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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1859
Page
4
A garbled Victorian column recounts odd anecdotes including a couple wed in jail in a Western city, a monkey terrifying a woman who died days later, and a satirical note on a printer claiming highway robbery by a rogue editor. It also mentions Yorktown anniversary celebrations proposed by Virginia papers and a spiritualist charged in Tennessee.
A broad sale listing offers numerous tools hardware and household items from axes to coffinscrews plus chains hooks and farming gear. Items include irons ploughs planters plows and scythes with furniture hardware kitchenware and window fittings. Sale notes are terse and focus on lowest bidder.
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