17 Jul 1858
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Newspaper
Washington Bee
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1858
Page
1
A humorous miscellany appears with advertising rates, subscription terms, and a string of quips. Items include jokes about a hen on a fence and Rome, a Hollowell dog head reward, an Iowa editor selling for a stove pipe, and witty barbs about politicians jurists and travellers.
A western reporter recalls Morton's unseen speech as a beggar sought a dime, plus proverbs and a jailhouse cutout book tale. Observations include a witty stump speech retort in Scotch, and a prisoner who created a twenty two page book by cutting letters from waste paper to charm his wife with a verse.
A Washington Bee reader indicts abolitionism and Black Republicanism as harmful to the Union, arguing they fail to produce real, tangible benefits and deepen sectional hostility. The letter warns Indiana voters against aligning with a party whose motto is “Down with the white man and up with the negro,” urging support for moderate counsels and constitutional order.
The Herald outlines a Douglas policy favoring a conciliatory approach toward the Administration. It envisions a campaign strategy against anti slavery teachings from the Illinois Republican State Convention and their Senate nominee Mr Lincoln. A dialogue fragment questions marriage and asks how large is your lot.
A verse meditation extols a modest wildflower as pure and enduring, followed by essays on dancing as healthful and uplifting, then a tragic accident in Schuylkill County mines where six workers die, and a Richmond Whig piece on Fourth of July toasts and distant memories of political jests.
A recollection from Wisconsin tavern days blends an Irish visitor asking to dine with lawyers and a quip about Heaven and lawyers. A separate tale follows a hatter Dodgin pursuing a delinquent buyer, ending in a comic misidentity tableau. The piece closes with musings on life, wit, and Dr. Franklin on widows as second hand goods.
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