31 May 1866
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Newspaper
Versailles Dispatch
Location
Versailles, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1866
Page
1
The fragment notes a weekly publication produced by Pleasant W Randall in Versailles Indiana with subscription terms listed as two dollars.
Legal ads must be prepaid. Death notices without remarks are free. Benevolent notices are free. Wires charged at double. Rates reduced with paper price cuts. Extended ads run until discontinued. Liberal ad deductions offered to advertisers.
The king wrestles with reports of an offense tied to the Count. Everyone denies witnessing any crime and accuses others. The Emperor signals mercy then declares the Count shall live or be married, proclaiming justice done despite no clear witness.
An old tale of a wise Emperor who enforces a deadly fish turning rule and grants one daily wish to all who fail. A Count and his son seek mercy and a princess marriage before the fourth day. The son wins treasures, then asks for the eyes of onlookers to be blinded. The Emperor consents but the chamberlain bears the final consequence.
On April 17 1865 President Andrew Johnson spoke to the Indiana delegation urging harsh penalties for Lincoln assassination perpetrators. He warned treason is a crime and the government will not tolerate enemies, insisting punishment to deter further acts.
The Chattanooga Gazette reports a fisherman three miles below the city caught a mysterious river fish 18 feet long and about 170 pounds. It resembles a porpoise with shaggy hair a beard around its mouth a paddle-like center body and a tail like a rat. The oldest inhabitants are puzzled by its name and nature.
The Kendall Clarion editor enjoys a new suit of clothes and pretends to be a gentleman. He visits home and office, is mistaken by locals, and even a business man seeks payment on a bill. He laughs at the ruse and vows to warn his wife next time.
A tale from the Scottish highlands recounts Dugald M Caul and a learner of elms trade planning a night excursion to a haunted churchyard to meet a companion. A lame tailor, carried to the site, fled in fright, then miraculously recovered when chased, proving the tale a clever ruse.
A risky dare led a child to let a tabby crawl from a third story window, prompting concern over supervision and safety. Local authorities urge caution to prevent similar injuries and remind guardians of window safety.
A reminiscence traces a fair young wife abandoned by a wealthy hunter who failed to provide. Seventeen years later she is a poverty scarred widow with six children after her husband dies from overwork. A moral warns against marrying an unemployed wealthy man. A second anecdote recalls a Democrat’s unexpected path to Congress sparked by wartime district excitement.
Two apprentices in a carpentry shop faced a choice between study and play. One read, learned, and drafted a winning state house plan worth two thousand dollars, becoming a leading architect. The other sought quick fun and faded from daily labor. A politician boasted of speed. a friend quipped of quarts in pints.
The line refers to a writer praising feminine lips with vivid, unusual imagery. The remark stands out as a bold, metaphorical flourish within the era's literary or stylistic exploration.
The letter urges protection for freed slaves and federal support through the Freedmen's Bureau. It warns that excluding Black citizens from suffrage or readmitting Southern states with racial inequality would revive slavery and renew hostilities. It emphasizes equal rights as essential to national harmony and republican governance.
A polite clerk asks if anyone is waiting on the country girl. She replies there is one man from outside who would not come, blushing as she explains the delay.
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