverpool to the United States. The tale follows a nursemaid and her young charges, a plotted elopement, and the crew’s advice through old Davy. The narrator, Spilkins, ends the recollection with a comic but cautionary twist.
Spilkin visits the Democrat office saying he has endured months of harassment from traveling salesmen and “opposition agents” promoting rods for house lightning protection. He describes nervous neighbors, a silver painted rod, and fellow collectors pressing their case as he keeps his home bristling with rods.
A twenty year old man named Mack Taylor, living with his father near Bea man station, exhibits a dangerous, violent insanity after a hunting incident. He claims supernatural influence, is chained for two weeks, and can recite Bible passages perfectly though he cannot read. Locals report him as the greatest wonder seen, with one close call involving a near attack on a white man.
A fragment of a 19th century moralizing piece urges young men to acquire and use capital by hard work. It argues ignorance of capital harms ambition and mocks idle speculation, urging immediate labor to generate wealth and future security.
The readable lines present a jumble of words and partial names lacking coherent events. It mentions capital, people, dates, and places in a disjointed way, offering no clear action or outcome to summarize.
The Sturgeon Leader reports that Christmas morning James Truesdale, age about 20, fired a gun accidentally while playing with his grandmother. The discharge struck Mrs Hamilton in the back, severing the spinal cord. She, about 20, leaves a 30 month old child. The family and community extend condolences.
A young boy, son of Mr Thomas Gabie, suffered severe burns when a boilin tub of water scalded him while his mother prepared a bath. Despite efforts by parents and bystanders, he died within hours. The event drew sympathy from a large local community as investigators reviewed the accident.
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