04 Mar 1859
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1859
Page
1
Mrs C laments neighbors borrowing papers before reading them. James tries to retrieve a misused paper, learns neighbor N kept delaying. The postmaster reveals N finally pays for four weekly papers after a humorously charged confrontation. An Irish survey joke closes the piece.
A Wisconsin Assembly scene shows an old Indian entering after adjournment, greeting reporters, then taking the Speaker’s gavel, striking it and performing a war dance with a new club. Members cheered as the performance lasted about ten minutes before fatigue ended the display.
A town observer notes May passes yearly, not just monthly, while a traveling friend endures a bad cough that irks fellow passengers until one man remarks on the cough. The friend answers that he must excuse it as the best he has. A sly aside questions whether women take up too much of the world’s space.
A humorous old tale from Bowling Green centers on Deacon P and his son John who fish for dinner after the meat runs out on a Sabbath. The Deacon feigns salting calves to conceal the fish, revealing the pair's clever ruse to the visiting minister Brother B as villagers laugh at the comic rescue.
A lawyer insulted a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas at Logansport on the beach. The judge rose from his seat and entered the bar to deliver a sound beating, asserting a returning to first principles.
Fragmentary line suggests a mythic figure or devilish shape tempting Eve, framed as a boop-snake allure aimed at captivating women of contemporary times.
A derailment near the left-hand river precipice caused the first passenger coach to leave the track and roll down a 75 foot drop. Colonel Paine and eight others rode the wreck, Paine catching a hot stove with his foot to prevent injuries as the car spared a worse fate. Passengers escaped through broken windows as the car caught fire.
The readable text does not present a complete news event, action, or identifiable entities to summarize into a headline and summary.
A brief notice published in the Saturday Evening Gazette describes a son claiming decedent estate credibility. He seeks letters of condemnation on defects, noting his father died recently leaving a wife and five dependents.
In the Mount Vernon paper Edward Everett states he is no aristocrat and owns no horse or larger animal than a car. He quips that his household lacks a vehicle except perhaps a wheelbarrow.
The write up portrays the opponent as lacking arithmetic savvy, noting that when his sum is added there is nothing to tote, and the line hints at a strategic weakness in the man’s calculations. The tone is skeptical and dismissive.
A woman told Judge Walsh she believed Johannes Schmidt was her husband for two years. She had received blank filled marriage papers at City Hall basement but learned they were cart licenses. She sought return of her furniture and stated she would not marry again.
The steamer Switzerland arrived safely at New Orleans on Saturday. The Darcenelle was sunk about four days ago at Red Bluff in Jefferson county and cannot be raised, save the machinery. The Delegate sunk at West Franklin after a collision with the Ella is likely a total loss. High water swept off the cabin of the Seventy Ex near Alton, later found near Concordia bumped by the Alvin Adams.
A shrewd business figure shows little interest in politics remarks that the proposal to buy Cuba resembles an offer to pay for a thing not needed to a nation that will not sell.
A chaotic fragment describes a milkmaid’s affair with a neighbor and a vengeful pair who procure a rope and tie all the cow tails together at a barn. The language is inconsistent and garbled, but the core action involves jealousy and a crude tactic against livestock.
Fragmentary text hints at a view of fashion as literature for women. Phrases mention mastery, servitude, fortune, and being released or seldom caught, though context is unclear and specific facts are scarce.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.