Not Guilty for Nancy Luther in Mail Robbery Case
In Jackson Alabama 1841 a young maid Elizabeth Madworth faced trial for stealing from Mrs Naseby. The defense, led by a compassionate attorney, reveals Nancy Luther as the real culprit through a forged letter and receipts. The jury returns Not Guilty, while Luther is later arrested for theft.
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Elizabeth Madworth
Nancy Luther
Joe A
Elizabeth
Mrs. Naseby
Miss Luther
Summers
Montgomery County
T_T
Nancy Luruer
Doreus Luther
Dear Frederic A witty satire on marriage roles
The speaker rejects traditional domestic expectations, arguing for social and human freedom beyond housework and minions. She mocks the idea that a wife should be a mere companion for a husband and embraces a life beyond insular domestic duties.
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Fred
Duel Ends Over High Bid After Paris Challenge
A Frenchman and an American near Paris prepared to duel with two shots and the lot to decide who fired first. The Frenchman missed, the American raised his pistol, offered to pay for the shot, and after a back and forth about bids, the American agreed to a thousand dollars and the duel ended. The rest discusses eating without appetite and how proper exercise boosts gastric juice and aids digestion.
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Paris
Mosquito Repellent Using Coal Oil Widely Used
An American entomologist notes a cheap coal oil mosquito repellent favored by plantation hands and boatmen in parts of the South. A cotton-wetted oil drop brushed on skin keeps mosquitoes at bay, with the odor disappearing within minutes. He reports numerous near approaches but no bites.
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Brown
South
French officer praises Prussian army discipline in exile camp
A captured French officer recounts the Prussian army in the forest camps near Paris, noting outposts under trees, battalions along roads, and a nation clearly geared for war. He admires the men’s demeanor, strict obedience, officer zeal, and non commissioned officers’ moral worth amid strong discipline.
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Paris
Ile
Sove
Landwehr
Clearing wrecks in James River at Drury's Bluff
The Engineer's Bureau begins removing wartime obstructions from the James River at Drury's Bluff. Identified wrecks include the ironclad ram Fredericksburg, the iron gun boat Raleigh, the war steamer Jamestown, the Curtis Peck, the Wythe, Roach, a brig, and a small schooner, plus eighteen to twenty cribs of timber and stone.
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James River
Drury’s Bluff
Fredericksburg
Raleigh
Jamestown
Curtis Peck
Wythe
Roach
Chinese workers build fourteen houses under watchful eyes
In a California tale near San Jose a Chinaman hires an American carpenter to build one house. After the worker completes it, the Chinamen replace him and erect the remaining homes themselves. The finished row fools observers into thinking all houses were white‑man built.
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California
San Jose
Yankees Drive Horses East From Los Angeles for Omaha Market
Two enterprising Yankees began driving a drove of horses from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City then eastward by rail. They paid about 220 per head and claim a large regional supply exists, with one rancher offering 3,000 more for sale. The note adds that droves once crossed the plains from Illinois to San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Salt Lake
East
Plains
Illinois
San Francisco
Atlanta Stove Gift at Georgia State Fair
A stove dealer in Atlanta offers a $75 stove to the young lady aged 13 to 18 who best demonstrates knowledge of stove use by cooking a dinner for six on the fair grounds during the Georgia State Fair.
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Atlanta
Thunderbolt Restores Hearing in New Hampshire Man
A lightning strike near William Merrill of Charles Town New Hampshire last week restored his hearing after years of deafness. The event occurred during a storm and is described as a rare recovery attributed to the bolt.
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William Merrill
Charlestown
N. H
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